Te Ao Māori

Bridget Reweti is the 2014 Blumhardt/Creative New Zealand Intern, at the tail end of her internship at The Dowse Art Museum in Lower Hutt she curated the recently opened exhibition Nuku: Symbols of… Audio

Riana Hautapu says Koha is about unconditional giving and receiving. It's based on this concept that she now runs The Koha Table, a weekly service where anyone can visit the front yard of her home at… Audio

Nōu te rourou, Nāku te rourou, Ka ora ai te iwi. With my basket and your basket the people with thrive. This week's whakatāuki is explained by Dr Leonie Pihama nō Te Ātiawa, Ngāti Māhanga, Nga Māhanga… Audio

Hemi Inia is Trust Manager for He Toki ki te Mahi, Apprenticeship Training Trust which supports Maori apprentices. Audio

Rangimarie Parata Taku-rua is the project manager for Te Matatini. Audio

A graffiti artist doing a billboard of a photo-realistic tui at Te Matatini. Audio

Chef Sam Tawa on feeding the multitudes at Te Matatini. Audio

Amokura Panoho is the spokesperson for the Parihaka Passive resistance to Climate Change initiative. Audio

Leader of the Maori Party and Minister for Maori Development Te Ururoa Flavell has been stage manager for the last three festivals, but today he has been soaking up the atmosphere and meeting the… Audio

Maatakiwi Wakefield talks to Wallace about building boats, called mogi, from reeds. They're under construction at Te Matatini. Audio

Francois Tumahai from Ngai Tahu Pounamu talks about the iwi's role of caretaker of greenstone. Audio

Justin Tipa works for Te Runanga o Ngai Tahu, is a fluent Maori speaker, and is the programme leader for education for the iwi. He joins Wallace Chapman during a live broadcast from Te Matatini - the… Audio

Rob Ruha is an award winning singer songwriter. He picked up the Best Maori album at the 2014 NZ Music awards and that is just one of many awards clinched within a year. His debut EP / album released… Audio

Dave Tikao from Whai Rawa, Ngai Tahu's own superannunuation scheme, talks to Wallace at Te Matatini. Audio

The mayor of Christchurch, Lianne Dalziel, talks to Wallace about the importance of Te Matatini to Otautahi, and to Ngai Tahu. Audio

Eru Rerekura from Radio New Zealand's Te Manu Korihi reports on the festival. Audio

Te Matatini national kapa haka festival attracted well over 20-thousand spectators on its first day and now day two will bring thousands more; The Crown has been accused of being 'bloody minded' in… Audio

The director of a project aimed at getting more Maori and Pasifika people in teritary study says it's unacceptable that those groups have had the biggest drop in the University Entrance pass rate. Audio

The Crown has been accused of being 'bloody minded' in its approach to settling the Ngapuhi Treaty claims; A business owned by Manipoto Iwi has shelved their annual catch entitlement for long-finned… Audio

In an effort to curb obesity and type-2 diabetes food, vendors at Te Matatini have been made to serve up healthy kai; Part of Northland's Aupouri forest has been returned to local iwi by the Crown… Audio