Te Ao Māori

Parihaka was a thriving, entrepreneurial and peaceful community, led by  Prophets Tohu Kākahi and Te Whiti o Rongomai during the 1870s. That all changed when, on 5th November, 1881 Parihaka was… Audio

Dr Terry Ryan, Hemi te Hemi and Harry Westrupp have a shared interest in Māori Trade Training that was established in the 1950s and continued until the early 1980s. Dr Terry Ryan is well versed in… Audio

Tu Ora, Tu Kaha, Tu Mana, Tu Maori. Be healthy, be strong, be proud, be Maori. This weeks whakatauki is explained by Justine Murray Audio

Dame Anne Salmond's exploration of how different Maori and European ideas about land have played out over 200 years begins with the first European settlement in the Bay of Islands and the… Audio

Truth, trust and telling your story is what Manawa Ora: Stories from the Street, is all about. Marginalised South Auckland rangatahi are teamed-up with top artistic mentors to develop a creative… Audio

Sculptor Fred Graham started the Maori Contemporary Art movement, along with his friends and colleagues Sir Cliff Whiting, Ralph Hotere, Selwyn Muru and Sandy Adsett. Now Fred's life and work are… Audio

Principal Scientist, Marine Ecology, at NIWA Taihoro Nukurangi, and is one of the scientist advisors to the Sea Change Stakeholder Working Group. Audio

Television New Zealand has chosen the production companies it wants to take over its Maori and Pacific Programmes; The lawyer for a Whangarei hapu says it's very disappointed at the Crown's decision… Audio

The lawyer for a Whangarei hapu says it's very disappointed at the Crown's decision to support Mighty River Power in a bid to overturn its injunction to stop the sale of land it once owned: Television… Audio

A Maori ward referendum for New Plymouth could be on the cards, new oil exploration permits could result in growing opposition and are Maori performing artists abandoning Wellington? Audio

The government has refused a request by the Waitangi Tribunal to hold off on negotiations for the Ngapuhi treaty settlement; The Kohanga Reo National Trustboard is retaining its leadership, and… Audio

The Kohanga Reo National Trustboard is retaining its leadership, and intends to consider any changes to its make-up in the new year; The government has refused a request by the Waitangi Tribunal to… Audio

A working party set up to investigate how the Kohanga movement should move forward has told up to 15-hundred supporters what it's found. Maori with dreams to build homes on their own land are putting… Audio

Maori with dreams to build homes on their own land are putting their plans in the "too-hard basket". Audio

A key recommendation to make it easier for Maori to build on their land has been ignored by government departments; The Minister responsible for Whanau Ora, Te Ururoa Flavell, says some government… Audio

The Minister responsible for Whanau Ora, Te Ururoa Flavell, says some government departments are reluctant to get involved in the social policy; A key recommendation to make it easier for Maori to… Audio

MPs have passed Treaty of Waitangi settlement legislation for two Waikato tribes; A hikoi organiser is expecting opposition to grow as a result of the new oil exploration permits being granted by the… Audio

Some Māori protesters are predicting opposition will grow - now that the government's granted 15 exploration permits to oil and gas companies, worth about 110 million dollars. Mani Dunlop from Te Manu… Audio

Two new manuals on best practice anti-violence programmes for Maori have been launched, but they're expected to be of interest to other groups as well. The co-chair of the Te Kupenga - the National… Audio

The decision to introduce a Maori ward in New Plymouth seems destined to be overturned in a citizens-initiated referendum and Mayor Andrew Judd says he's already kissed his mayoral chains good-bye. Audio