Te Ao Māori
News and perspectives for and about tangata whenua in Aotearoa
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.
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
Puanga to take starring role at this year's Matariki celebrations
The theme of this year's Matariki holiday highlights the star Puanga or Rigel, which is observed in the astronomical traditions of many iwi.
The Sampler - Riki Pirihi & Abigail Aroha Jensen climb the stairs to heaven with LP Tūpiki
Maggie Tweedie reviews Riki Pirihi and Abigail Aroha Jensen release Tūpiki a spiritual and experimental album inspired by the journey Maui took to climb the 12 stairs of heaven, Te Ara Poutama. Audio
Director Ursula Grace Williams on the making of Marlon Williams: Ngā Ao E Rua - Two Worlds
Tony Stamp speaks with Ursula Grace Williams, the director of a new feature documentary called Marlon Williams: Ngā Ao E Rua - Two Worlds, about the making of his new te reo Maori album Te Whare… Audio
Wiremu Mato on his role at Ihi Aotearoa Sport New Zealand
Wiremu Mato is the first person to hold the role of Kaiwhatu Mana Orite at Ihi Aotearoa-Sport New Zealand which 'supports Māori wellbeing by improving participation and growing leadership through… 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
Marlon Williams charms in new documentary Ngā Ao E Rua - Two Worlds
The deeply private musician pulls back the curtain on his personal life in a moving new film that tells the story of his bid to reclaim his reo.
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 .
Iwi/ Crown relations on the line after scathing audit
Iwi and hapu are legally entitled to their Treaty Settlements, but a new report from the auditor general has found widespread breaches by the Crown. Audio
