Julian Wilcox
Dr Tom Roa explains the renaming of Waikato railway
A ceremony was held in the Waikato today to commemorate the renaming of a 112-kilometre section of the main trunk railway line between Taumarunui and Te Awamutu. It will now be called to Te Ara o… Audio
Ngapaki Moetara brings Witi Ihimaera's writing to the stage
Witi's Wahine is based on the writing of Witi Ihimaera funneled through the creative lens of the late Nancy Brunning. Brunning, who died in 2019, crafted a play which drew inspiration from wahine toa… Audio
Henare Kingi: Iconic Maori broadcaster
Henare Kingi (Ngapuhi) spent 25 years as an announcer at Wellington's Te Upoko o Te Ika, the first Maori radio station, from its founding days in the early 1980s. Over those decades, he became a… Audio
Liana Poutu: Taranaki Mounga
The deed of settlement for Taranaki Mounga was signed on Friday, setting out redress for the confiscation of the sacred mountain. Co-governance of the 30,000 hectare park will, according to Taranaki… Audio
Ta Pou Temara on Tuhoe's role in the Battle of Orakau
Today on Mapuna we revisit the Battle of Orakau in the Waikato in 1864. More than 1400 British troops laid siege to the fortified pa at Orakau defended by a few hundred Maori. At one point the… Audio
Julian Wilcox: live from Te Matatini
It's finals day at Eden Park. Over the last three days, 45 of the country's top kapa haka ropu have been performing. Now the twelve finalists battle it out. Audio
Final heats underway at Te Matatini
It's the final day of heats at Te Matatini Herenga Waka Herenga Tangata, at Nga Ana Wai Eden Park in Auckland.
The competition is really heating up, despite the persistent rain.
The die hards are… Audio
Annette Sykes on 'futures that we have never imagined'
Lawyer Annette Sykes says the next generation will be innovative and take Aotearoa 'into futures that we have never imagined. She also traces her own role in Maori activism and the law dating back to… Audio
Piripi Curtis on the legacy of his father Ta Toby Curtis
Prominent Maori educator Ta Toby Curtis died last August and his son Piripi joins Julian Wilcox to discuss his father's legacy and just released memoir which lays out a vision for a more equitable… Audio
What might NZ constitution based on the treaty look like?
A major constitutional korero was held in Auckland over three days this week. Among the speakers was Supreme Court Justice Sir Joe Williams and a host of speakers from around the world including North… Audio
Steve Saunders: 'Culture eats strategy any day of the week'
Why are American food producers choosing to work with a robotics company based in Tauranga? Partly because of a strong company culture founded in Māori values like manakitanga [hospitality] and… Audio
Ta Tipene O'Regan on monarchy, identity & Aotearoa New Zealand
Mapuna is in Otautahi-Christchurch to meet Ta Tipene O'Regan, who was named New Zealander of the year for 2022. As a leader of Ngai Tahu, he was crucial in securing the iwi's treaty settlement in the… Audio
30th anniversary of the Sealords Deal
This week was 30 years since the signing of the Maori Fisheries Settlement. In this special episode of Mapuna we reflect on three decades since that signing on the 23rd of September 1992. Audio
Campaign targets high stomach cancer rates
The Gut Cancer Foundation is calling for specific research to pinpoint and address the factors behind stubbornly high rates of stomach cancer in in Maori and Pasifika communities. The Cancer Control… Audio
Veteran Maori broadcaster, artist and teacher Haare Williams
Haare Williams was a teacher by trade who then became a recognizable voice in the days of the New Zealand Broadcasting Corporation. He was trained by one of the doyens of Maori broadcasting, Wiremu… Audio
Festival to mark 50th anniversary of Maori language petition
Next month marks the 50th Anniversary of the presentation to Parliament of the Maori Language petition that called for the revitalisation of Te Reo Maori. Mere Boynton is the Director of Nga Toi Maori… Audio
Former Afghan MP Fawzia Koofi on a year since Kabul fell
On August 15 last year the Afghan capital, Kabul, again fell under Taliban control after the group's lightning fast campaign across the country following the withdrawal of American troops. Former… Audio
Te Matatini 50
Julian Wilcox and Rob Ruha present a selection of waiata, both archival and newly recorded, in celebration of 50 years of kapa haka competition at Te Matatini. Audio
Awards recognition for kaitiaki of thousands of taonga
Chanel Clarke led the five-year Te Awe collections readiness project at Auckland War Memorial Museum which reorganised and improved the care of the 10,000-plus taonga in the Museum's care. This week… Audio
Tangata Whenua Advisory group to combat family & sexual
The Government has announced a new Tangata Whenua Ministerial Advisory Group to support the government's 25-year strategy to end family and sexual violence. Known as Te Aorerekura, the strategy was… Audio
