Te Ao Māori
News and perspectives for and about tangata whenua in Aotearoa
Bumper year for toroa albatross chicks taking off
The breeding season has been the most successful on record for toroa, the northern royal albatross, at the Otago colony.
Designing spaces for parents and children: Raukura Turei and Elisapeta Heta
For their latest installation Elisapeta Heta and Raukura Turei have designed a space inspired by the special space Kohanga Reo plays in their lives. Audio
Taniwha: following the tails of our popular shapeshifting creatures
From the news headlines to carving, from poetry and film to waiata and whakatauki the taniwha is a pervasive yet mysterious figure in our culture. Audio
Moe mai rā, Bolger: MPs farewell the 'great helmsman'
On Thursday, Parliament's usual agenda was set aside, as MPs lamented the death of Jim Bolger, Prime Minister of New Zealand from 1990-97. Audio
Nail-biting win for Māori seats at Horizons Regional Council
Horizons Regional Council will keep its two Māori constituencies after special votes pushed a paper-thin margin to a comfortable majority.
The 21-year-old rangatahi who won a council seat
Keshaan Te Waaka will sit on the Tararua District Council for the next three years and is already looking ahead.
Tāme Iti - MANA
What is mana? Are you born with it, can you earn it and can you have it taken away? Rights activist Tāme Iti explores what mana really means in his memoir. Audio
Ngāti Toa Rangatira celebrates return of sacred maunga
Ngāti Toa Rangatira has bought back 53 hectares of land at Whitireia, 177 years after it was gifted to the Anglican Church.
Kupu Māori Writers Festival returns for 2025
The line-up of speakers at the festival includes Patricia Grace, J. P. Pomare, Monty Soutar and Hinemoa Elder among many others.
Te Pāti Māori on their plan to change the govt and steady their waka
In an extended interview, co-leaders Debbie Ngarewa-Packer and Rawiri Waititi discuss their plan to change the government, their priority policies, and how they will steady their waka after one of the… Video, Audio
Jim Bolger: The master of the 'smoke-filled room'
Analysis: The former prime minister was never afraid of expressing his opinion, even when facing brutal polling and stormy political seas, but he was skilled at picking his fights. Audio
'Essential integrity': Bolger believed in doing 'the right thing' by Māori
Jim Bolger often stood up to his own team when overseeing the fractious process that led to a Treaty settlement, a Ngāi Tahu leader says. Audio
NZer of the Year calls for free cervical cancer screening for all
Currently, the National Cervical Screening Programme, which includes self-testing, is the only national screening programme that is not free for all New Zealanders.
Kapa-Kingi has 'no regrets' about turning on Te Pāti Māori
The prominent activist says he knew he would be "dragged through the mud".
Rāwena Recipe - Bug, Bread, Beef Stew
The team translate a recipe that's close to many Māori kitchens: how to grow a rēwena bug, bake the bread, and top if off with a simple, hearty beef stew. Audio
What are the accusations against Eru Kapa-Kingi?
Documents released by Te Pāti Māori include accusations the MP's son unleashed a profane and threatening "tirade of abuse" at Parliamentary security.
'We really need Māori wards to ensure representation'
Two dozen districts have voted to scrap their Māori wards, while 18 voted to keep them.
Brownlee plans crackdown on Parliament's standards after maiden speech, haka
The Speaker suspended Parliament briefly last week after Oriini Kaipara's speech was followed by a waiata, then haka.
'Mean-spirited': Sykes joins calls to halt coastal rights law change
Veteran Māori lawyer Annette Sykes says the government has to stop a law making it harder to get customary marine title.
Victoria Police officer becomes first with moko kauae
Marlene Drummond is the first Victoria Police officer to wear moko kauae, visually representing who she is as a wāhine Māori of Ngāpuhi.
