Te Ao Māori
News and perspectives for and about tangata whenua in Aotearoa
John McIntyre reviews new Children's Books
John discusses the resurgence of publishing Children's books in Te Reo. Audio
Minority Māori dialects under threat
While there is a national campaign to promote Māori language week - with 50 words over 50 weeks - some te reo advocates say tribal dialects could be lost because of a push to learn a standardised… Audio
Whaikōrero - Father Durning at Mākirikiri
Whaikōrero by the Rev. Father James Durining at the opening of the Aotea Meeting House at Mākirikiri, Dannevirke, 1967. Audio
Whakatāuki for mo 20 o Hōngongoi (July) 2014
Kia tika te reo, Kia rere te reo, Kia Māori te reo. Let the Māori language be accurate, let it fly and let it be Māori and traditional. This week's whakatāuki is explained by Gareth Seymour nō Ngāti… Audio
Te Kupu o te Wiki: āpōpō - tomorrow
The Māori word of the week is: āpōpō. "Ka hoki mai au āpōpō. I will return tomorrow". Audio
Whaikōrero - Eruera Tirikatene
Poroporoaki to Sir Eruera Tirikatene by Koro Wetere in 1967. Audio
Te Awa Tupua: Voices from the River - director Paora Joseph
Paora Joseph is of Atihau-a-Papaarangi and Nga Rauru descent, from Kaiwhaiki Pa and Putiki Marae, Whanganui. In Auckland, he worked as an actor with renowned Maori filmmaker Don Selwyn. Selwyn… Audio
Playing Favourites with Rob Thorne
Palmerston North-based musician who has been working with taonga puoro instruments since 2001, after many years in the independent and noise music scenes. Audio
Historic mining dispute
The High Court's told a Waikato iwi, Ngati Te Ata, the Crown and a steel company to negotiate how to resolve an historical dispute over mining wahi tapu or sacred grounds where skeletal remains are… Audio
The Modern Māori Quartet
It's been a busy year for the Quartet who wrapped up their Matariki on the Move shows in Auckland this week, but it seems as though things aren't slowing down any time soon with an upcoming TV talent… Audio
Dr Karyn Paringatai
Justine Murry visits Dr Karyn Paringatai at the University of Otago and sits in one of her classes. Dr Paringatai also talks about her reconnection to her ties in Ngāti Pōrou, despite growing up in… Audio
Dudley Benson and Johnson Witehira in conversation
To celebrate Matariki we asked Otautahi-born composer and performer Dudley Benson and Taumarunui-born artist and designer Johnson Witehira., both of whom feature in City Gallery's festival calendar… Audio
Womad 2014 Live: Moana and The Tribe, Mokoomba
Live performances from Aotearoa’s Moana and Zimbabwe's The Tribe - an up-and-coming African roots band. Audio
Whaikōrero - Tuini Ngāwai
Poroporoaki to Tuini Ngāwai by Hunara Hīroki Tāngaere in 1965. Audio
Whaikōrero - King Koroki
Poroporoaki to King Koroki by Pei Te Hurinui Jones in 1966. Audio
Te Ao Marama - Matariki
Matariki is upon us, and with it, festivals, concerts, and exhibitions all around the country. In mid-June a concert at Wellington's Museum of City and Sea, presented by Chamber Music NZ, which… Audio
Warwick Freeman and Karl Fritsch: jewellery
New Zealand jewellers and curators of Wunderrūma, an exhibition at the Dowse featuring pieces by contemporary New Zealand artists alongside Māori taonga and Pacific and historical European pieces. Audio
Whaikōrero - Bishop Bennett
Poroporoaki to Bishop Frederick Augustus Bennett by Kepa Ēhau in 1950. Audio
Music tutor, pianist and YouTube star Shaqaila Uelese
She's a student, music tutor, pianist and now a youtube star. Shaqaila first featured on the show in August 2013, but after a video of her playing Bohemian Rhapsody went viral, thanks to Twitter, her… Audio