Te Ao Māori

The way the sapling is shaped determines how the tree grows. Audio

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

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

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

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

The largest ever repatriation of ancestral Maori and Moriori remains have been welcomed back with a moving ceremony at Te Papa Tongarewa. Audio

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

The Ngapuhi chairman Sonny Tau has offered an olive branch to hapu challenging his right to lead Treaty negotiations for the iwi. Audio

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

The Maori Language Commission wants Wellington's train service to brush up on its Maori pronunciation. Audio

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

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

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

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

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 are upset the Government did not consult them over the future of the Rena shipwreck off the Bay of Plenty Coast. Audio

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 has apologised to Bay of Plenty Maori after failing to give them an important report the Government had conducted into the Rena. Audio

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

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