Te Ao Māori
News and perspectives for and about tangata whenua in Aotearoa
Whakatāuki mō 7 o Hakihea (December) 2014
The way the sapling is shaped determines how the tree grows. Audio
Te Waonui a Te Manu Korihi for 7 Dec 2014
The Waitangi Tribunal says the crown's actions over the Rena damaged its treaty relationship with tangata Whenua, Maori smoking rates are declining and a warning to the Auckland Catholic Diocese to… Audio
Captain Cook’s naval charts embody Enlightenment imperialism
Dame Anne Salmond discusses Maori relations with the ocean, comparing Te Whanau a Apanui's opposition to the oil company Petrobras' drilling ship to the time 250 years earlier when canoes headed out… Audio
Tai Whetuki: House of Death
When multidisciplinary artist Lisa Reihana was named an Arts Foundation laureate this year, she was praised for her "culturally rich meditations on Ma-ori in modern times". But for her next work… Audio
Te Manu Korihi News for 5 December 2014
A moving ceremony at Te Papa greeted the ancestral remains of koiwi tangata today as they came to the end of their journey back to Aotearoa; The Minister of Maori Development, Te Ururoa Flavell, wants… Audio
Moving ceremony & celebration greets ancestral remains
The largest ever repatriation of ancestral Maori and Moriori remains have been welcomed back with a moving ceremony at Te Papa Tongarewa. Audio
Maori King's son convicted of drink-driving in court u-turn
In a judicial u-turn, the Maori King's son has been convicted of drink-driving after previously walking from court without a stain on his record. Audio
Ngapuhi chair offers to "tweak" mandate
The Ngapuhi chairman Sonny Tau has offered an olive branch to hapu challenging his right to lead Treaty negotiations for the iwi. Audio
Te Manu Korihi News for 5 December 2014
The ceremony to welcome the largest group of ancestral remains ever to be returned to Aotearoa gets underway this morning at Te Papa. The ceremony to welcome the largest group of ancestral remains… Audio
Maori language experts ping train service
The Maori Language Commission wants Wellington's train service to brush up on its Maori pronunciation. Audio
Tipuna welcomed home
Over a hundred Maori and Moriori ancestral remains will be formally welcomed home at Te Papa in just over an hour's time more than a century after they left New Zealand. Audio
Te Manu Korihi News for 5 December 2014
The largest group of ancestral remains ever to be returned to Aotearoa will be welcomed to Te Papa this morning. The Maori Council says the leadership of the Maori Wardens is "in limbo", as it waits… Audio
Te Manu Korihi News for 4 December 2014
The body overseeing the Maori fishing quota, Te Ohu Kaimoana, says the industry needs to be revitalised so it can take advantage of the country's fish stocks and improve on its meagre returns; Maori… Audio
Maori fishing group impovements needed on meagre returns
Te Ohu Kaimoana, which oversees the Maori fishing quota, says the industry needs revitalising so it can take advantage of the country's fish stocks and improve on its meagre returns. The directors… Audio
Te Manu Korihi News for 4 December 2014
A well-known Māori actor and director is calling for a national theatre for tangata whenua to be created and housed at Te Papa Tongarewa. The Labour Party says the Catholic Diocese of Auckland is… Audio
Motiti Island Maori failed by Government
Motiti Island Maori are upset the Government did not consult them over the future of the Rena shipwreck off the Bay of Plenty Coast. Audio
Bolger and Morgan say advice re Ngapuhi not followed
Two prominent New Zealanders who advised the government on how to settle the Ngapuhi Treaty claims say their advice was not followed. Audio
Crown Law apologises to Bay of Plenty Maori
Crown Law has apologised to Bay of Plenty Maori after failing to give them an important report the Government had conducted into the Rena. Audio
Te Manu Korihi News for 4 December 2014
The Labour Party says the Catholic Diocese of Auckland is letting down Hato Petera College, and is urging religious leaders not to put students' education at risk. A well-known Māori actor and… Audio
Te Manu Korihi News for 3 December 2014
A Motiti Island hapu group wants to keep the owners of the Rena honest - now the Waitangi Tribunal's recommended the Crown help tangata whenua to be involved in the resource consent process; A first… Audio