Te Ao Māori
News and perspectives for and about tangata whenua in Aotearoa
Wāhine Māori aims to be the first to summit Everest
Holly Beckham has turned away from years of addiction with a new goal - climbing the world's highest mountain.
Podcast Mapuna October 12
Shane Cotton is an award winning and internationally acclaimed Maori artist with a new show opening today in Tamaki Makaurau. Painting was always his first love and we explore how he fused that with a… Audio
My Marae - Te Pai o Hauraki
My Marae: in the latest in our occasional series Mihi visits Te Pai o Hauraki, a Ngati Tamatera marae to speak to historian and kaikorero Larn Wilkinson. Audio
Fast-track projects: Govt told to strengthen ties with iwi
The government is being encouraged to engage with iwi to foster Māori economic development.
Concern over low percentage of Māori speaking te reo
However, there are now more te reo Māori speakers than ever before.
Fast Track nod for port expansion a Treaty breach - hapū
Northport's container terminal expansion is one of 149 projects the government has selected for fast tracking.
More than 200,000 people can hold conversation in Te Reo Maori
There are now more te reo Maori speakers than ever before. Data from the 2023 Census shows that more than 200 hundred thousand people - or 4.3 percent of Kiwis - can hold a conversation in te reo… Audio
Te Ururoa Flavell's journey with prostate cancer
The former co-leader of the Maori party is calling on Māori and Pacific men to get screened for prostate cancer. Audio
That Dark Alley
So, who's going to tell my story? Daniella dismisses all the other contenders and takes over the mic. Telling how she rocked up to the Maritime Boxing Gym - a male bastion in the late 90's - welcomed… Audio
David Seymour goes head-to-head with iwi leader in heated debate
The ACT leader and Ngāti Toa leader Helmut Modlik clashed on the place of Te Tiriti in modern Aotearoa. Audio
Stan Walker's 'priceless' taonga missing after festival
Rings, necklaces, whale bones, and greenstones were among the "priceless" taonga that went missing after Stan Walker's performance at Promiseland.
David Seymour debates Ngāti Toa leader Helmut Modlik on the place of Te Tiriti
The Act Party leader David Seymour has taken up the challenge from Ngāti Toa leader Helmut Modlik to debate the place of Te Tiriti in modern Aotearoa. Māori Issues reporter Pokere Paewai listened in.
…Government and iwi partner to build affordable homes
The 100 rentals will be built near Ngāruawāhia, with the government putting in $35 million.
Whakataukī of the Week with Peter Keegan
Dr Peter Keegan (Waikato-Maniapoto, Ngāti Porou) has self-published a book, Ko te Torotoro i te Whenua o Īnia, which explores his travels to India over the past 30 years. Audio
From gumboots to heels: The rise of a Māori pageant mum
When Vannessa Savage-Taranaki isn't eeling, diving, or running after her tamariki, she's bringing te ao Māori to the international pageant stage.
'Kia tapatahi!' - Songbook of classic waiata Māori launched
The book is aimed at making waiata Māori easily accessible all across the world.
Podcast Mapuna October 5 Ngahuia Te Awekotuku
Over the past 50 years Professor Ngahuia te Awekotuku has been one of the most influential Maori academics and writers. In 1981 she became the first Maori woman to receive a PHD from a New Zealand… Audio
Podcast Mapuna October 5 Ngahuia Te Awekotuku
Over the past 50 years Professor Ngahuia te Awekotuku has been one of the most influential Maori academics and writers. In 1981 she became the first Maori woman to receive a PHD from a New Zealand… Audio
Professor Ngāhuia te Awekōtuku
Over the past 50 years Emeritus Professor Ngāhuia te Awekōtuku has been one of the most influential Maori academics and writers. In 1981 she became the first Maori woman to receive a PHD from a New… Audio
Professor Ngahuia te Awekotuku
Over the past 50 years Emeritus Professor Ngahuia te Awekotuku has been one of the most influential Maori academics and writers. In 1981 she became the first Maori woman to receive a PHD from a New… Audio
