Te Ao Māori
News and perspectives for and about tangata whenua in Aotearoa
Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori - Greetings
A few greetings and farewells to get you started in te reo. Mōrena - good morning. Ka kite āpōpō - see you tomorrow. A tōnā wā e hoa - later man/catch you later. Kei te pēhea koe e hoa? - how's it… Audio
New kupu for Māori Language Week
Te Wiki o te Reo Māori runs from 27 July to 2 August. To kick it off, Eru Rerekura explains words and concepts used by Te Manu Korihi. Audio
Te Manu Korihi News for 27 July 2015
New Zealand First says the Minister for Treaty of Waitangi negotiations is cutting corners and rushing the settlement process of Muaupoko; The Porirua iwi, Ngati Toa, is eyeing up Government housing… Audio
Māori broadcasting mourns the loss staunch Te Reo exponent
The Māori broadcasting world is in mourning after the sudden death of high profile TVNZ broadcaster, Anzac Pikia. Pikia was just 35 years old when he passed away. He'd worked as a journalist for more… Audio
Te Manu Korihi News for 27 July 2015
The Porirua iwi, Ngati Toa, is eyeing up Government housing land in Lower Hutt, on which they have the first right of refusal; New Zealand First says the Minister for Treaty of Waitangi negotiations… Audio
You Call This Art 2014 Part 3
Join the audience gathered in Christchurch to hear choreographer Louise Potiki Bryant, landscape designer Megan Wraight and singer-songwriter Dudley Benson discuss differences and similarities in… Video, Audio
Troy Kingi - This is Home
DJ Amber Smith from Tai Tokerau's Radio Ngāti Hine talks about Troy Kingi's This is Home Video, Audio
Alien Weaponry
Alien Weaponry are a three-piece heavy rock outfit hailing from rural Northland/ Te Tai Tokerau, and have been the opening act for the likes of Shihad and Devilskin. With an average age of 14, Craig… Audio
Toni Huata - Matariki - Te Wiki o te Reo
2015 marks 40 years since Te Wiki O Te Reo Maori began. Melody Thomas speaks with Toni Huata about maori language week and the video she'll release this week to mark the occasion. Audio
Pronouncing Māori words
Finnian Galbraith is a 15-year-old Kapiti College student whose Year 10 school speech 'The importance of correctly pronouncing Maori words' has attracted over two hundred thousand of views on YouTube.
…Arapata Hakiwai
Arapata Hakiwai is the Kaihautu at Te Papa Tongarewa leading Matauranga Maori and the museum's engagement with iwi. He manages the Repatriation Programme, responsible for the recent return of human… Audio
Te Manu Korihi for 24 July 2015
The Minister of Education, Hekia Parata, says a troubled Northland charter school now has the support of its local iwi; The Vice-President Maori of the Council of Trade Unions is calling on the… Audio
Te Manu Korihi for 24 July 2015
The Minister of Education, Hekia Parata, says a troubled Northland charter school now has the support of its local iwi; The Vice-President Maori of the Council of Trade Unions is calling on the… Audio
Te Manu Korihi News for 24 July 2015
The Waitangi Tribunal questioned the Solicitor General about the secrecy surrounding the proposed Trans Pacific Partnership trade agreement at a hearing yesterday; The Ngapuhi board aiming to settle… Audio
Te Manu Korihi News for 24 July 2015
The Waitangi Tribunal questioned the Solicitor General about the secrecy surrounding the proposed Trans Pacific Partnership trade agreement at a hearing yesterday; The Ngapuhi board aiming to settle… Audio
Eastern BOP schools to be merged
The Ministry of Education has met with communities and local iwi in eastern Bay of Plenty for the second time over plans to merge three schools.
Māori aquaculture deal signed in Parliament
Three new Māori aquaculture agreements between the Crown and iwi have been signed in Parliament today.
Te Manu Korihi News for 23 July 2015
The Waitangi Tribunal has been hearing opposing arguments from the Crown and Māori on whether it should hold an urgent inquiry into the proposed Trans Pacific Partnership trade deal; A company headed… Audio
Crown defends TPP consultation
The Solicitor-General has defended the Crown's consultation on the proposed Trans Pacific Partnership at a Waitangi Tribunal hearing in Wellington today.