Te Ao Māori
News and perspectives for and about tangata whenua in Aotearoa
He Rourou for 9 May 2008
The hit Movie Whale Rider out a small east coast town on the map. Audio
William Rhodes-Moorehouse Doco
Actor and filmmaker Julian Arahanga is trying to find the Maori roots of this pioneering WW1 pilot and war hero. Audio
He Rourou for 7 April 2008
Henare Ngaia says the idea of a Maori god does not need to conflict with the idea of a Catholic god. Audio
One in Five for 6 April 2008
Derek Petera and Tuila Tenari discuss a kaupapa Maori organization offering tikanga based services to adults with intellectual disabilities. Audio
He Rourou 1867 for 4 Apr 2008
Whilst Maori catholics accepted the Christian faith, they weren't so quick to accept the French idea of God. Audio
2008 - Prof. Dame Ann Salmond
Prof. Dame Ann Salmond traces over two hundred years of New Zealand history, including early contact between Maori and European, and the story of the Treaty of Waitangi. She goes on to survey the Land… Audio
Insight Sunday 3 February 2008: Maori Focus Unit
Insight looks at a prison rehabilitation unit in Hawkes Bay which for ten years has been working with high risk Maori offenders. Audio
Hone Tuwhare 2001 interview during Te Ahi Kaa
We remember a poet who's love of the written and spoken word captivated a nation, Hone Tuwhare. Audio
He Rourou for 25 January 2008
In He Rourou today, Ana Tapiata talks to Ranea Aperehama, who's father was the secretary of the Ratana church for 41 years. Audio
He Rourou for 24 January 2008
Ranea talks with Ana Tapiata about the three warning indicators described by the church founder, T W Ratana. Audio
Macmillan Brown lecture 1, 2008
Maori Cookery Before Cook. What impact did migration from a tropical homeland have on Maori cookery? They experienced drastic changes in their traditional foods, yet the rules that were part of their… Audio
Dame Kiri in Conversation
In 2007, Kiri Te Kanawa joined Christine Argyle in the studio for an extended conversation about her life and her international singing career, illustrated with a selection from her many recordings… Audio
Beyond Guilt: Nga Aureretanga O Parihaka
On 5 November 1881 a government force of 1600 led by Native Minister John Bryce invaded the western Taranaki settlement of Parihaka, which had come to symbolise peaceful resistance to the confiscation… Audio
2006 - Sir Howard Morrison
Sir Howard Morrison presents the 2006 Waitangi Rua Rautau lecture. Audio
Macmillan Brown lecture 2, 2006
A tuakana-teina relationship: contemporary Maori and Pacific Art. Contemporary Pacific art has tended to be defined as art by New Zealand residents or New Zealanders of Pacific Islands, mainly… Audio
Insight – Raglan by the Sea
13 February 1988 is a day of thanksgiving and celebration for the return of Māori land. Twenty-five hectares by the Raglan harbour was taken by the Crown for defence purposes during the Second World… Audio
Māori Activism - Moutoa Gardens
Māori protestors camping at Wanganui's Moutoa gardens were awoken to the sound of shots being fired near their campsite. A live interview with protest spokesperson Ken Mair.
(Sound Archives MR950303)
…The Maori Show Bands Part 3: I May Sail on Many a Sea
In the final of this series about the Maori showbands we hear highlights of the concert and panel discussion from the launch of the Maori Showbands online exhibition at Te Papa in Wellington in… Audio
The Maori Show Bands Part 2: Millions of Hours of Happiness
Piripi Walker follows the journeys of show bands like the Maori Volcanics, the Quin Tiki's, and the Hi Fives, in Australia, America and Asia. Audio
The Maori Show Bands Part 1: Music Was A Hunger
Piripi Walker finds out about the musical training which began at home and on the marae, and the early years performing in bands such as the Three Deuces, the Quin Tiki's and the Hi Fives. Video, Audio
