Te Ao Māori
News and perspectives for and about tangata whenua in Aotearoa
NZ's largest te reo Māori only netball event thriving
A kaupapa Māori netball tournament is committed to creating a space where te reo Māori is the norm - on and off the court.
Morning Report Essentials for Monday 19 May 2025
In today's episode, the Parliamentary debate of unprecedented suspensions handed down to three Te Pāti Māori MPs has the potential to bring the House to a grinding halt ahead of Thursday's Budget… Audio
Māori Queen visits Nelson for first time as monarch
The Māori queen Te Arikinui made her first official visit to Nelson at the weekend. Samantha Gee was there. Audio
Regional Wrap: The Kahu Collective weavers of New Brighton
Today we head to to Otautahi Christchurch and the seaside suburb of New Brighton east of the city. Joining us is a Kai Tahu, Ngati Maniapoto practitioner in rongoa and raranga (weaving) with the Kahu… Audio
Māori Wardens receive $1.5m funding boost
The extra funding would bring the volunteer organisation's total annual funding to $2.7m.
Jacqueline Paul: MIT & housing solutions for Maori
Mapuna visits Purangakura in Tamaki Makaurau. Its kaupapa centres around the 'transformative power of research that supports Maori communities in defining and achieving their aspirations.' Jacqueline… Audio
Te Pūtahitanga o Te Waipounamu farewells staff
An independent evaluation of the agency's direct social investment model hailed it as an 'outstanding exemplar of an organisation delivering public services that actually work'.
Wake-up call to MPs over building relationships after Treaty settlements
Public organisations are treating Treaty commitments like transactions, not relationships, the Auditor-General says.
Parliament passes Ngā Hapū o Ngāti Ranginui Claims Settlement Bill
The Bill apologises for confiscating land and conducting a scorched earth campaign against Tauranga tribes.
Return of the huia? Why Māori worldviews must be part of the ‘de-extinction’ debate
Colossal Biosciences successful resurrection of dire wolves raises a raft of ethical questions.
Mata Season 3 | Episode 9: Pay Equity Issue Will Not Go Away
E tū Union National Secretary Rachel Mackintosh discusses the government’s controversial Equal Pay Amendment Act that makes it harder for women-dominated workforces to achieve pay equity. Video, Audio
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.
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
