Te Ao Māori

Māori leaders have started addressing Government representatives at Waitangi.

There has been a huge show of unity from Māori at this year's Waitangi commemorations as iwi leaders from across the… Audio

The Government has been formally welcomed onto Waitangi. 

A stirring powhiri, welcoming Prime Minister Christopher Luxon, ACT leader David Seymour, and New Zealand First leader Winston Peters, along… Audio

Tama Iti is leading a white flag hikoi onto the treaty grounds.

RNZ's Tumu Māori, Māori director, Shannon Haunui spoke to Corin Dann. Audio

Opposition parties, and other iwi, were welcomed at Waitangi over the weekend.

Te Pāti Māori was welcomed separately to Labour and the Greens, saying it is joining forces with other mana motuhake-led… Audio

New Zealand First's deputy leader Shane Jones says his party's determined to rebuild the country's pride, resilience, service, and unity as we approach 2040, the bicentenary of the signing of Te… Audio

On Sunday afternoon the Kiingitanga led hundreds onto the Waitangi treaty grounds as part of this week's commemorations.

Travelling by the bus load they brought one strong message.

Pokere Paewai… Audio

Te Pāti Māori says it is standing in unity with other Māori against a so-called three-headed Taniwha of a coalition government.

The Crown is set to be welcomed onto the Treaty Grounds at Waitangi at… Audio

A leading Māori legal academic says the history of Te Tiriti o Waitangi needs to be better understood. 

Many letterboxes throughout the country received copies of Sir Apirana Ngata's explanation of… Audio

Māori leaders are promising a united front as they prepare to greet members of the coalition government at Waitangi Monday morning.

National, ACT and New Zealand First are set to arrive at the Treaty… Audio

The National-led coalition will be confronted by a united front of Māori at Waitangi on Monday.

The Crown is due to be welcomed onto the grounds on Monday at 11. 

Opposition parties, and other iwi… Audio

Local Government New Zealand is calling on the government to "play fair" on Māori wards and constituencies.

LGNZ believes the coalition government's proposal to re-establish referendums on Māori… Audio

Be warned. That's the advice coming from iwi leaders throughout the country as the coalition gathers in Waitangi on Monday.

The government met with iwi leaders last Friday at a closed meeting in… Audio

The coalition government can expect a fierce and united front when it arrives at the Waitangi Treaty Grounds Monday morning.

Crown-Māori relations have dominated the new government's term so far… Audio

That's the sound of the Kiingitanga with the Ratana band being welcomed by Ngapuhi at Waitangi yesterday. Kiingi Tuheita doesn't usually attend commemorations at Waitangi, but this year he wanted to… Audio

96-year-old Māori leader and academic Sir Hirini Moko Mead reflects on a life dedicated to strengthening his people and culture. (An extract from a conversation recorded for the podcast Indigenous… Video, Audio

Something of an all-round Renaissance man, Kiran Parbhu joins Susie to share some favourite songs. A fourth generation Kiwi of Indian ancestry, Kiran came to fame when Maori language advocate Matai… Audio, Gallery

Patricia Grace is one of Aotearoa's most celebrated Maori fiction authors. She won the New Zealand Book Award for Fiction for Potiki in 1987, and was longlisted for the Man Booker Prize in 2001 with… Audio

Iwi leaders have met with Government representatives wanting more clarity on how ACT's Treaty Principles Bill might progress through parliament.

The prime minister and other members of his cabinet… Audio

A Māori Affairs broadcaster is expecting tough talking at this year's Waitangi commemorations beginning today.

The occasion at the Treaty grounds continues throughout the weekend, culminating with… Audio

Top government ministers will sit down today with Māori leaders from nearly every corner of Aotearoa at the National Iwi Chairs Forum.

The forum is the pre-eminent grouping of indigenous leaders, who… Audio