Te Ao Māori
News and perspectives for and about tangata whenua in Aotearoa
Alcohol-related suicides higher risk for Māori and Pacific women - study
Researchers are calling for more kaupapa Māori targeted public health interventions following the study's findings.
Midday Report Essentials for Friday 18 October 2024
In today's episode, Timaru Council has launched a taskforce to help affected workers find new jobs after Alliance Group today confirmed its Smithfield meatworks will close with a loss of 600 jobs; the… Audio
MPs consider request to halt tikanga law course
MPs are considering a senior lawyer's request that Parliament put a stop to compulsory tikanga Māori studies for law students.
Call for rethink on prosecutions welcomed in some quarters while government disputes need
A Māori barrister hopes new guidelines will make judges and lawyers think carefully about the factors that put people before the courts.
Corrections, Health NZ exempt from prosecution over prisoner's hunger strike
An inmate who has been on a politically motivated hunger strike for three months has refused all medical intervention.
'Blown away' by extreme need as families swamp free dental clinics
Hauora providers say the free clinics revealed the severity of dental health issues among Māori and the extreme need for access to treatment.
The reasons behind a hīkoi the length of the North Island
The protest march will leave Cape Reinga on 11 November, and arrive at Parliament on 19 November - one day after the Treaty Principles Bill is expected to be introduced.
Mata Season 2 | Episode 19: Mother of missing Marakopa children speaks to Mihingarangi Forbes in exclusive interview
The mother of the three missing Marokopa children tells Mata she believes a recent exchange between a pig hunter and her daughter was a cry for help. Video, Audio
Waitangi Tribunal's Veterans Inquiry reaches milestone
The latest claimant stage of the Waitangi Tribunal's Military Veterans Inquiry has drawn to a close in Whakatāne.
Māori-Samoan physiotherapist researching ways to better support Māori and Pasifika
Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in New Zealand, with Māori having a higher hospitalisation and mortality rate than non-Māori.
Maya Angelou's poetry translated into te reo
The African-American poet's experiences have a lot in common with those of many wāhine Māori, editor says.
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