Māori

Turia Schmidt-Peke, who is better known for her TV appearances in Shortland Street and Celebrity Treasure Island, took to the stage for Te Matatini festival which wrapped up on Saturday. Audio

"The misuse of haka to push colonial agendas is perversely ironic," says Eru Kapa-Kingi.

"There's a deep history between Māori and Pasifika people." Audio

A few months before his death, the Māori King stood with indigenous Pacific leaders, signing the He Whakaputanga Moana declaration, for whales to be given personhood. Audio

Māori and Pacific peoples are three to six times more likely to develop stomach cancer than New Zealanders with European ancestry. Claire Concannon visits a research team taking aim at this disparity.

Is the push-back against karakia out of order? A look at why some councils don't want it, and why they should use it. 

An increased appetite to learn Te reo Māori among different parts of the Parliament system means the work of the Māori Language Service is in demand more than ever.

European museums are stacked with cultural treasures taken from their former colonies. New thinking could change that.

The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week.

A University of Otago researcher says Māori and Pasifika patients are being failed by heart abnormality diagnoses that are not fit for purpose. Audio

Our almost 70-year-old adoption laws are under review and there are calls for changes to make it easier for adopted children to reconnect with their biological family.