Te Ao Māori
News and perspectives for and about tangata whenua in Aotearoa
Te Manu Korihi News for 31 October 2014
An Auckland marae says it's secured a deal with a Chinese company to provide Māori cultural experiences for up to 40-thousand tourists a year; A new agreement with the company Sealord could double the… Audio
Te Manu Korihi News for 31 October 2014
An Auckland marae says it's secured a deal with a Chinese company to provide Māori cultural experiences for up to 40-thousand tourists a year; A new agreement with the company Sealord could double the… Audio
Te Manu Korihi News for 30 October 2014
Māori at opposite ends of the country are mourning the death of influential Ngapuhi elder, Riki Cherrington, who was 72; Northland's Ngati Kahu chair says the Labour Party's call for iwi to take a… Audio
Marae disappointed at loss of role in China theme park
A leader at an Auckland Marae says he's disappointed a "New Zealand-inspired" component of a planned theme park in China has been dumped. Audio
Te Manu Korihi News for 30 October 2014
Pregnant Maori women who experience domestic violence are more likely to face potential problems when trying to access health care, according to a study by researchers at the University of Auckland. A… Audio
Te Manu Korihi News for 30 October 2014
A Maori film and television group says it wants Te Mangai Paho - the Maori Broadcasting Funding Agency - to reconsider ring-fencing three-million dollars for Television New Zealand shows. An Auckland… Audio
Te Manu Korihi News for 29 October 2014
Medical specialists are warning that Maori health outcomes will suffer if the Government signs the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement; A Maori sovereignty group is questioning why nearly 26-million… Audio
Health sector warns Maori health at risk if TPP goes ahead
Medical specialists are warning that health outcomes for Maori will be setback if the government signs up to the Trans-Pacific Partnership. They are demanding that the Government release details of… Audio
Te Manu Korihi News for 29 October 2014
A Maori film and television group says it wants Te Mangai Paho - the Maori Broadcasting Funding Agency - to reconsider ring-fencing three-million dollars for Television New Zealand shows; An Auckland… Audio
Te Manu Korihi News for 29 October 2014
A Maori film and television group says it wants Te Mangai Paho - the Maori Broadcasting Funding Agency - to reconsider ring-fencing three-million dollars for Television New Zealand shows; An Auckland… Audio
Te Manu Korihi News for 28 October 2014
Ngai Tahu has confirmed the former head of news and production at Maori Television, Julian Wilcox, is to take charge of its media team; The Rotorua Chamber of Commerce says it would welcome Maori… Audio
Maori TV admits it's spoken to Rotorua and Hamilton councils
Māori Television admits it is looking at locations for a new base outside of Auckland. The broadcaster says it's talked to a number of different councils, as it considers what to do once its lease in… Audio
Te Manu Korihi News for 28 October 2014
The author Patricia Grace who outbid the government to keep the land of her tipuna or ancestorsk, is calling for research to be done in to how much whenua Maori is taken under the Public Works Act. A… Audio
Te Manu Korihi News for 28 October 2014
The author Patricia Grace, who outbid the government to keep the land of her tipuna or ancestors, is calling for research to be done in to how much whenua Maori is taken under the Public Works Act. A… Audio
Te Kupu o te Wiki: Homai - Pass to me
The Māori word of the week is: homai - pass to me. Homai he inu māku. Pass me the drink (please). Audio
Ruia Aperahama: Hiding lies upon lies and uncovering the truth
Musician Ruia Aperahama found it impossible to continue the way he was living, using drugs and alcohol to self medicate. It took a failed suicide attempt for him to finally accept that his addictions… Audio
Homelessness in Wellington
For a moment there, waking during the night surrounded by the sounds of 50 or so sleeping people Suzanne Tamaki, was reminded of sleeping in a wharenui/ whare tupuna at a pā. Only she wasn't at the pā… Audio
Whakatauki mo 26 o whiringa a nuku (October) 2014
Kerea kerea, tōkia tōkia, kui kui whitiwhiti ora. Ka piri au ki te onepango, ka wiriau ki te onepango. Ka taea ano o te onewhero o ngā mātua tupuna. Dig dig, plant, plant and the cry of the… Audio
Waonui a Te Manu Korihi for 26 October 2014
Stroke survivors in Britain adopt Maori culture, a shake-up in Maori Broadcasting and more urban rangatahi appear to be taking up farming. Audio
Spiritual Outlook for 26 October 2014
Exploring end-of-life care for Māori patients and their whānau. Audio