Maori
Calls for open university entrance - lockdown highlights inequities in education
School is back today for one million students after nearly eight weeks at home, and new research shines reveals the impact of the lockdown particularly on Maori and Pasifika students. From Evaluation… Audio
Maori Show Bands
Years before New Zealand pop bands began trying to establish themselves in Britain and the US, the Maori showbands were ambassadors for the country's music. They travelled all around the world… Audio
Lachlan Paterson & Angela Wanhalla: Maori Home Front
Angela Wanhalla and Professor Lachy Paterson from the University of Otago are studying the often overlooked history of the impact of the Second World War on Maori society at home in New Zealand. With… Audio, Gallery
Concerns around Maori health
Dr Rhys Jones joins The Panel to talk about the concerns around Maori health during the pandemic. Audio
Bringing New Zealand's lost wonders back to life
Author Sarah Ell's new book Lost Wonders: Vanished Creatures of Aotearoa is an all-ages introduction to the vanished creatures of Aotearoa New Zealand, from the long extinct species to those now on… Audio
The Rest Is History: Māori In Manhattan
On 25th October 1909 a travelling performance group of Māori women took the stage at Carnegie Hall in Manhattan with Emmeline Pankhurst, the woman leading the militant wing of the British women's… Audio
Supporting whanau to get ahead: Helen Leahy
Kathryn meets the Chief Executive of the South Island Whanau Ora Commissioning agency, Te Putahitanga, Helen Leahy. She leads a team of 57 'navigators' all over the South Island - working with around… Audio
3MM: Tommy Kapai Wilson on Oranga Tamariki CEO Grainne Moss
Three Minutes Max on a Sunday morning, short, sharp opinions from New Zealanders about issues that concern them, and sometimes all of us. Here's Tommy Kapai Wilson on the unfair treatment of Oranga… Audio
Calling Home: Charles Olsen in Madrid
Having been enticed by a love of Spanish art and flamenco guitar, New Zealand artist and poet Charles Olsen arrived in Spain in 2003 with the intention of staying for a month. Seventeen years later… Audio
Waihoroi Shortland
Nau mai e taku manu Piki mai e taku manu He manu aha ka tau? Kuaka marangaranga ki te tahuna Korimako pai ki kootaatara Tiwaiwaka i kutia e te mate He kotuku rerenga tahi Nau mai i runga i te komuri… Audio
From 2022 New Zealand history will be taught in all schools
From 2022 New Zealand history will be taught in all schools and kura. History lessons are expected to include the arrival of Maori, early colonisation, the Treaty of Waitangi, immigration to New… Audio
Ihumatao Kaitiaki
The kaitiaki of Ihumatao have been protecting their whenua for over three years now and just over six months ago, they were issued with an eviction notice. The land is owned by Fletcher Enterprises… Audio
RNZ Pacific's Koro Vaka'uta
We've been discussing what Aotearoa may look like in twenty years time when we commemorate the 200th anniversary of the signing of Te Tiriti. Where do our Pasifika whanau weave into that fabric? Do… Audio
Te Ara Whiti Minister, Kelvin Davis
The Government's words at Waitangi on creating space to hold meaningful conversaions with Maori, and to encourage all New Zealanders to cross the bridge in to the Maori World, requires leadership in… Audio
Waitangi Day in the rohe: Tamaki Makarau
Youth Affairs reporter Katie Doyle is at Waitangi celebrations at Hoani Waititi in Manukau, South Auckland. Ngati Whatua are hosting an event at Okahu Bay in Orakei and there are also celebrations in… Audio
Maori disproportionately hit by climate change
Our panel looks at how Maori vulnerability and susceptibility to the effects of climate change can be mitigated, and what work is being done by Maori to make that happen. Mike Smith is spokesperson of… Audio
Where tangata whenua meets ethnic minorities
Anjum Rahman from the Islamic Women's Council on why increased engagement between ethnic and religious minorities and tangata whenua is important. As the demographics of NZ change, understanding the… Audio
How rangitahi see Aotearoa in 20 years
The year 2040 will mark 200 years since the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi. It might seem like a long way off, but many rangatahi are already looking ahead, campaigning for climate change… Audio
The political forum at Te Tii Marae
RNZ's Maori news director, Mani Dunlop has been listening to the the tutohetohe or debate held at the political forum tent at Te Tii Marae - also known as the lower marae. Audio