Te Ao Māori

Often the story of urban migration is told in a linear fashion - a slow ebb into the cities ending in dislocation. The reality is more complex. A new book dislodges these ideas and tells of Maori… Audio

Controversy at a Northland kura has continued with the Ministry of Education removing the commissioner put in charge to sort out the troubled school; The path's being smoothed for Ngai Tahu to build… Audio

After four decades of litigation, petition and negotiations five Epa or Maori storehouse panels that were stolen from a swamp have returned home to Taranaki; Controversy at a Northland kura has… Audio

A Hauraki iwi, Ngati Tamatera, fears its tribal waterways could become polluted because of mining work by a company running tests at Karangahake, south of Paeroa; The company, New Talisman Gold Mines… Audio

A Hauraki iwi, Ngati Tamatera, fears its tribal waterways could become polluted because of mining work by a company running tests at Karangahake, south of Paeroa. Audio

A Far North iwi leader says he has evidence to refute claims by a neighbouring tribe that it has rights over Ngai Takoto lands in the Te Hiku Claims Settlement Bill; The owner of a Maori forestry… Audio

The owner of a Maori forestry company is warning the redundancy of workers at one of the country's largest forest contractors will have a huge impact on tangata whenua and other contractors' jobs are… Audio

Seven Te Tai Tokerau iwi have asked to be allowed to trade their fisheries assets on the open market; Clinicians say they might have a rheumatic fever vaccine in late-stage trials in three years time… Audio

Seven Te Tai Tokerau iwi have asked to be allowed to trade their fisheries assets on the open market; Clinicians say they might have a rheumatic fever vaccine in late-stage trials in three years time… Audio

'Eating the berry' with Rosemary Rangitauira from Radio New Zealand's Te Manu Korihi team; from the proverb 'Ko te Manu kai Ana I te Miro nona te Ao' (the bird that eats the berry owns the world)… Audio

The Maori legal profession is questioning why the Government's data on the number of judges who identify as tangata whenua is out-of-date. Audio

The Christchurch City Mission says Maori are suffering disproportionately in the aftermath of the earthquakes with housing shortages forcing two or three families to squeeze into one home and… Audio

The Christchurch City Mission says Maori are suffering disproportionately in the aftermath of the earthquakes with housing shortages forcing two or three families to squeeze into one home and… Audio

Civil Defence is continuing to urge people on the east coast of the North Island to stay off the roads, despite weather conditions improving. Te Kopinga Marae on the Chatham Islands is getting ready… Audio

New research from Statistics New Zealand has found that Maori trust the police and the health system over other institutions; The fire service says it is desperately trying to engage with the Maori… Audio

The fire service says it is desperately trying to engage with the Maori community to boost volunteer numbers; New research from Statistics New Zealand has found that Maori trust the police and the… Audio

The stories of Hohepa Te Umuroa of Ngāti Hau (Te Ati Haunui a Pāpārangi), Khoi San Leader David Sturraman and Aborigine Musquito are woven into a documentary produced by Lorena Allam and Louis… Audio

Toitu te kupu, Toitu te mana, Toitu te whenua. Hold fast to Maori culture, with language, with mana and without land, the essence of being Maori will be lost. Audio

Musician Alistair Fraser says the Okains Bay Maori and Colonial Museum has a great collection of taonga puoro/taoka puoro (musical instruments of the Maori). He played and recorded the instruments for… Audio

The Māori word of the week is: ngutu - lips. He mea tāmoko ngā ngutu, te kauae hoki a te tangata rā. The tāmoko extended to his lips and chin. Audio