Te Ao Māori

Women's health expert Professor Beverley Lawton says today marks a major win for wāhine in Aotearoa, with Pharmac confirming it is removing all funding restrictions from progesterone.

It's Māori Language Week, which means you've no doubt seen a plethora of social media posts celebrating te reo, and you may also have seen an increase in racist rhetoric in the comments section.

Analysis - As te reo Māori continues to expand, a conversation must be had around how the language should be used in a way that is culturally, spiritually and contextually appropriate, Carl Mika write…

Fifty years since the historic Te Petihana Reo Māori was delivered to Parliament, the Whakamāori team tell us what it would have said if it was delivered in the reo it was demanding recognition for.

This week marks 50 years since the Māori Language Petition was presented to Parliament. Jamie Tahana spoke to those who fought for change, and examines the moments leading to the movement, and what…

More than 61 percent of voters have said 'no' to Te Ūpokorehe being removed from the Whakatōhea Treaty settlement.

Te Taura Whiri I Te Reo Māori is calling for New Zealanders to share their stories of how they have battled for te reo Māori.

A rāhui placed along the entire northern coastline of the top of the South Island after significant weather events will be lifted from today.

Several Māori leaders paid tribute to Queen Elizabeth today, but many also acknowledged a complex array of feelings from tangata whenua.

A significant taiaha held in Tūhura Otago Museum has been returned to Ngāti Maniapoto ahead of the tribe's Treaty of Waitangi claim settlement by Parliament.

Social media platform Snapchat has removed a feature that allowed users to apply traditional Māori tattoos on their faces.

A new collaboration is helping Māori high school students learn about careers in health.

Epsom Girls' Grammar handled the discovery of human bones at the school from a place of ignorance, but hapū quickly moved to support staff, students and whānau involved, Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei says.

A Māori radio leader is applauding the government's move to prioritise Māori voices and perspectives in broadcasting.

The call has gone out for whānau to come home and celebrate the final Treaty of Waitangi iwi settlement in Taranaki.

Shane Jones joins Party People to discuss the latest poll results, the two biggest mayoral races, Oranga Tamariki, KiwiSaver and Tame Iti's latest work.

Having Māori at the decision-making table in Auckland Council is high on the agenda at tonight's Ngāti Whātua Ōrakei mayoral debate.

A proliferation of social media filters that allow users to project mataora, moko kauae and other taonga onto their faces has raised fresh concern about the protection of Māori identity and…