Te Ao Māori

The Māori word of the week is: rā whānau - birhday. Hei ti Hakihea taku rā whānau. My birthday's in December. Audio

The Auckland Council is planning to plant its trees based on the Maori Calendar; A Maori art curator says that many tangata whenua do not approve of Pakeha artists using their symbols and traditions… Audio

The row over who should be settling the massive Ngapuhi Treaty claim comes to a head today, in Waitangi. Audio

A new research project, which will look at the heart size of Maori and Pasifika people, will enable medical staff to properly diagnose these patients for cardiovascular disease; The Auckland Council… Audio

In 1999 the native Kokako bird Tamanui was removed from his home in the Moki Forest by Ngāti Tama and the Department of Conservation because of the threat caused by pests, stoats and wildlife. At the… Audio

When Marae Nga Hau e Wha o Papararangi Marae in Wellington took in 42 evacuees following the 2011 Christchurch earthquakes, they soon realised the marae was not well equipped to cope. So began their… Audio

Tamati Waaka says that for many marae across Aotearoa there is always that funny whanau member that can tell a good story, whether it's an uncle or aunty, it's always that person who can tell a… Audio

Te Hiahia tuturu ki te tiaki te Mauri o Paraninihi te mahi I mua kia oti ai. Te Rangatiratanga o Paraninihi mo nga iwi o Taranaki. The ultimate goal is to guard the mauri of Paraninihi, to continue… Audio

The Manu Korihi news team bring you a round-up of the top Maori news stories of the week including iwi leaders calling for a moratorium on the sale of state housesand the first district court hearing… Audio

A new report into family violence is recommending kaupapa Maori based research centres be set up, to find culturally relevant ways of stopping domestic abuse amongst tangata whenua; The Hamilton-based… Audio

A new report into whanau violence is recommending kaupapa Maori based research centres be set up, to find culturally relevant ways of stopping domestic abuse in tangata whenua; The Hamilton-based Te… Audio

The Iwi Chairs Forum has donated two thousand dollars to a Motiti Island hapu which is fighting to have the Rena wreck removed from their reef; The Maori Party Co-leader, Marama Fox, says new… Audio

Kaumatua are helping a Hamilton based Runanga to choose who should live in new homes it's building; The Iwi Chairs Forum has donated two thousand dollars to a Motiti Island hapu which is fighting to… Audio

Iwi chairs from across the country are calling for a moratorium on the sale of state houses; Ngai Tuhoe kaumatua, Tame Iti, says the government hasn't allowed the public enough time to understand the… Audio

A trustee building houses for whanau says a home loan aimed at Maori is prescriptive, conservative, and dictatorial; The Waitemata District Health Board says a new diabetes service at an… Audio

Participants at an investment conference in Wellington were told that property is not enough for iwi and other Maori organisations to generate the returns needed to invest back in their people. Audio

A trustee building houses for whanau says a home loan aimed at Maori is prescriptive, conservative, and dictatorial; The first case under the Marine and Coastal Area Act Bill which replaced the… Audio

An Auckland Maori authority leader is hitting back at the former Maori Affairs Minister, Pita Sharples, for accusing him of betraying tino rangatiratanga, and says he has a cheek; The screen guild -… Audio

A kaupapa Maori programme is helping students to excel in studies at otago university. Te Koronga is part of the School of Physical Education, Sport and Exercise and started about a year and a half… Audio

Waikato-Tainui is aiming to invest more directly in firms that can offer employment and skills training for its people; An iwi group leasing its catch quota to a fishing company is agreeing with a… Audio