Julian Wilcox

The Gut Cancer Foundation is calling for specific research to pinpoint and address the factors behind stubbornly high rates of stomach cancer in in Maori and Pasifika communities. The Cancer Control… Audio

Haare Williams was a teacher by trade who then became a recognizable voice in the days of the New Zealand Broadcasting Corporation. He was trained by one of the doyens of Maori broadcasting, Wiremu… Audio

Next month marks the 50th Anniversary of the presentation to Parliament of the Maori Language petition that called for the revitalisation of Te Reo Maori. Mere Boynton is the Director of Nga Toi Maori… Audio

On August 15 last year the Afghan capital, Kabul, again fell under Taliban control after the group's lightning fast campaign across the country following the withdrawal of American troops. Former… Audio

Chanel Clarke led the five-year Te Awe collections readiness project at Auckland War Memorial Museum which reorganised and improved the care of the 10,000-plus taonga in the Museum's care. This week… Audio

The Government has announced a new Tangata Whenua Ministerial Advisory Group to support the government's 25-year strategy to end family and sexual violence. Known as Te Aorerekura, the strategy was… Audio

Julian Wilcox and Rob Ruha, the Music Director of Te Matatini's 50th Anniversary waiata release project, introduce a selection of the songs. Audio

Julian Wilcox and Rob Ruha, the Music Director of Te Matatini's 50th Anniversary waiata release project, introduce a selection of the songs. Audio

After 18 months of preparation yesterday Matariki was launched as a public holiday for the first time. Mapuna's presenter Julian Wilcox and RNZ National's Maori News Director Mani Dunlop co-hosted… Audio

Julian Wilcox and Rob Ruha, the Music Director of Te Matatini's 50th Anniversary waiata release project, introduce a selection of the songs. Audio

The rhythms of the Maori lunar calendar have been influencing more than just holidays and dawn ceremonies. The school year is about to end for a Kura Kaupapa in the far north whose timetable is shaped… Audio

What is kaitiakitanga, guardianship, and how important is it in our communities? Xena Tautari is currently studying for her doctorate at Te Whare Wanganga o Awanuiarangi and says in the Hokianga… Audio

After the body of Tommy Murray was taken back to his home marae against his wife's wishes Mapuna takes a look at tono tupapaku. Retrieving a loved one back to their whanau at home to be buried… Audio

With the first celebration of Matariki as a public holiday just weeks away one of Aotearoa's most prominent writers, Witi Ihimaera, has written a new children's book about Matariki, Te Kokorangi, The… Audio

This week the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies hosted a summit in Queensland which was attended by a thousand delegates from across Australia including the new… Audio

Australia's new Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said recently "we will be advancing the need to have constitutional recognition of First Nations people, including a Voice to Parliament that is… Audio

The founder and CEO of Learn Maori Abroad, Amelia Butler, lives in Los Angeles and she also heads the performance group Nga Anahera Maori. Her online Te Reo Maori classes started in 2018 with ten… Audio