Te Ao Māori

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

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

Newly-released statistics show Māori smoking rates have dropped by nearly 10 percent. Audio

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The Māori word of the week is: rā whānau - birhday. Hei ti Hakihea taku rā whānau. My birthday's in December. Audio

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

The row over who should be settling the massive Ngapuhi Treaty claim comes to a head today, in Waitangi. Audio

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

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

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

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

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

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

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