Shannon Haunui Thompson

More than 600 people have committed to speaking only in te reo Maori for either one full day, week, or the entire month in September; Te Puea Marae in South Auckland has begun discussions with the… Audio

Fenella Hake is lining up in the green and gold strip and singing Advance Australia Fair at the Women's Rugby World Cup, but she still calls New Zealand home. Audio

On Te Waonui....a new study shows young Maori living in poverty are struggling to see a bright future for themselves, Ngati Maniapoto have signed an Agreement in Principle with the Crown to settle… Audio

The Labour Party has a new leadership team and for the first time ever they have a Māori deputy leader, a tumultuous seven years in Ngāpuhi history draws to a close at the Waitangi Tribunal's… Audio

Hone Harawira says Kelvin Davis' promotion to Labour deputy leader boosts his campaign to win back the seat for the Mana Movement. He talks to Te Manu Korihi reporter Shannon Haunui Thompson. Audio

New Zealand First leader, Winston Peters has criticised Te Ururoa Flavell for using te reo Māori in parliament during question time; a new study has found positive health benefits for people over 60… Audio

One of New Zealand's leading secondary schools, Auckland Grammar, has a te reo Maori teacher since it was first established in 1869 and an emergency housing development is being built at Kokohinau… Audio

The trashing of a Maori language emersion school in Northland, Ngati Tuwharetoa signs its final treaty settlement weith the crown, and Mana Productions halts publication while reviewing the future of… Audio

Plans are underway to pardon the Tuhoe prophet, Rua Kenana who was found not guilty of sedition in 1916 but sentenced to prison for resisting arrest when troops stormed his Te Urewera settlement and… Audio

Te Reo is on the rise, with more families speaking it in the home. According to a new study has found the Maori language being passed on to a new generation has increased since it was last measured in… Audio

Maori and landowners north of Whangarei are denouncing plans by a luxury resort to take water from a local creek to irrigate its lawns; A social media star has been enlisted to get young Maori voters… Audio

The Maori economy is currently estimated to be worth $50 billion and according to one report it is only going to get bigger. A new report says Maori businesses are still largely concentrated in the… Audio

The marae at the centre of Labour's intern controversy is rejecting claims their accommodation is substandard, a new study is encouraging Maori immersion schools to start teaching their students… Audio

A bid to build a marae in Sydney has failed, about half of the young Maori children being admitted to hospital are returning within six months of being sent home and a flotilla has blocked ships from… Audio