Te Ao Māori
News and perspectives for and about tangata whenua in Aotearoa
Shane Jones hails roading upgrades to Treaty Grounds
The road works was completed thanks to $1.57 million from the Regional Infrastructure Fund and $400,000 from the Far North District Council.
Mavis Mullins - The Business Woman E5
Mavis Mullins is a high achiever, not only in the wool-handling industry where she is well known and respected, but also on the international business stage. The #32.5 million settlement she helped… Audio
National Iwi Chairs Forum backs court case challenging MACA amendments
Ngāti Manuhiri are set to take the government to the High Court over changes made to the act last year, which made it harder for Māori to win customary marine title.
Te Tii Marae welcomes manuhiri once again
The marae, commonly known as Te Tii, welcomed iwi from around the country in a pre-dawn pōwhiri today.
Waitangi Day commemorations in the Far North kick off this week
Waitangi Day commemorations in the Far North kick off this week, with thousands of people flocking to the small tourist town of Paihia. Waitangi National Trust chair Tania Simpson spoke to Corin Dann Audio
Chris McKenzie - The School Teacher E4
Chris McKenzie was a teacher when he morphed into the role of education manager at Raukawa Trust. The Trust asked him to represent them as a series of hui, kicking off the Central North Island… Audio
Kapa-Kingi hopes to be back in Te Pāti Māori after hearing
Mariameno Kapa-Kingi is also asking the court to require the party to conduct a "proper full and open and honest process" regarding its leadership through a special general meeting.
'For all New Zealanders': Celebrations getting underway at Waitangi
It's a packed schedule of festivities at both the upper treaty grounds and the newly refurbished Te Tiriti o Waitangi Marae.
Māori theatre company brings whānau voices of trauma and hope to the stage
For more than three decades, Aotearoa's longest surviving independent Māori theatre company has used storytelling to open kōrero about trauma, healing and hope in communities. Audio
Canterbury museum to mark 50 years hosting Waitangi Day commemorations
It is the South Island's biggest and longest-running commemoration of Waitangi Day, beginning in 1976.
Ella Henry - The Scholar E3
As a university student with a flash computer and monitor fighting to reclaim tribal land, Ella Henry naturally became 'Secretary of Everything'. Upon her mother's death, the respected scholar took up… Audio
Emotional day as Ngāti Hāua Treaty settlement becomes law
"I'm thrilled to bits, and I'm thinking of our tūpuna and all those who fought to get us here."
Mapuna podcast Jan 31 Bayden Barber
Bayden Barber was one of the iwi leaders who tried to foster peace between factions inside Te Pati Maori last November after two of its MPs were expelled. Bayden Barber talks about being the chair of… Audio
Ngati Kahungunu chair Bayden Barber
Bayden Barber was one of the iwi leaders who tried to foster peace between factions inside Te Pati Maori last November after two of its MPs were expelled. In the first new episode of Mapuna for 2026… Audio
Alex Nathan - The Artist E2
Alex Nathan spent 20 years leading the Te Roroa claim. The tiny, cash-strapped iwi were accused of arson, part of a widely publicised campaign to discredit the tribe and undermine the Waitangi… Audio
Prime Minister expected to return to Waitangi
Last year, Christopher Luxon opted to go to Canterbury instead, spending the 'political day' in Christchurch to announce a roading upgrade.
'It's not enough': Marae welcome funding boost but say more could be done
Marae are welcoming the governments funding boost as a "good start" for the marae communities who turn out time and time in the wake of severe weather events. Tauranga Moana...
Sir Tipene O'Regan - The Chairman E1
Sir Tipene O'Regan describes the fire-bombings of his marae in the mid '90s as the "cheerful actions of our fellow citizens." The Ngai Tahu negotiator looks back to when, amid a hostile media, the… Audio
'Overwhelming outpouring of grief': Iwi on deadly landslide
A hui will be held at a later date to discuss the future of Mauao and access to it.
What are iwi thoughts around future safety of Mauao
Former Mauao Trust member Buddy Mikaere talks about what happens next with the maunga in the wake of the killer slip Audio
