Nz On Air

Jessie Smith is the world junior BMX champion based in Cambridge, Waikato.  She aims to become the fastest Māori on a bike, a goal she is not that far from achieving.  Video

The latest survey of New Zealanders’ media habits shows more people are turning to offshore-owned online entertainment platforms while engagement with most local media has fallen. 

Meet the team behind He Kākano Ahau.

Kids are almost absent in our news and current affairs. This week a service that breaks the mould is back - offering news on topics chosen by local kids and - crucially - reported and produced by… Video, Audio

A science superhero with pink hair wages war on COVID-19 to convince an entire nation to lock down. Video

Watch Riqi Harawira's music video "Ruapekapeka," which uses footage from NZ Wars: The Stories of Ruapekapeka.

RNZ is delighted to announce that He Kākano Ahau is a joint Winner for Best Episodic/Recurrent Podcast at 2020 Voyager Media Awards.

Video documentary that tells the stories of three Māori Pioneers who went to battle in WWI, through the eyes of their descendants. Video

Meet the project leader of the hundred-man honour guard and some of the young men who walked in the footsteps of their tupuna.

NZ on Air is promising those who rely on it for funding that it will be responsive and innovative over the weeks and months to come, with COVID-19 seeing planned productions around the country… Audio

Kathryn talks to the outgoing head of New Zealand On Air, Jane Wrightson about her 12 years leading the allocation of around $100 million in funding to content creators across our screens and… Audio

A documentary series that tells the stories of white New Zealanders who are confronting our colonial past and present, 250 years after Cook’s arrival. Video

Government has poured millions into commemorating Cook’s arrival, but why are we doing this? Many Pākehā are unhappy with this celebration of colonisation and demand we start taking responsibility. Video

Until he became the mayor of New Plymouth., Andrew Judd had never been on a marae. Recognising his own racism set him on a course of actively campaigning for Māori representation. Video

Jen thought of her family as progressive until she learned their land was stolen from Māori, won by her great-great-grandfather in a running race. Video

Alex is a Pākehā who spends most of his time in Māori spaces. He is often faced with Pākehā paralysis, that fear of causing offence or getting it wrong. Video

Zeb and Ensai are young Pākehā who are becoming activists for Māori rights. "We need to be having a productive conversation about this instead of just talking about your feelings." Video

Author Juliet Batten believes that "when we're grounded in who we are, that's when we're better able to relate to those who are different from us." Video