Stories by Pokere Paewai

A group of Hawke's Bay hapū are calling for the knowledge of Māori communities to be at the forefront of emergency management plans.

Hundreds of marae around the country face potential exposure to floods, landslides and other natural hazards, but new research aims to bolster marae resilience in the face of climate change.

Ngāi Tahu are weaving mātauranga Māori and their own creation stories with scientific knowledge to help boost earthquake preparedness. Video

Fifteen years after its launch, the annual indigenous triathlon, IronMāori, is entering a new stage as its founders step aside.

'People want to see worlds they haven't experienced before,' organisers say as they get ready for 168 feature films, documentaries and short films

Kura Kaupapa Māori have marked an important milestone as Te Rūnanga Nui, the body overseeing Kura Kaupapa celebrates its 30th anniversary.

A new book launched by Te Papa is showcasing the history of the New Zealand Wars through 500 taonga from the museum's collection.

One of the few Māori working in the tech industry believes tangata whenua could help fill a staffing gap in Aotearoa and boost tech exports overseas.

A new book by an AUT health professor, A Litany of Sound Revisited, outlines the roots of family and sexual violence among Māori.

"Their website was very sophisticated, very polished," says one of the designers affected.

Demand for Kura Reo and te reo Māori is growing and many non-Māori are lending their voices to the revitalisation of te reo.

Tylah Farani-Watene is one of just 32 inaugural Global Citizen Youth Leaders Award recipients from the Asia-Pacific region.

The government should be focusing on the causes high poverty among tamariki rather than dismantling the work of past Māori leaders, an academic says.

Demand for Kura Reo - intensive, week-long, full immersion reo courses - has soared and securing a spot can be as tough as any concert, with some selling out in minutes.

Three Māori researchers are receiving funding for their research into improving cancer care and addressing health inequities which see cancer disproportionately affect Māori.

Tens of thousands of people walked in the footprints of those who first signed Te Tiriti o Waitangi at the sun-drenched treaty grounds today, but there was one clear message coming through - Toitū te…

It was a united front at Waitangi on Monday as the government's proposed Treaty Principles Bill was challenged.

Tame Iti made a splash at the Waitangi Treaty Grounds in a display that was part pōwhiri, part art piece.

The government has been warned to "be careful" with its policies affecting Māori at the National Iwi Chairs Forum (NICF) today.

The Minister for Māori-Crown Relations was told to stop making jokes about Seymour at the National Iwi Chairs Forum.

The forum will host 74 iwi ahead of Waitangi Day, and they will be considering "how we deal with the new coalition government".

Larger numbers are expected to attend celebrations, to continue talks which began last week,

Rangatahi Māori are being encouraged to join the national hui at Turangawaewae Marae to make their voices heard.

A Māori-owned bakery in Wellington is bringing pretzels, rēwena bread and manaakitanga to its new store in the eastern suburbs.

Te Matahiapo Safari Hynes wants to create new online resources that inspire and inform.