Te Ao Maori
Midday Report Essentials for Monday 11th August 2025
In today's episode, the first submissions have been heard by a People's Select Committee designed to challenge the government's rushed changes to the Equal Pay Amendment Act; A Northland cardiologist… Audio
Greens launch petition to restore Te Reo electorate names
The Green Party's Wellington MPs have launched a petition calling for Maori place names to be restored to the capital's electorates. Rongotai MP Julie Anne Genter spoke to Charlotte Cook. Audio
Lifting the tapu: Māori women who carve
It's commonly assumed that Māori women don't carve. Carving is a tapu occupation with its own tikanga and ritual. Women have often not been allowed to be present while a carver is working. It's a… Audio
Whatever happened to the bootleg? Visual and sound artist Abigail Aroha Jensen
A bootleg is something illegally made, copied or distributed. The term originated in the prohibition practice of hiding illicit liquor in your boot, next to your leg. But it's more familiar in recent… Audio
Mapuna Podcast August 9 Temuera Hall
Tahito is a world first indigenous ethical investment company which invests in Australasian companies through its fund, Te Tai o Rehua. It uses Maori values, especially around the environment, to… Audio
Restaurant serves a boil up for Wellington on a plate
Patrons at a restaurant in the heart of Wellington were served up the classic marae meal of boil up last night as part of the Wellington on a Plate festival. Pokere Paewai went along for a taste. Audio
National MPs want to vote for sanctions on Israel, Swarbrick claims
Greens co-leader Chlöe Swarbrick joins Mihingarangi for an unflinching conversation about the surge in homelessness and energy poverty, the escalating humanitarian crisis in Gaza, and electoral law… Video, Audio
Midday Report Essentials for Thursday 7th August 2025
In today's episode, Maori are being warned to be vigilant as online gambling sites use fake names and photos to lure people in; An emergency doctor says there will be serious consequences for patient… Audio
Online gambling sites using fake names and photos to lure people in
Māori are being warned to be vigilant as online gambling sites use fake names and photos to lure people in. Hāpai te Hauora chief operating officer Jason Alexander spoke to Charlotte Cook. Audio
One man play, 'Ration the Queen's Veges'
Actor Ngahiriwa Rauhina shapeshifts through a dozen different characters drawing from real voices collected by activist Te Wehi Ratana during his 48-hour stint in Rimutaka Prison in 2023. He was part… Audio
Motuhaketanga: Wāhine Māori, Incarceration
A new intimate two-part documentary delves into the transformative journeys of three wāhine Māori as they prepare to leave prison. Audio
Agreement between Taupō councillors and local iwi causes controversy
An agreement between Taupo councillors and local iwi Ngāti Tūwharetoa has caused controversy after one of the councillors called in lobby group Hobson Pledge to raise concerns with a wider audience… Audio
Five Marae in Tairāwhiti to be relocated
A major project to relocate five marae in Tairāwhiti is underway, after flooding from Cyclone Gabrielle forced them to move to safer ground. Hawke's Bay Tairāwhiti reporter Alexa Cook reports. Audio
Mapuna podcast July 26 Arapata Hakiwai
Dr Arapata Hakiwai is Kaihautu at Te Papa Tongarewa, Museum of New Zealand and he's been involved in the repatriation of Maori and Moriori taonga from Australia, the United States and the UK. He says… Audio
Hi Viz Manaaki: The story of our Maori Wardens
Maori Wardens have a long and proud history in Aotearoa providing advice, support and aroha to the communities they don't just serve - but help to build. Audio
Rotorua science fair celebrates Māori knowledge and science
Rotorua has been hosting the only science fair that celebrates the combination of Māori knowledge and science. Reporter Libby Kirkby-McLeod went to check it out. Audio
Mata with Mihingarangi Forbes season 3 Episode 14: Cheryl Waaka
Former Black Fern Cheryl Waaka represented Aotearoa New Zealand with pride… now she’s fighting stage four bowel cancer, which she believes could have been caught earlier. As the government walks back… Audio
Urban, Maori and disconnected - the Tamaki Makaurau by-election
Henare vs Kaipara: Legacy, loyalty and the fight for Maori representation in the Tamaki Makaurau by-election. Audio
The Stolen Children of Aotearoa: a chilling history uncovered
A new documentary looks into the systematic dehumanisation of children by the state.
Mapuna podcast July 19 Ella Henry
Earlier this month Ella Henry delivered her inaugural professorial address at AUT Business School. Her background includes time at poet James K Baxter's commune, Jerusalem, on the Whanganui River in… Audio