Te Ao Māori
News and perspectives for and about tangata whenua in Aotearoa
Scholarship-winning teen wants to help repair NZ's mental health system
The Wellington high school student awarded a $25,000 education scholarship hopes to improve the broken mental health system which failed his father. Johnny Bentley-Cribb was just 11 years old when his… Audio
'Maori Millionaire' on her quest to encourage independence
Te Kahukura Boynton is working hard encouraging other young people to find their own financial independence and empowerment. Audio
Willis:housing policy gives flexibility to where councils build
National has withdrawn its support from the bi-partisan housing agreement it helped draw up with Labour, instead opting to come up with its own policy. Instead of three-storey buildings, National… Audio
Champion of Kura Kaupapa & Te Reo Maori, Cathy Dewes
Since the 1970s Cathy Dewes has been a leading advocate of Te Reo Maori and one of the founding members of the Kura Kaupapa Maori schools movement that emerged in the 1980s. This week she again… Audio
Wellington artist wins Kiingi Tuheitia Portraiture Award
A Wellington artist who wants to redefine what a portrait should be has won this year's Kiingi Tuheitia Portraiture Award and a $20,000 prize.
Stevei Houkāmau's work is a five-metre-long sculpture… Audio
Kōrero with a tā moko artist
Mokonuiarangi (Moko) Smith is a West Auckland tā moko artist from who works under the moniker Uhi Tapu. (One of Nights host Mark Leishman's favourite interviews of 2023) Audio
Brian Joyce reflects on decades at Papakura Marae
Papakura Marae in south Auckland has been going for more than 40 years providing cultural, health and social services to the local community. Kaumatua Brian Joyce is the chairman and has been at… Audio
"A budget for the rich" - Te Pāti Māori
Te Pāti Māori has given the government a scathing review of it's sixth Wellbeing Budget, claiming that the wellbeing of Maori has never been worse off. Co-leader Debbie Ngarewa-Packer says it serves… Audio
Huge funding boost has Te Matatini organisers 'jumping up and down'
The biennial national kapa haka festival has received its biggest increase in funding since it first started 50 years ago.
Kapa Haka get massive boost in Budget
Haka was given a financial boost in the budget. The biennial Kapa Haka Festival, Te Matatini received its biggest increase in funding since it first started 50 years ago. It is a part of the… Audio
Budget 2023: What's in it for Māori
The Minister for Māori Development is defending the drop in funding for Māori-specific initiatives, saying these are "very, very tough times".
Budget 2023: Funds for tertiary and schools, early childhood a big winner
Early childhood had the biggest boosts in the education section of today's Budget.
The history of non-Maori leaders speaking Te Reo
Learning Te Reo Maori is becoming more and more popular. However, the number of non-Maori fluent in the language has always been relatively low. Given the importance of Te Reo is our history, how many… Audio
Ngati Porou seeks urgent action over forestry practices
Te Tairawhiti iwi Ngati Porou are demanding urgent action to address the slash left over from forestry operations in the region. The iwi says it can no longer tolerate unsustainable practices that… Audio
Nau Mai Town - Episode 10: Rāhui Pōkeka
Rāhui Pōkeka is the original name of Huntly and it's based on the story of a rangatira who placed a rāhui on the rivers in order to replenish the tuna. Audio
Te Pati Maori and National have 'nothing in common' - Ngarewa-Packer
Te Pāti Māori has risen in popularity in new political polling, suggesting they could play kingmaker this election.
The party has almost doubled in points from 1.8 percent to 3.5 percent in the… Audio
Spoken Feature: Nau Mai Town Timaru
We may all know the South Canterbury town as 'Timaru', but did you know that there's two other versions of this name? Justine Murray is back with an episode of Nau Mai Town and joins Justin Tipa, the… Audio
Children's stories tackle the loneliness of trauma
Māori academic Linda Tuhiwai Smith tells Kathryn Ryan she often cried while writing her new series of therapeutic storybooks for kids. Audio
Breast Cancer screening failing Māori and Pacific women
A new report has found 50,000 women had their mammograms delayed by Covid and that the system fails Māori and Pacific women.
Breast Cancer Foundation chief executive Ah-Leen Rayner says the findings… Audio
Breast screening delays affecting thousands
A new report has found 50,000 women nationwide have had their breast screening delayed.
And it says the system is racist because of the worse rates for Maori and Pacific women.
It makes 26… Audio
