Te Ao Māori
Sotheby's auction of Aotearoa artefacts raises questions
The items include moa leg bones, a golden huia beak brooch, a kiwi skeleton, a taxidermied bird, and two Māori clubs.
Little progress on recommended Hawke's Bay Māori birthing unit
Setting a Māori birthing unit up was a key recommendation of a critical review into racial discrimination in the region's maternity services.
Sir Haare Williams: 'Being a teacher is the most noble career anyone can have'
Pioneer Māori broadcaster Dr Haare Williams has been appointed a knight for services to Māori, literature and education.
New Year Honours: New Zealanders recognised across fields from science to sport
Two of New Zealand's finest rowers, a Māori astronomer, and a much loved comedian are recipients of New Year honours announced today.
Six new knights and dames revealed
The health boss who led the country's pandemic response and an acting coach who has worked with some of the world's best are among recipients of the country's top honours.
The year in photos: From violent protests to joyous Matariki
One of the worst riots in New Zealand's history, the warmest wettest winter on record and the death of the Queen were among the year's most significant events.
How a Māori myth could teach people about seismic risks
A new exhibition will teach visitors to Blenheim over summer about the seismic environment the local iwi have lived in for hundreds of years.
Tears of joy, sadness, over 'groundbreaking' Waitangi Tribunal report
The report said the breaches caused "severe and lasting prejudice" for northern iwi.
Crown overstepped authority to govern Northern Māori in 19th century - Waitangi Tribunal
The Crown overstepped its authority to govern for Northern Māori throughout the 19th century, the Waitangi Tribunal has found, which led to an erosion of rangatiratanga that is widely felt today.
Bay of Plenty iwi puts in place climate change strategy for Maketū
An iwi in the Bay of Plenty has developed its own climate change strategy, and they want whānau to have a climate change kōrero this Christmas.
Toxic well underlines windmill plan fears in Taranaki
A contaminated well that can no longer supply a marae highlights the fears driving the latest court action against a wind-to-hydrogen plant.
Inspired by friend, Māori teen off to Harvard to study medicine
A student from Rotorua will become only the second Māori ever to study medicine at Harvard.
Hastings MP, mayor express concern over new remand facility
The local Labour MP and mayor in Hastings have expressed strong concerns to the government over the location of a new kind of remand facility proposed by iwi and police.
Taranaki kaimoana ban given legal teeth
The government has banned collection of kaimoana from 70 kilometres of the Taranaki coast, giving legal backing to a rāhui that hapū placed on the area in January.
Kaipara hikoi leader petitions Parliament for mandatory karakia
The organiser of this week's Kaipara karakia protest hikoi is petitioning Parliament to make the Māori tikanga feature mandatory for the more than 30 New Zealand councils with Māori electoral areas.
Hundreds gather 'all out of love for te reo Māori'
About 1000 rangatahi have descended on Taranaki and Whanganui for Te Wiki Hākinakina o Ngā Kura Kaupapa Māori, a celebration of sport and te reo Māori.
Several Treaty breaches by Crown on Kāpiti Coast - Waitangi Tribunal
The Waitangi Tribunal has found the Crown committed several treaty breaches on the Kāpiti Coast - including the origins of the town of Waikanae.
The 992 page report released just now is the latest… Audio
'They are confident in their Māoritanga': Students celebrate sport and te reo
Students from around Aotearoa are getting together for Wiki Hā, which combines sport with a chance to practise their te reo Māori.
Karakia protest: Kaipara mayor stands firm in wake of hikoi of hundreds
Craig Jepson was this afternoon unrepentant in the face of a 6000-signature petition calling for his resignation and a hikoi of more than 300 people through the streets of Dargaville.
Iwi leaders confront Kaipara mayor over karakia ban
Iwi leaders in Kaipara have confronted the mayor in a heated hui, accusing him of racism.
About 400 people gathered in Dargaville to protest against the Kaipara mayor this morning - followed by a… Audio