Julian Wilcox

Musician Laughton Kora is the frontman for Black Comet whose sound is described as 'multi-dimensional galactic funk' They will be on stage at Wellington's CubaDupa Festival tonight. Audio

Professor Meihana Durie was recently appointed Te Toi Aronui at Te Wananga Aronui o Tamaki Makaurau - AUT, and last month he was appointed Tumuaki-chief executive of Te Wananga o Raukawa. Professor… Audio

Julian Wilcox hosts a special Mapuna from the Pukekura Bowl of Brooklands stage on the final day of Te Matatini. Audio

Professor Poia Rewi is the Tumu Whakarae-Chief Executive of Te Matawai the independent organisation established in 2016 with the mission to 'restore Maori as a nurturing first language within Maori… Audio

Last September marked 40 years since the Te Maori exhibition opened at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York and recently its Oceania galleries underwent a major renovation. They will reopen in… Audio

Black Ferns Sevens captain Sarah Hirini has just returned from Cape Town where she led her team to victory in a tournament there. It adds to a trophy cabinet that includes Olympic and Commonwealth… Audio

[picture id="4KFJWJGĀndrewĒrueti__ScaleMaxWidthWzY5MF0_jpg" crop="16x10" layout="full"] This week the Supreme Court allowed the Attorney General to appeal a judgment which made it easier for Maori to… Audio

In today's episode, a large scrub fire in Canterbury has now doubled in size to nearly a thousand hectares, testing at a small free range chicken farm near Dunedin has not detected bird flu, Whakaata… Audio

Whakaata Māori, formerly Māori Television, has axed 27 jobs, and announced it will cancel its daily TV news bulletin Te Ao Māori News from next week Friday. Former Māori TV news boss and host of RNZ's… Audio

Dr Pounamu Jade Aikman is one of a new wave of Maori thinkers and academics whose research includes policing, health, education and indigenous knowledge systems in Aotearoa and overseas. Next year… Audio

Ngati Toa rangatira Helmut Modlik and chief Kirk Francis from the Penobscot tribe in the north eastern United States discuss sovereignty, tribal economies and constitutional arrangements following an… Audio

This week Lady Tureiti Moxon received an honorary doctorate from Waikato University for her outstanding contribution to the health and well being of New Zealanders. She's also chair of the National… Audio

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

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

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

Portia Woodman-Wickliffe conquered every summit in rugby union and is about to continue her career in Japan. The olymic gold medallist and world cup winner traces her career from her early years in… Audio

As Maori Language Week draws to a close Mapuna hosts Anton Matthews at RNZ National's studios in Otautahi-Christchurch. He's the Director of Hustle group, a whanau owned business which operates a… Audio