Te Ao Māori

A new report into whanau violence is recommending kaupapa Maori based research centres be set up, to find culturally relevant ways of stopping domestic abuse in tangata whenua; The Hamilton-based Te… Audio

The Iwi Chairs Forum has donated two thousand dollars to a Motiti Island hapu which is fighting to have the Rena wreck removed from their reef; The Maori Party Co-leader, Marama Fox, says new… Audio

Kaumatua are helping a Hamilton based Runanga to choose who should live in new homes it's building; The Iwi Chairs Forum has donated two thousand dollars to a Motiti Island hapu which is fighting to… Audio

Iwi chairs from across the country are calling for a moratorium on the sale of state houses; Ngai Tuhoe kaumatua, Tame Iti, says the government hasn't allowed the public enough time to understand the… Audio

A trustee building houses for whanau says a home loan aimed at Maori is prescriptive, conservative, and dictatorial; The Waitemata District Health Board says a new diabetes service at an… Audio

Participants at an investment conference in Wellington were told that property is not enough for iwi and other Maori organisations to generate the returns needed to invest back in their people. Audio

A trustee building houses for whanau says a home loan aimed at Maori is prescriptive, conservative, and dictatorial; The first case under the Marine and Coastal Area Act Bill which replaced the… Audio

An Auckland Maori authority leader is hitting back at the former Maori Affairs Minister, Pita Sharples, for accusing him of betraying tino rangatiratanga, and says he has a cheek; The screen guild -… Audio

A kaupapa Maori programme is helping students to excel in studies at otago university. Te Koronga is part of the School of Physical Education, Sport and Exercise and started about a year and a half… Audio

Waikato-Tainui is aiming to invest more directly in firms that can offer employment and skills training for its people; An iwi group leasing its catch quota to a fishing company is agreeing with a… Audio

An iwi group leasing its catch quota to a fishing company is agreeing with a call for Maori to step up and seize opportunities in the industry; A leading scholar in Maori history says the subject of… Audio

The Waitangi Tribunal has called out the Ngapuhi leader Sonny Tau over comments he's made about the Tribunal; The Former Maori Affairs Minister, Pita Sharples, is disappointed in Willie Jackson for… Audio

Maori communities are creating their own ground-breaking intiatives to help tackle suicide amongst tangata whenua. Audio

The country's largest forensic mental health unit has been given the go ahead to build a new kaupapa Maori driven unit; A judge has ordered the Independent Maori Statutory Board to set aside one of… Audio

Historians say the Prime Minister is mis-representing New Zealand's past by saying it was settled peacefully. Audio

Broadcaster Willie Jackson has won his high court case and can stand again for a non iwi seat on Auckland's Maori Statutory Board. Audio

A judge has ordered the Independent Maori Statutory Board to set aside one of its representative roles and undergo a reselection process; The country's largest forensic mental health unit has been… Audio

A former Maori immersion school principal has been censured and struck off by the Teachers Disciplinary Tribunal for serious misconduct, which included allowing students in their teens to stay… Audio

A new book, 'Tangata Whenua: An Illustrated History', has been described by historians, Maori and authors as a landmark publication about Maori history. It covers the early origins of Maori through to… Audio

The Māori word of the week is: pāremata - parliament. Kōtahi rau e rua tekau mā tahi ngā mema pāremata. There are 121 members of parliament. Audio