Te Ao Māori

The presents and the Christmas dinner are behind us, the next set of festive decisions looming are New Year's resolutions. But why stop at a year? What about decisions that could shape the next 5, 10… Audio

An increase in whānau needing help has prompted a south Auckland tribal authority to keep its doors open over the festive season. Audio

A whanau is sending a heartfelt plea to the person who stole a taonga from their family member's grave; A Far North tribe is using half of the profits from its seafood quota to help its Marae to cater… Audio

A west Auckland dental practice is offering free dental work for the first one hundred patients who arrive from 8 o'clock this morning; A whanau is sending a heartfelt plea to the person who stole a… Audio

The police are appealing to the public to help them find a taonga stolen from a Rotorua cemetery. A Maori Dentist says the government needs to step in to help prevent high rates of children getting… Audio

The Crown's claim that 80 percent of Maori land is underperforming is being questioned by business consultants. Audio

Ngati Tuwharetoa is offering advice to other iwi - now it's reached a deal with Mighty River Power over the use of water in Lake Taupo; the Maori Party has come out in support of any compensation… Audio

A customary fisheries forum has slated the decision by the Environmental Protection Authority to grant a marine consent to OMV to continue its development drilling programme in the South Taranaki… Audio

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