Te Ao Māori
News and perspectives for and about tangata whenua in Aotearoa
Te Kupu o te Wiki: waea - phone
The Māori word of the week is: waea. Kei hea taku waea? Where's my phone? Audio
Leonie Matoe - Toi Tangata
Toi Tangata is an Auckland-based organisation that specialises in health and wellbeing for Māori and non-Māori. Their work incorporates core Māori values with modern day living, with an overall goal… Audio
Te Kupu o te Wiki: engari - but
The Māori word of the week is: engari. Kei te pai au, engari kei te tangi ia. I'm ok, but she's crying. Audio
Ngahiraka Mason and the conversations that need to be had
Māori are in need of solid, critical self-reflection according to contemporary Māori art commentator and cultural historian, Ngahiraka Mason. If we can do that we will find more value in engaging iwi… Audio
Where the Rēkohu bone sings
Writing her first novel Where the Rēkohu Bone Sings was a means of Tina Makereti understanding her daughters Moriori identity and in the telling of the story giving voice to the relationship between… Audio
Christchurch families forced to live in sheds and garages
Christchurch families forced to live in sheds and garages New research has revealed how dire the housing situation is in Christchurch for some families, with hundreds of people being forced to live in… Audio
Glamorgan Learning Maori
Te Reo Maori may be on an international endangered list, but in a new teaching scheme in Auckland, six thousand North Shore children are now learning to speak it. Audio
Te Kupu o te Wiki: nau mai - welcome
The Māori word of the week is: nau mai. Nau mai ki Aotearoa. Welcome to Aotearoa. Audio
Tariana Turia MP exit interview
In the final of a series of exit interviews with retiring Maori politicians, Te Manu Korihi reporter Eru Rerekura and political reporter Chris Bramwell talk with the outgoing Maori Party MP Tariana… Audio
Iwi head trades training programme in north
Six Northland iwi have joined forces to boost the numbers of Maori and Pasifika people learning a trade. Audio
Tribunal told of trauma of Maori land clearances in the 1960s
The Waitangi Tribunal has heard that Maori families were forced from their lands and their homes bulldozed in the 1960s. Audio
Te Kupu o te Wiki: poitarawhiti - netball
The Māori word of the week is: poitarawhiti. Te Tima Poitarawhiti o Aotearoa. The NZ Netball team. Audio
Hinemoana Baker: poems and boys' homes
Poet, singer-songwriter, teacher and occasional broadcaster who is currently writer-in-residence at Victoria University, and just had a new poetry collection published, Waha/Mouth. Audio
Tau Henare MP exit interview
Te Waonui which usually brings you highlights of the week's Maori news has a special programme for you this week. As part of a series of exit interviews with retiring Maori MPs, Te Manu Korihi… Audio
The 'Dark Horse' children's chess club is still changing lives
Noble Keelan founded Gisborne's Eastern Knights Chess Club with Genestis Potini, the subject of the critically acclaimed New Zealand film The Dark Horse starring Cliff Curtis. The Film opens in… Audio
Te Kupu o te Wiki: heihei - chicken
The Māori word of the week is: heihei. Kei te kai heihei tātou? Are we having chicken? Audio
Pita Sharples MP exit interview
Parliamentary reporter Chris Bramwell joins Te Waonui a Te Manu Korihi presenter Eru Rerekura in conversation with retiring Maori Party co-leader, Tamaki Makarau MP and Minister of Maori Affairs, Pita… Audio
New Zealand's Most Vulnerable Kids
Anusha Bradley speaks to six families involved in a long term study as the latest report explores what makes a child vulnerable. Audio
Anika Moa - Children's Music Awards
Earlier this week Anika Moa picked up the Apra Best Children's song of the year for 'Colours are Beautiful', and the Tui for best Children's album, for her album Songs for Bubbas, inspired by her… Audio
Te Awanui Reeder -Te Wiki o Te Reo Maori
In celebration of Te Wiki o te Reo Māori - Maori Language Week - Te Awanui 'Awa' Reeder joins Emma Smith in studio for a Kōrero and presents some of his contemporary Māori music essentials. Audio