Te Ao Māori

Digging up the hangi pit with Radio New Zealand's Maori News team, Rosemary Rangitauira and Laura Bootham. How has the government has been handling treaty claims, and why this affects how Maori… Audio

Ngati Tuwharetoa, which has struck a deal with Mighty River Power over the use of water from Lake Taupo, won't disclose how much its commercial agreement is worth; A hui to resolve a dispute has… Audio

A leader of a Far North iwi says the tribe has fulfilled the wishes of its tupuna, its ancestors, with the purchase of its sacred mountain. Audio

The Māori word of the week is: whakatā - rest. Mutu ana te Kirihimete, ka whakatā te nuinga. After Christmas many people take [their] holidays Audio

A lawyer representing Maori military veterans in their quest for compensation says the Government should acknowledge all Maori who fought in battles and not just those that were for the Crown. A Far… Audio

A Far North iwi leader says he feels he's fulfilled the aspirations of kaumatua, following the purchase of their ancestral maunga. Northland's Regional Council is set to make some weighty decisions… Audio

Continuing to focus on the Māori Pākehā relationship without considering the dynamic between other indigenous peoples does a disservice to Māori according to Indigenous Arts Curator and commentator… Audio

Opening with the encounter between Hongi Hika and King George IV in London in 1820, Dame Anne Salmond traces the themes of rangatiratanga and sovereignty from then through the Declaration of… Audio

Member of the Waitangi Tribunal, lecturer in history at the University of Auckland, and co-author with Judith Binney and Atholl Anderson of Tangata Whenua: An Illustrated History. Audio, Gallery

This week we pay tribute to some of the people who passed away this year, and their contribution to Te Ao Maori - the Maori world. Audio

The Royal New Zealand Returned and Services Association is backing a move by the Maori military veterans seeking compensation, but says that everyone who served should be entitled to the same thing; A… Audio

A Far North iwi is planning to buy back its ancestral maunga - Whakakoro; The Royal New Zealand Returned and Services Association is backing a move by the Maori military veterans seeking compensation… Audio

Ngati Porou says it will be applying to the government for customary marine title to a 'reasonable' stretch of the coastline in its territory; The international oil and gas company OMV has been… Audio

The Tairawhiti tribe, Ngāti Porou, says it will be applying for customary marine title to a 'reasonable' stretch of the coastline in its territory. Audio

Auckland lawyers are rallying to keep a court social worker in her job; Housing New Zealand says it's not to blame for the small number of loans issued to Maori to build houses on their shared land… Audio

Auckland lawyers are rallying to keep a court social worker employed; A Far North iwi leader says valuation is the key to sorting the vexed question of whether councils should be charging rates for… Audio

Lawyers representing Maori military veterans have outlined out their claims today to the Waitangi Tribunal; The Maori Party says the Climate Change Iwi Leaders Group has some housekeeping to do, to… Audio

Lawyers representing Maori military veterans have outlined their grievances today to the Waitangi Tribunal. Audio

A Waitangi Tribunal judicial conference to set the boundaries for claims made by Maori military veterans will be heard in just over an hour's time; A call for tangata whenua to pay millions in unpaid… Audio

The Labour Party says a letter to an Iwi Leaders Group reprimanding its representative at the Climate Change hui in Peru, is a heavy handed attempt at shutting down differing opinions; A Waitangi… Audio