Te Ao Māori
NZ ranked last in OECD and EU countries for suicide rate
Rangatahi advocates and mental health workers are calling for urgent action to reduce New Zealand's alarmingly high suicide rates among Maori and Pasifika youth. A just-released UNICEF report ranked… Audio
Te Mātāwai announces new board appointees to lead te reo revitalisation
Kiri Tamihere-Waititi, Penetaui Kleskovic, Kiwa Hammond and Ruakiri Fairhall have been appointed to the board.
Councillor adamant Nelson well-placed to host Te Matatini
"It's not good enough to say that Te Tauihu can't host, because how we host is really up to us," Kahu PakiPaki says.
Waitangi Tribunal already doing what it's intended to do - Treaty law experts
A government review announced last week the Tribunal will be refocused back to its 'original intent', but Treaty law experts say it's already doing that.
Whakataukī of the Week with Emma Hislop
Award-winning author Emma Hislop (Kāti Māmoe, Waitaha, Kāi Tahu) joins Emile Donovan to share a whakataukī close to her heart. Audio
Te Matatini 2027 won't be held in Nelson, organisers looking for new host
The largest kapa haka competition in the world will not be hosted in Te Tauihu o te Waka-a-Māui / Nelson in 2027.
Council calls on Māori candidates to stand in local election
The Whanganui District Council is organising a candidate information evening with a Māori focus ahead of local body elections later this year.
Minister assures outcome of Waitangi Tribunal review won't be predetermined
"I am certainly not predetermined, and this government is not predetermined over this outcome," Tama Potaka told Saturday Morning. Audio
Mapuna interview with the late Maori art pioneer Fred Graham
This special episode of Mapuna pays tribute to a giant of contemporary Maori art - Fred Graham (Ngati Koroki Kahukura) - who died yesterday at the age of 96. But age did not dampen his creative spirit… Audio
'Original intent': Govt plans Waitangi Tribunal review
Act leader David Seymour says the tribunal has gone well beyond its brief.
The small regulatory shift that could have big impacts on mokopuna Māori
Teachers say removing requirements to recognise cultural identity in early childhood centres is recolonisation, and a backward step.
Whakataukī of the Week with Dame Hinewehi Mohi
For New Zealand Music Month, Emile Donovan speaks to legendary musician and producer Dame Hinewehi Mohi. Audio
Regulatory Standards Bill claim accepted for urgency by Waitangi Tribunal
The group behind last year's Hīkoi mō Te Tiriti has been granted an urgent hearing at the Waitangi Tribunal regarding the Regulatory Standards Bill.
Shane Jones to Māoridom: 'Meet me at the ballot box'
Shane Jones is back on the frontlines, taking the war on woke to the Waitakere Ranges and backing a bill that would define womanhood and manhood by biology. The NZ First deputy leader on… Video, Audio
Public sector risks more legal action over failure to fulfill Treaty settlements
Iwi and hapū are legally entitled to their Treaty Settlements, but a new report from the auditor general has found widespread breaches by the Crown .
First indigenous woman to study at Oxford receives posthumous degree after 100 years
Mākereti Papakura died in 1930, just weeks before she was due to present her thesis, almost 100 years later she will be awarded her degree.
Pharmac's move to drop Māori Directorate slammed by union as Treaty breach
A union says a Pharmac proposal to disestablish a specialist Māori advisory team is an abandonment of its commitment to Māori health.
Modern Maori Quartet's Anzac tribute
The Modern Maori Quartet - Maaka Pohatu, Francis Kora, Matariki Whatarau and James Tito - have performed in the US, UK, Singapore, Malaysia, China and South Korea. They've composed their own waiata… Audio
'The vibes are good': 'Vibrant' atmosphere for paddlers' national champs
More than 1000 people from 59 clubs all over the country have gathered in Porirua for the event.
Subdivision battle ends in victory for Whangārei hapū
A Whangārei hapū is celebrating the end of a controversial development on land they consider tapu, or sacred after the developer dropped their appeal.
