Te Ao Maori
Honouring Māori Artists: Maureen Lander and Lewis Gardiner
Te Ahi Kaa is in Rotorua at the Te Waka Toi Awards, hosted by Creative New Zealand. The annual event honours the achievements of Maori artists who have a made a significant contribution to their… Audio
Te Waonui for week ending Friday 6 December 2019
Ngāpuhi leaders are doubtful the Crown's renewed effort to get its treaty settlement back on track will work, A Māori-led protest group in Kaikōura is threatening to occupy land to stop a walking and… Audio
Ngāpuhi leaders furious at few days' notice before Crown hui
Many Ngāpuhi leaders are doubtful the Crown's renewed effort to get its Treaty settlement back on track will work, and are furious they've been given just days notice before an open hui about a way… Video, Audio
Report finds role agencies play in entrapping Māori women
New research into family violence has found that agencies and services designed to help Māori women in unsafe relationships often contribute to their entrapment. The 88 page report, found that… Audio
Ōtaki wānanga recieves one-off $10 million grant
An Ōtaki-based wānanga has received a one-off $10 million grant to reset its relationship with the Crown, and address research funding deficits.
Te Wānanga o Raukawa argued in its Waitangi Tribunal… Audio
Back to the drawing board for Ngāpuhi treaty claims
It's back to the drawing board for the country's biggest iwi with the Government announcing what it calls a "new opportunity" for Ngāpuhi to negotiate its Treaty claims.
For the past decade Maori in… Audio
Fake pōwhiri an 'insult'
There's been outrage and calls of racism after a cruise ship guests were given a fake Pōwhiri by non-Māori men at port of Tauranga. Audio
Taranaki Maunga officially loses the name Mt Egmont
One of New Zealand's most recognisable maunga is officially set to be known solely by its Maori name.
Nga Iwi o Taranaki and the crown have reached an agreement for Taranaki Maunga to be used… Audio
Iwi angered by cruise ship company's 'pantomine powhiri'
Iwi have accused a cruise ship company of staging a "pantomime powhiri" for its passengers as they landed in Tauranga.
Footage of shirtless non-Maori staff of the ship with fake moko drawn on their… Audio
Cruise company sorry after non-Māori staff wear fake moko, perform pōwhiri
A cruise ship company has apologised to Bay of Plenty iwi and members of the public after their non-Māori staff donned fake moko and performed a pōwhiri for tourists.
Photos of the incident were… Video, Audio
Protestors threaten to block Kaikōura cycleway construction
A Māori-led protest group in Kaikōura is threatening to occupy land to stop a walking and cycling path being built on burial sites at Mangamaunu despite assurances the developers are looking for… Audio
Mr G debuts exhibition dedicated to Island life.
Graham Hoete also known as the artist "Mr G", is well known for his large scale murals, one that grabbed worldwide attention was of the late artist Prince, MR G painted the late singer in Sydney and… Audio
Te Waonui for week ending Friday 29 November 2019
The dispute over the felling of trees on Owairaka Maunga reaches boiling point at a public hui in Auckland, a special character school in Christchurch is backing its unique kaupapa-Maori learning… Audio
Tuia 250 voyage expected in Wellington
The Tuia 250 Voyage flotilla will arrive in the capital this afternoon, performing a sail-by around Wellington Harbour between one and three o'clock.
The commemorative voyage has been travelling… Audio
Maori Council faces questions over relevance
The Māori Council has advocated for the rights of Māori for more than 50 years, but it's now facing tough questions about its role and relevance today.
It was created under the Māori Community… Audio
Ihumātao protesters still not sure about future of land
Protesters occupying Ihumātao are still in the dark about the future of the whenua despite Fletcher Building saying a solution is expected soon.
At the annual meeting yesterday, chair Bruce Hassall… Audio
Protestors curse mana whenua at Owairaka hui
Protesters at a public hui in Auckland cursed mana whenua of the ancestral maunga, Ōwairaka, Mt Albert, telling them they were colonisers and questioning their whakapapa.
The hui was called by Tūpuna… Audio
Urenui mudflats maybe contaminated with human waste
It's about as 'Kiwi' as jandals & pavlova - summer days with kids sliding belly first through piles of mud at the Urenui flats in Taranaki.
But a local school conservation project has discovered… Audio
Ihumātao: Fletcher signals resolution imminent in land dispute
Fletcher Building is signalling a resolution over the Ihumātao land dispute is imminent, but won't be drawn on who it could sell the land to or for how much.
Fletcher fronted several hundred of its… Audio