Te Ao Māori
News and perspectives for and about tangata whenua in Aotearoa
Mokotron on music's role in decolonisation
Mokotron is a Ngati Hine music producer based in Tamaki Auckland, who is part of a Maori electronic music scene that has become a creative force. The man behind Mokotron is Tiopira McDowell - by day a… Audio
Midday Report Essentials for Friday 6 December 2024
In today's episode, a large scrub fire in Canterbury has now doubled in size to nearly a thousand hectares, testing at a small free range chicken farm near Dunedin has not detected bird flu, Whakaata… Audio
A legacy in birth care
Jesse's first guest has lost count of the number of babies she's delivered. Audio
Whakaata Māori axes 27 jobs and daily news bulletin
Whakaata Māori, formerly Māori Television, has axed 27 jobs, and announced it will cancel its daily TV news bulletin Te Ao Māori News from next week Friday. Former Māori TV news boss and host of RNZ's… Audio
Midday Report Essentials for Thursday 5 December 2024
In today's episode, a scrub fire burning at Bridge Hill in Canterbury has grown to 140 hectares in size, with State Highway 73 now closed between Castle Hill and Arthur's Pass, Police are… Audio
Maori and rural children most at risk from appendicitis
New research has found Maori and rural children are at a significantly greater risk of developing severe paediatric appendicitis. Research lead Dr Brodie Elliot spoke to Tuwhenuaroa Natanahira. Audio
The real price of a Goldie
A portrait Ngati Manawa tohunga (or priest) Wharekauri Tahuna by Charles Fredrick Goldie has sold at auction for just over $3.75 million dollars. Audio
Overseas indigenous leaders visit NZ
As the Treaty Principles Bill sparks controversy across Aotearoa, overseas indigenous leaders have offered a picture of life beyond treaty-making. Maori news journalist Emma Andrews has the story. Audio
Whakataukī of the Week with Jackson Owens
Every Monday to start our week off on here Nights, we invite a guest on the show to share a whakataukī - a Māori proverb - that's meaningful to them. Audio
AJA releases long awaited album
After creating and collaborating musically for many years, award winning songwriter, producer and teacher, AJA (Ngati Raukawa, Ati Awa ki Whakarongotai, Ngati Toa Rangatira, Ngati Porou), has just… Audio
Podcast Mapuna Nov 30 Pounamu Aikman
Dr Pounamu Jade Aikman is one of a new wave of Maori thinkers and academics whose research includes policing, health, education and indigenous knowledge systems in Aotearoa and overseas. Next year… Audio
Pounamu: The legacy of the West Coast
Author Paul Madgwick explores the stories of Te Tai Poutini or the West Coast of the South Island, which are some of the oldest stories in Māori mythology. Audio, Gallery
Midday Report Essentials for Friday 29 November 2024
In today's episode, a report from the Waitangi Tribunal has found the coalition government's decision to disestablish the Maori Health Authority breached treaty principles, the Dental Association is… Audio
A commitment to non-violence 600 years strong
Nunuku's peace pact is a 600-year-old policy instituted by Moriori chief Nunuku-whenua. It still stands to this day, likely making it the world's longest standing peace covenant It's a commitment to… Audio
Arihiana Marino-Tauhinu
Former Black Fern Arihiana Marino-Tauhinu says it didn't phase her to be the first women on the team to wear Moko Kauae on the rugby field and says it's simply an expression of her culture. Audio
Carved pou lost in Cyclone Gabrielle returned to Marae
A carved pou from Tangoio Marae north of Napier has been found - almost two years after it was washed away during Cyclone Gabrielle. Ngāti Kahungunu Chair Bayden Barber spoke to Alexa Cook. Audio
Introducing: Te Oho Ake
A te reo Māori and English conversation series with some of today’s rising stars in sports, hauora and performing arts. Audio
Morning Report Essentials for Monday 25 November 2024
On today's episode, departing All Blacks halfback TJ Perenara included a message of support for Te Tiriti during the haka against Italy on Saturday, this year's UN climate negotiations have wrapped… Audio
TJ Perenara includes Te Tiriti message in final All Blacks haka
Departing All Blacks halfback TJ Perenara included a message of support for Te Tiriti during the haka against Italy on Saturday. Te Pāti Māori co-leader Debbie Ngarewa-Packer spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.
…Protest photographer records Hīkoi mō te Tiriti with his historic lens
For almost six decades photographer John Miller has been a protest photographer in Aotearoa New Zealand.
From his first photographs of an anti-Vietnam War protest on Auckland’s Albert Street as a… Audio
