Te Ao Māori

Professor in the faculty of education at the University of Auckland, and the author, with Kuni Jenkins, of He Korero - Words Between Us: First Maori-Pakeha Conversations on Paper. Audio

Dame Anne Salmond and Kim Hill explore the possibility of a new Enlightenment that recaptures the wide-ranging curiosity of New Zealand's early exploring scientists while transcending western… Audio

Ngā tākaro – sports, tamaiti – child, tamariki – children, māhita – teacher, pouaka tina – lunchbox, wai ipu – water bottle, pene rākau – pencil, pukapuka – book. Audio

Tūru – chair, rorohiko – computer, pene – pen, papa pātuhi – keyboard, rātaka – daily planner, kōpae mārō – hard drive, waea – telephone, rama – lamp. Audio

A new direction is necessary to continue the revitalisation process of te reo Maori, which is not yet safe from extinction. The Minister of Maori Affairs wants the financial responsibility of ensuring… Audio

An iwi has told the Waitangi Tribunal's water rights hearing that Maori could be grand kaitiaki or guardians of rivers - for the benefit of all New Zealanders. Audio

Sage Forest ventures into the cave of the Opihi Taniwha and learns about the South Island Maori Rock Art Project. Audio

Dame Iritana Tawhiwhirangi began her teaching career relieving for Sylvia Ashton-Warner and went on to help found the kohanga reo movement. Chris Laidlaw talks to Dame Iritana, who is of Ngati Porou… Audio

Winiata Harrison, an 81-year-old Coromandel master carver and kaumatua chats with Cosmo Kentish-Barnes about his life and work from his carving house on the families Harataunga farm. Audio

This week, Ideas looks at the Pakeha Maori of the 19th Century, and their modern day counterparts. Audio

New Zealand filmmaker talks about her documentary 'Te Hono ki Aotearoa'. Audio

The Waitangi Tribunal is granting the New Zealand Maori Council an urgent hearing for two claims relating to the Crown's proposal to sell a minority shareholding in four energy SOEs; and Maori rights… Audio