Te Ao Māori

Listen - Tūhoe artist and activist Tame Iti reflects on the production of the recently released film Muru and his I Will Not Speak Māori exhibition in an extensive interview with RNZ's Kim Hill. Audio

The Waitangi Tribunal has rejected a challenge from some Māori organisations about the role of iwi in resource management reforms, saying it found no breach of the Treaty of Waitangi.

Backing te reo Māori on a chocolate bar has resulted in some backlash for Green Party co-leader Marama Davidson - and prompted a reminder for other ministers about the rules.

Community leaders in Mt Maunganui are dismayed at the apparent racist vandalism of signs on the iconic mountain, Mauao.

A Lake Waikaremoana iwi has signed an agreement in principle to reach a treaty settlement with the Crown.

New Plymouth's fund to maintain Māori burial grounds is underspent for a second year and council officers say a multi-pronged approach is needed to fulfil its potential.

Whakatāne District Council has its first Māori ward councillor in Toni Boynton, who has been elected unopposed in the Kāpū Te Rangi Māori ward.

Nelson's two Māori Ward candidates have found their much lower election expenditure limit - when compared with other candidates - frustrating.

The government is investing $6.5 million into a programme set to enhance Māori employment outcomes in the research, science and innovation workforce.

The government has put the funds towards upgrading the country's last four remaining Māori boarding schools.

Te Arawa leader and long-time Māori education advocate, Sir Toby Curtis, has died aged 83. Audio

Many children have been let down by police responses to abuse in state care, says the police commissioner.

The region is set to have an extra councillor this coming term after two nominations for Marlborough's Māori ward came in at that last minute.

Māori nurses are calling for more Māori health workers amid growing staff shortages and burnout.

There is a sustained spike in youth crime but a youth development organisation says leaders are missing the mark on the issues faced by rangatahi.

West Coast landowners wrongly advised they had 'sites and areas of significance to Māori' on their properties will shortly get confirmation they are not affected.

Back in the early '80s, Patea Māori Club wanted a song to inspire their people, to tell their story and to bring some joy. Video, Audio