Te Ao Māori

According to a new study the health of Whanganui Maori is markedly worse than the rest of New Zealanders; The Maori Development Minister says he doesn't want to police the pronunciation of Te Reo in… Audio

The Maori Development Minister says he doesn't want to police the pronunciation of Te Reo in Parliament this week, but people should be making an effort. Audio

Next time you're out, why not try some of these sentences? Kei hea te i te kai? - Where's the food? He rārangi kai hua whenua tāhau - Do you have a vegetarian menu? Hōmai te whīnaki tomāto e hoa -… Audio

An oncologist is warning an increase in medicine costs under the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement could divert the focus away from providing more equitable access to medicines for Māori; The Māori… Audio

Back now to the Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations which are going down to the wire in Hawaii this week but many Maori are voicing their concerns over the trade deal. Audio

The Māori Party is pushing for a Māori Focus Unit to be set up inside Mount Eden Prison as a way to rehabilitate the inmates and steer them away from fighting other prisoners; An oncologist is warning… Audio

When kuia and kaumatua say that Maori language vowels are 'not pronounced like they used to be', they'd be right - over the years their sound has changed dramatically; Labour's Corrections… Audio

When kuia and kaumatua say Māori language vowels are 'not pronounced like they used to be', they'd be right - over the years their sound has changed dramatically. Audio

Here are a few commonly mispronounced place names to master. Audio

The organisation that supports Māori tourism is supporting the introduction of a levy on international travellers because it says it will take the burden off the taxpayer; The Māori caucus of the… Audio

The Māori caucus of the National Network for Stopping Violence says if the management at Mount Eden Prison is turning a blind eye to violence, that prevents the rehabilitation of prisoners; The… Audio

Some Te Reo experts are challenging the idea that Maori is a dying language; Tributes from the Maori broadcasting community continue to flow for Anzac Pikia, an experienced journalist who died… Audio

Some Māori Te Reo experts are challenging the idea that it's a dying language. The researchers behind a new study, 'Growing Up in New Zealand', say the language is not as vulnerable as has been… Audio