Te Ao Māori
News and perspectives for and about tangata whenua in Aotearoa
Te Manu Korihi News for 3 December 2014
The Minister of Maori Development, Te Ururoa Flavell, has spoken to the Prime Minister John Key about changing immigration laws to match Australian rules which restrict some New Zealanders from… Audio
Te Manu Korihi News for 2 December 2014
A Maori boarding school and the Catholic Diocese of Auckland are refusing to comment on a critical Education Review Office report; Television New Zealand says it's had strong interest from production… Audio
Health professionals call for radical changes
Newly-released statistics show Māori smoking rates have dropped by nearly 10 percent. Audio
Te Manu Korihi News for 2 December 2014
A report says a Māori boarding school's lack of agreement with its religious landowner is holding the college back; A well-known art writer and curator is rejecting the idea that Pakeha artists often… Audio
Repatriation of ancestral remains in NZ history announced
The largest collection of Māori and Moriori ancestral remains to be returned to New Zealand has been handed over to a Te Papa delegation in New York overnight. Audio
Te Manu Korihi News for 2 December 2014
A report says a Maori boarding school's lack of agreement with its religious landowner is holding the college back; Iwi leaders will have their say at the United Nations Climate Change Conference in… Audio
Te Manu Korihi News for 1 December 2014
A Ngati Hine chief, Erima Henare, has told the Waitangi Tribunal the government rejected ideas he had for reaching a Ngapuhi settlement because it's determined to get the credit for settling the… Audio
One of the largest repatriation of Maori remains to occur
A museum in New York is returning more than 100 Maori and Morori ancestral remains in the largest such repatriation in New Zealand's history. The remains from the American Museum of Natural History… Audio
Maori director praises Te Papa for taking artistic risks
It's the first time a quartet of Maori plays has been performed at the national museum, Te Papa Tongarewa. The director, who's a well-known actor and theatre director, Jim Moriaty, says it's brave of… Audio
Testy hearing begins on Ngapuhi mandate
The Waitangi Tribunal has heard that expecting the country's biggest iwi to unite, makes about as much sense as asking National and Labour to join forces. Audio
Te Kupu o te Wiki: rā whānau - birthday
The Māori word of the week is: rā whānau - birhday. Hei ti Hakihea taku rā whānau. My birthday's in December. Audio
Te Manu Korihi News for 1 December 2014
The Auckland Council is planning to plant its trees based on the Maori Calendar; A Maori art curator says that many tangata whenua do not approve of Pakeha artists using their symbols and traditions… Audio
Urgent hearing begins on Ngapuhi mandate
The row over who should be settling the massive Ngapuhi Treaty claim comes to a head today, in Waitangi. Audio
Te Manu Korihi News for 1 December 2014
A new research project, which will look at the heart size of Maori and Pasifika people, will enable medical staff to properly diagnose these patients for cardiovascular disease; The Auckland Council… Audio
Kōkako - The Story of Tamanui
In 1999 the native Kokako bird Tamanui was removed from his home in the Moki Forest by Ngāti Tama and the Department of Conservation because of the threat caused by pests, stoats and wildlife. At the… Audio
Marae civil resilience - Mock community evacuation
When Marae Nga Hau e Wha o Papararangi Marae in Wellington took in 42 evacuees following the 2011 Christchurch earthquakes, they soon realised the marae was not well equipped to cope. So began their… Audio
Te Reo Wainene o Tua - Storytelling in te reo Māori
Tamati Waaka says that for many marae across Aotearoa there is always that funny whanau member that can tell a good story, whether it's an uncle or aunty, it's always that person who can tell a… Audio
Whakatāuki mo 30 o Whiringa ā rangi (November) 2014
Te Hiahia tuturu ki te tiaki te Mauri o Paraninihi te mahi I mua kia oti ai. Te Rangatiratanga o Paraninihi mo nga iwi o Taranaki. The ultimate goal is to guard the mauri of Paraninihi, to continue… Audio
Te Waonui a Te Manu Korihi for 30 November 2014
The Manu Korihi news team bring you a round-up of the top Maori news stories of the week including iwi leaders calling for a moratorium on the sale of state housesand the first district court hearing… Audio
Te Manu Korihi News for 28 November 2014
A new report into family violence is recommending kaupapa Maori based research centres be set up, to find culturally relevant ways of stopping domestic abuse amongst tangata whenua; The Hamilton-based… Audio