Maori
Getting indigenous - and important - stories on stage
Four Maori playwrights are making the most of a new opportunity to workshop and hone their scripts. They've been picked for a new developmental programme at Auckland's Te Pou Theatre - based on an… Audio
Fa'alavelave and the burden of debt
It’s Money Week and the Commission for Financial Capability wants to start tough discussions about debt in some of our most vulnerable communities – particularly Pacific communities. Video, Audio
Fighting for families and the Greens' secondary explosive device
In our second Caucus meeting, we talk about Barry Coates being "nuanced when he should have been unequivocal" on coalition agreements, as well as the battle over National and Labour's families… Audio
Coalition building and bashing
In the first episode of Caucus, the team discuss who's making nice with whom, the return of Shane Jones, a Greens apology, Todd Barclay implications and Māori Party-Labour fisticuffs. Video, Audio
Flying Solo - a cop and a solo dad, Henare's story
In episode four of Flying Solo, Lynda Chanwai-Earle meets a Wellington police constable who has been a solo dad full-time since his son was five. Audio, Gallery
Andrew Little dismisses 'treachery' against Maori claim
Andrew Little dismisses claims from Maori Party president Tukoroirangi Morgan that the Labour party has a 'history of treachery against Maori'. Audio
Maori Party targets seats with large Pacific communities
Up to nine candidates from the One Pacific movement will stand for the Maori Party in general seats, mainly in Auckland. The President of the Maori Party, Tukoroirangi Morgan, says it will strengthen… Audio
Tina Makereti: Black Marks on the White Page
Writer Tina Makereti outlines Black Marks on the White Page - a new collection of Māori and Pacific writing she co-edited with Witi Ihimaera. Audio
'Better received, better treated and a better understanding of Māori'
Voices - What would immigration in New Zealand look like if Māori were more involved in the process? Bridget Mills investigates. Audio
'Better received, better treated and a better understanding of Māori'
Voices - What would immigration in New Zealand look like if Māori were more involved in the process? Bridget Mills investigates.
AudioClaims that NZ govt fails vulnerable Maori and Pasifika
A former mental health worker says the New Zealand government has failed to address the needs of vulnerable Maori and Pasifika peoples. Audio
Flying Solo - Grandmother Jo's story
Flying Solo; true stories of what it takes to raise children on your own in NZ. In the first episode, we meet Jo Whiu, a grandmother to seven young mokopuna. Daughter Lisa is a recovering P addict and… Audio, Gallery
Pasifika achievement boosted in NZ schools
Embracing cultural diversity has been key in lifting achievement rates for Maori and Pasifika students at one of New Zealand's most ethnically diverse schools. Audio
Significant bronze Maori storehouse destined for UN
The gift of a massive bronze Maori storehouse from New Zealand to the United Nations is one step closer after being unveiled at Te Puia earlier this week. At almost four metres high and weighing… Audio, Gallery
Insight: Is Taranaki Coming to Terms with Its Colonial Past?
Robin Martin explores if tensions over Taranaki's history are on the way to being resolved. Audio
Devoy suggests Maori more likely to be put into state care
The Race Relations Commissioner Dame Susan Devoy says an inquiry is needed to determine if the selection of children going into state care was racist Dame Susan says children were more likely to be… Audio
Nelson Maori win landmark Supreme Court land case
In what's being called a landmark ruling, the Supreme Court has ruled the Government is obliged to honour a land deal struck in 1839 between the New Zealand Company and Maori in Nelson, Motueka and… Audio
Maria Bargh and Morgan Godfery - Maori politics
With the Mana and Maori parties announcing an electoral alliance in the upcoming general election, Maori politics have become much more unpredictable. Dr Maria Bargh, tumuaki of Victoria University's… Audio
Gibbes to coach Ulster
The former New Zealand Maori captain Jono Gibbes is to become the head coach of Irish rugby side Ulster on a two-year deal.
Kerensa Johnston: Running the Wakatū empire
Kerensa Johnston is CEO of the Wakatū Incorporation, which has 4,000 shareholders descending from the original Māori landowners of the Nelson, Tasman and Golden Bay Regions. Audio