Te Ao Māori
News and perspectives for and about tangata whenua in Aotearoa
Te Waonui a Te Manu Korihi for 7 April 2015
The Manu Korihi news team brings you highlights of the weeks' Maori news, including; A quarter century wait for settlement is over for one tribe; Why one artist thinks some Maori carvings should be… Audio
Te Manu Korihi News for 2 April 2015
After decades of suffering, Ngati Hineuru says it's retrieved some of its lost mana with recognition by the Crown of its breaches of the Treaty of Waitangi; A cross-party group of MPs is taking a… Audio
Crown apologises for breaches of Treaty
After decades of suffering, Ngâti Hineuru says it's retrieved some of its lost mana with recognition by the Crown of its breaches of the Treaty of Waitangi. Audio
Te Manu Korihi News for 2 April 2015
An iwi with a very turbulent history is about to enter the final stage of signing their Deed of Settlement with the Crown; Ngati Kahungunu says its litigation of its regional council is not a good… Audio
Te Manu Korihi News for 2 April 2015
Ngai Tahu Tourism has taken over one of New Zealand's oldest tourism companies which is based in Queenstown; Ngati Kahungunu says its litigation of its regional council is not a good example of what a… Audio
Te Manu Korihi News for 1 April 2015
The mayor of Porirua says his city's right behind the local tribe's attempt to keep its language alive; The public will get a chance to view historic tupuna portraits - some of which have never before… Audio
Mayor supports Ngati Toa's Te Reo aspirations
The mayor of Porirua says his city's right behind a local tribe's attempt to keep its language alive. Audio
Te Manu Korihi News for 1 April 2015
The Maori Language Commission says it can't afford to hire a new chief executive, because the position's salary is capped at 200-thousand dollars; The owner of a Maori forestry company says the… Audio
Te Manu Korihi News for 1 April 2015
The Maori Language Commission says it can't afford to hire a new chief executive, because the position's salary is capped at 200-thousand dollars; The owner of a Maori forestry company says the… Audio
Te Manu Korihi News for 31 March 2015
The Environment Court's told a regional authority it can't abandon its responsibility to maintain water quality; A new board of trustees has been elected at an Maori immersion school that's been mired… Audio
Consider leaving carvings overseas - Maori carver
A traditional Maori artist suggests some of our cherished wood carvings should be left overseas, because the harsh weather in New Zealand could damage them. Audio
Te Manu Korihi News for 31 March 2015
The lower North Island tribe, Ngati Toa, wants all of its members to be speaking or learning Te Reo Maori in four years' time; The lead Treaty negotiator for Ngai Takoto iwi in the Far North is fed up… Audio
Te Manu Korihi News for 31 March 2015
The lead Treaty negotiator for Ngai Takoto iwi in the Far North is fed up with "individual politics" which he says is keeping tribes in the rohe from moving forward; A small, all-Maori western Bay of… Audio
Te Manu Korihi News for 30 March 2015
A traditional Maori artist suggests some cherished wood carvings should be left overseas, because the harsh weather in New Zealand could damage them; The Maori Party says the shackles of injustice… Audio
Te Kupu o te Wiki: Te Aranga - Easter
The Māori word of the week is: Te Aranga - Easter. E aha an koe a Te Aranga? What are you doing for Easter? Audio
Sir Tipene O’Regan : Life and Influences
Straddling both the Pakeha and Māori worlds it's fair to say his influence on Māoridom has been profound. Sir Tipene O'Regan has been described as the architect of the Maori economic model, who… Audio
Te Manu Korihi News for 27 March 2015
A South Taranaki tribe has accepted an apology from the Crown in Hokitika for illegally detaining their ancestors without trial; The Auckland Council says only 36 bids to carry out work on sites of… Audio
Ngaruahine accepts Crown apology
A South Taranaki tribe has accepted an apology from the Crown in Hokitika today for illegally detaining their ancestors without trial in the South Island in the 1800s. Audio
Te Manu Korihi News for 27 March 2015
Crown is presenting an official apology to a South Taranaki tribe today in Hokitika; A Maori researcher says the threat of shutting down remote Aboriginal communities impinges on the rights of all… Audio
Crown heads to Hokitika to apologise for Parihaka jailings
The Crown is presenting an official apology to a South Taranaki tribe today in Hokitika for illegally incarcerating men from Parihaka in the South Island in the 1800s. Audio