Te Ao Māori

Thirteen Māori scholars are the recipients of the 2022 Ngarimu VC and 28th (Māori) Battalion Memorial Scholarships, awarded to exceptional Māori applicants.

Māori stroke patients were found to be 75 percent more likely to die within 12 months and those living outside urban centres experienced the worst outcomes overall, a new study shows.

A cousin of the man whose body was taken from Wellington to the north against his wife's wishes say they were doing what they thought was right and in accordance with their tikanga.

An employee at Havelock North McDonald's has been told by his manager to lessen his use of 'kia ora' at work, saying "some people might not like it".

A reduction in family violence deaths is being attributed to Māori organisations, but a report says government agencies need to do more.

The government has signed a partnership with Ngāti Kahungunu to help deliver 131 homes by investing more than $45.3 million.

New research suggests that mothers connected to te ao Māori are more likely to breastfeed their babies for the recommended six months.

Preparations have begun for Matariki celebrations around the country, with Auckland today announcing a schedule of more than 80 events across the region.

The late West Auckland leader Jack Taumaunu is being returned to his home marae in Tairāwhiti for burial this weekend.

The petition delivered by Te Pāti Māori calls to change the country's official name to Aotearoa, and begin a process to restore te reo Māori names for all towns, cities, and places by 2026.

An iwi health research institute is calling for rongoā Māori to take its "rightful place" in the way Aotearoa cares for people.

The first Matariki public holiday is less than a month away, and while excitement is building, some are nervous of how it will be marked.

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Disney classic The Lion King is getting a te reo Māori remake and it is set to be released in cinemas in June. Audio

Kiingitanga spokesman Ngira Simmonds has been appointed to the Pūhara Mana Tangata - the Ombudsman's Māori Advisory Panel.

The government needs to prioritise getting Māori into their own warm, dry, affordable homes as they continue to be disproportionately impacted by the housing crisis, a public health expert says.

But those behind a decades-long campaign say there is still a long way to go.

A hunt is on for new publishers for the 135-year-old New Zealand Medical Journal, with warnings it would be a big loss if it folded.

They held onto their land through war and confiscations or fought to get it back, but now they can't build on it. Ella Stewart finds out why.