Te Ao Māori

There is an eclectic mix of songs on Moana and the Tribe's latest album, Rima. First there is the electronic influence of musician Paddy Free and a commissioned duet with well-established singer and… Audio

Keyboard Warrior or Kānohi ki te Kānohi? How do you maintain your links to your hapū, iwi, marae and whanau? In 2010 Acushla began her research for her PhD thesis about the impact social media placed… Audio

Ngāti Pōrou Kapahaka exponent Puti Mackey recalls the strength of waiata composition during her time growing up on the East Coast. Nuki Williams, Pare Herewini aka Polly De Lux, Apirana Ngata, Henare… Audio

Kia ata Ko nga Kopara o Rongomaitapui. Sing softly the bellbirds of Rongomaitapui. This week's whakatauki is explained by Puti Mackey no Ngati Porou. Audio

Claims Maori could suffer if the Trans-Pacific Partnership is signed, Questions over funding going to flag change referenda, and fire ravaged Marae repairs could cost millions. Audio

Ed Abraham and Douglas Bagnall of Dragonfly Science have designed a clever computer code to count kiwis in the wild, and also works out how much Maori language is being spoken on our radio and TV… Audio

An auction house that sells many of the paintings created by reknowned artist Charles F. Goldie says they could be banned from leaving the country in the next few years. The Forest Industry… Audio

The Forest Industry Contractors Association is praising the findings of a major review into safety and workplace practices which recommend creating an industry action group, that includes a Māori… Audio

An Auckland marae says it's secured a deal with a Chinese company to provide Māori cultural experiences for up to 40-thousand tourists a year; A new agreement with the company Sealord could double the… Audio

An Auckland marae says it's secured a deal with a Chinese company to provide Māori cultural experiences for up to 40-thousand tourists a year; A new agreement with the company Sealord could double the… Audio

Māori at opposite ends of the country are mourning the death of influential Ngapuhi elder, Riki Cherrington, who was 72; Northland's Ngati Kahu chair says the Labour Party's call for iwi to take a… Audio

A leader at an Auckland Marae says he's disappointed a "New Zealand-inspired" component of a planned theme park in China has been dumped. Audio

Pregnant Maori women who experience domestic violence are more likely to face potential problems when trying to access health care, according to a study by researchers at the University of Auckland. A… Audio

A Maori film and television group says it wants Te Mangai Paho - the Maori Broadcasting Funding Agency - to reconsider ring-fencing three-million dollars for Television New Zealand shows. An Auckland… Audio

Medical specialists are warning that Maori health outcomes will suffer if the Government signs the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement; A Maori sovereignty group is questioning why nearly 26-million… Audio

Medical specialists are warning that health outcomes for Maori will be setback if the government signs up to the Trans-Pacific Partnership. They are demanding that the Government release details of… Audio

A Maori film and television group says it wants Te Mangai Paho - the Maori Broadcasting Funding Agency - to reconsider ring-fencing three-million dollars for Television New Zealand shows; An Auckland… Audio

A Maori film and television group says it wants Te Mangai Paho - the Maori Broadcasting Funding Agency - to reconsider ring-fencing three-million dollars for Television New Zealand shows; An Auckland… Audio

Ngai Tahu has confirmed the former head of news and production at Maori Television, Julian Wilcox, is to take charge of its media team; The Rotorua Chamber of Commerce says it would welcome Maori… Audio

Māori Television admits it is looking at locations for a new base outside of Auckland. The broadcaster says it's talked to a number of different councils, as it considers what to do once its lease in… Audio