Te Ao Māori
News and perspectives for and about tangata whenua in Aotearoa
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.
Morning Report Essentials for Thursday 15 May 2025
In today's episode, the co-leaders of Te Pāti Māori face a three-week suspension from Parliament after the Privileges Committee deemed a haka performed in the house could have been intimidating to… Audio
Waitangi Tribunal hearing looks into ACT's Regulatory Standards Bill
Critics have told the Waitangi Tribunal that the ACT Party's Regulatory Standards Bill is, in fact, an anti-Treaty Bill. Māori News Journalist Pokere Paewai reports. Audio
Lawyers present evidence in Regulatory Standards bill hearing
Claimants in an urgent Waitangi Tribunal hearing say the ACT Party's Regulatory Standards Bill is a more aggressive and stealthier version of the Treaty Principles Bill. Their lawyers presented… Audio
Midday Report Essentials for Wednesday 14 May 2025
In today's episode, the Waitangi Tribunal is hearing submissions from claimants concerned about the effect the Regulatory Standards Bill will have on the Treaty of Waitangi, The Foreign Affairs… Audio
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 hearing submissions on Regulatory Standards Bill
The Waitangi Tribunal is hearing submissions from claimants concerned about the effect the Regulatory Standards Bill will have on the Treaty of Waitangi. Māori news journalist Tuwhenuaroa Natanahira… Audio
Wellington's Kia Mau Festival celebrating 10 years
Executive Director Miria George describes the Kia Mau Festival, from 30 May to 14 June in Wellington as "medicine for the soul", she gives Melissa Chan-Green the highlights. Audio
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.
Midday Report Essentials for Tuesday 13 May 2025
In today's episode, RNZ understands pornography found on the work computer of former deputy commissioner of police, Jevon McSkimming, is being investigated as alleged objectionable material, New… Audio
Te Matatini 2027 won't be hosted in Nelson
The community in Te Tauihu o te Waka-a-Māui/Nelson is feeling gutted by the decision by Te Matatini not to host the next kapa haka festival in the region. Nelson Māori ward councillor Kahu PakiPaki… Audio
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
The Waitangi Tribunal review
The government says it will launch a review into the Waitangi Tribunal to refocus the "scope, purpose and nature" of the Tribunal's inquiries back to its "original intent". Audio
'Original intent': Govt plans Waitangi Tribunal review
Act leader David Seymour says the tribunal has gone well beyond its brief.
Govt to remove Maori acknowledgment from ECE centres
The government plans to remove the legal requirement for the early learning sector to acknowledge Maori as tangata whenua, support children's cultural confidence, and teach about Te Tiriti o Waitangi… Audio
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.