Te Ao Māori

Two repatriations earlier this week marked a signifcant milestone for the Moriori community, and was marked with a special pōwhiri and ceremony at Te Papa.

A report shows Māori tourism contributed $1.2b to the NZ economy in 2023.

Away from the tense scenes on the paepae, under a closely guarded canvas tent, te iwi Māori do the real work of Waitangi: talking. We were invited inside to listen.

However, the minister behind the bill defends it as the "best possible use of Parliament's funding".

Hekia Parata has told a select committee the bill is "unnecessary" and a waste of resources and tolerance.

Te Matatini o Te Kāhui Maunga kicks off in two weeks and will pull together Aotearoa's finest haka rōpu for the week-long festival.

The te reo Māori version of Dreamworks classic animation Shrek will premiere among the 86 films screening at Māoriland Film Festival.

The findings were due to be released last week but were delayed - with the Public Service Commission saying the findings required more time.

"The story of Pukerangiora will now be heard from our Pukerangiora uri," hapū chairperson Nardia Lichtwark said.

Huata was a champion of Māori music and te reo, and released much of her music in her mother tongue.

A woman successfully appealed an MSD decision refusing to cover food costs for her husband's tangi in a funeral grant.

Taranaki iwi harvested two tonnes of potatoes to koha groups staying at local marae for the national kapa haka festival at the end of the month.

There are almost 500 people named, from the general public to former MPs, academics and Māori leaders.

Politicians from the coalition government received a frosty reception at Waitangi this year, but Māori Development Minister Tama Potaka says the pōwhiri that received so much attention was just one… Audio

Waka hit the water at the Treaty Grounds, while the PM was welcomed onto Ōnuku Marae in Akaroa and the Waitangi Hikoi made themselves known.

Dame Iritana Tāwhiwhirangi, a founder and champion of the kōhanga reo movement, is to be laid to rest this morning at Rāhui marae in Tikitiki near East Cape.

From Tangata Whenua to Tangata Tiriti, from seasoned attendees to first-time visitors at Waitangi, their visions for Aotearoa share a common theme - kotahitanga.

Thousands of people gathered at Parrs Park in West Auckland to celebrate Waitangi Day.

From the dawn ceremony to the numerous local performances and powerful words, Waitangi Day 2025 was one to remember, but a highlight would have to be the record turn-out of waka.

Ngāi Tahu's Treaty settlement has allowed them to become a driving force in the country's economy, the PM says.