Te Ao Māori
News and perspectives for and about tangata whenua in Aotearoa
Tainui to sell shopping centre stake
Tainui Group Holdings plans to generate job opportunities for iwi members with money it gains from the sale of 50 percent of The Base shopping centre in Hamilton.
Māori Council takes Donna Hall off TPP case
The Māori Council has dropped lawyer Donna Hall from any further work on the Trans-Pacific Partnership claim.
Claimants ask Crown for update on TPP
Lawyers acting for Māori opposed to a Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement are asking the Crown for an urgent progress report.
Te Manu Korihi News for 4 August 2015
The New Zealand Māori Council has told its lawyer Donna Hall that she's dismissed from any further work on the Trans Pacific Partnership claim; Meanwhile, the lawyer now representing the Māori Council… Audio
First new marae since 1886 eruption planned for Mt Tarawera
Mount Tarawera is to get its first new marae since its eruption in 1886 which destroyed the famous Pink and White terraces. Audio
Te Manu Korihi News for 4 August 2015
The New Zealand Māori Council has told its lawyer Donna Hall that she's dismissed from any further work on the Trans Pacific Partnership claim; Meanwhile, the lawyer now representing the Māori Council… Audio
Rūnanga unhappy not to be told of spill
A Bay of Plenty rūnanga is disappointed the region's council did not tell it Fonterra had spilt 11,000 litres of whey into the Rangitāiki River. Audio
Sam Napia to contest Tūhoronuku leadership
Tūhoronuku's acting chair Sam Napia hopes to confirm his position as leader of the iwi's independent mandated authority in elections this month.
Student praised for Māori Language Week proposal
The Māori Language Commission is commending a student for raising the possibility of extending Māori Language Week with the Prime Minister.
Te Manu Korihi News for 3 August 2015
The Māori Language Commission is commending a secondary school student for raising the possibility of extending Maori language week with the Prime Minister; The acting chair of Tūhoronuku, Sam Napia… Audio
Iwi not told about whey washed into a Bay of Plenty river
A Bay of Plenty runanga says it's disappointed the region's council never informed it that Fonterra had spilled 11-thousand litres of whey into the Rangitaiki River last year. The dairy giant has been… Audio
Te Manu Korihi News for 3 August 2015
A new report highlights agricultural opportunities for Maori in the Manawatu and Whanganui region; Fonterra has been fined over 170-thousand dollars for polluting the Rangitaiki River, which the… Audio
Serious dog bites are on the rise
Young children, Maori and Pacific Islanders and poor people are most at risk of being attacked by dogs, according to a new study. Nearly 100,000 dog bites were recorded in the past 10 years with an… Audio
More trouble at Maori boarding school Hato Petera
There are fresh concerns about the future of Auckland's last remaining Maori boarding school, Hato Petera College on the north shore. In the past week the school has suffered a suspension followed by… Audio
Te Manu Korihi News for 3 August 2015
Fonterra has been fined over $170,000 for polluting the Rangitāiki River, which the regional council says is a significant taonga for iwi; A new report highlights agricultural opportunities for Maori… Audio
Mr Tuna - saving the rangitaiki’s taonga
Bill Kerrison is helping save our native longfin eels or tuna. Each year he traps and transfers eels and other native fish species past a series of dams on the Rangitaiki River in the Bay of Plenty… Video, Audio, Gallery
Ezekiel Raui - From the Wharekura to the White House
Ezekiel Raui - the head boy at Taipa Area School in Northland - attended the first ever Tribal Youth Gathering at the White House in Washington DC last month. He was one of four young Maori to attend… Audio
Te Aumihi Hapeta & Reiwhati Heremia - 'Tirama'
Jarrod Dodd, station manager of Whakatane's Tumeke FM introduces 'Tirama' by Te Aumihi Hapeta & Reiwhati Heremia Video, Audio
Rob Ruha and Maisey Rika
Melody Thomas talks to recording artists Rob Ruha and Maisey Rika on the place of waiata Māori in today's musical landscape, and their Te Wiki O Te Reo Māori video release for the song 'Waiaroha'. Audio
Te Waonui a Te Manu Korihi for week ending 31 July 2015
Activists fighting for support and recognition of the Maori language say while progress has been made over the last 40-years, much more is needed;When kuia and kaumatua say that Maori language vowels… Audio
