Te Ao Māori
News and perspectives for and about tangata whenua in Aotearoa
Mud traces to reveal korowai origins
Scientists are planning to use geochemical fingerprinting to find the origin of treasured Māori cloaks. Audio
Union urges Maori farmers to boycott AFFCO
The Council of Trade Unions is urging Maori farmers to withhold their stock from the meat processing giant AFFCO in a bid to restart contract talks. Audio
Iwi in Auckland say cultural areas potentially at risk
Auckland Council is preparing to remove protected status from more than a third of the city's culturally important sites. Audio
Property developer hails council's cull of cultural sites
Auckland Council is preparing to remove protected status from more than a third of city's 3600 identified sites of cultural importance to local Iwi. Audio
Cultural sites could lose their protection
Auckland Council is moving to cut red tape around developments near culturally protected areas, but local Maori warn there could be repercussions.
Māori TV advertises for new receptionists
Māori Television is advertising jobs for two receptionists who speak te reo Māori, after making its two current receptionists redundant.
No reo but
Maori Development Minister Te Ururoa Flavell says his receptionists don't speak Maori and he wouldn't make them redundant because of it. Audio
Geochemical fingerprinting to reveal the origin of prized Maori cloaks
Scientists are planning to use geochemical fingerprinting to discover the origins of treasured Maori cloaks. Audio
Big boost for Māori exports
New Zealand Trade and Enterprise (NZTE) is committing an extra $1.6 million to support Māori businesses wanting to grow internationally, the Minister of Māori Development has announced.
Lack of te reo threatens Maori TV jobs
Barrister Alex Hope talks about the employment issues around Maori TVs decision to disestablish the jobs of two non-fluent te reo receptionists. Audio
150 years on, is the Maori Land Court still relevant?
Senior Maori figures are questioning the relevance of the Maori Land Court as 150 years since it was created. Audio
Maori figures question relevance of Maori Land Court
Senior Maori figures are questioning the relevance of the Maori Land Court, 150 years since it was created.
Māori TV staff to be sacked over Te Reo ability
Two Māori receptionists are losing their jobs at Māori Television because they cannot speak Te Reo Māori. Audio
Maori faces of Maori TV let go because no Te Reo
Two Maori receptionists are losing their jobs at Maori Television because they can't speak Te Reo Maori. Audio
Maori returning to collective land management
More and more whanau are trying to fix the inequities of Maori land ownership by creating collectives to manage it, Waitangi Tribunal claimant Piripi Moore says.
Tribunal hears Crown took away Maori women's rights
The Waitangi Tribunal has heard that Maori women lost crucial property rights after the treaty was signed, and for them gaining the rights of British subjects meant a drop in status. Audio
Te Ohu Hāpori - Taumarunui
Justine Murray visits Taumarunui and talks to those who are effecting positive change. Audio, Gallery
Auckland's food scene is diverse, but only for those who can afford it
Chefs Connie Clarkson, Te Kohe Tuhaka and Benjamin Bayly join Professor Paul Spoonley. Noelle McCarthy is in the chair. Audio
Tales of Waitapu
In the rural town of Waitapu, sisters Rowena and Ruby have a tough upbringing and consequently choose very different paths.One stays and one leaves but during the course of the stories, which cover… Audio
Spectrum for 8 November 2015 - Waikeria Prison
Earlier this year, Waikeria Prison won a Corrections Leadership award from Arts Access Aotearoa for facilitating activities including kapa haka, whakairo (carving), music, poetry, raranga (weaving)… Audio, Gallery
