Te Ao Maori
Māori media up in the air
A major review of Māori broadcasting has been announced by the government against a backdrop of growing problems. Jobs are set to go at Māori Television in what’s been billed as a “strategic refresh”…
Video, AudioTe Waonui for week ending Friday 2 November 2018
A formal complaint is made against the chief crown negotiator ---- A New Zealand ocean voyaging group returned home after a sail was delayed for weeks due to bad weather-- and we investigate why Maori… Audio
Is it time to properly pronounce Otago's Māori place names?
Many Māori place names in Otago - itself an Anglicised Te Reo name - have become lost in translation, and stayed that way for more than 150 years. Timothy Brown investigates whether it's time to right… Video, Audio
Kīwaha - Give it a go! Episode 7
Kīwaha/Give it a go! A chance to learn a few super simple sayings in te reo Māori that you can use in your everyday conversations. Audio
Harry, Meghan 'genuine' at Rotorua pōwhiri - interpreter
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have wrapped their four day tour of New Zealand. Yesterday was a jam-packed final day for the royal couple in Rotorua. Prince Harry and Megan Markle visited Te Papaiouru… Video, Audio
Crown plan for Ngāpuhi divisive - Waihoroi Shortland
The Ngāti Hine chair Waihoroi Shortland says the Crown is setting Ngāpuhi up for war - with its new mandate model. The representation plan drawn up by a Ngāpuhi working group, crown officials and… Audio
Headhunter: the story of Horatio Robley
Horatio Robley witnessed the most famous battle of the New Zealand Wars, he fathered a child with the daughter of a sworn enemy, his sketching helped end a war, his book helped save the art of Maori… Audio
Te Waonui for week ending Friday 26 October 2018
The Waitangi Tribunal is bearing the brunt of an inadequate funding system for Maori who want to challenge the Crown on national issues. A Maori law firm in Wellington is commiting to gender equality… Audio
Ngāpuhi vote soon on model for biggest ever treaty settlement
Ngāpuhi people will soon vote on a new negotiation model that could finally get the largest iwi settlement in history over the line.
Importance of culturally proficient teachers
How important is it to pronounce a student's name properly?. Dr Punita Rice is an education researcher and academic adviser with John Hopkins University in the US. She has very firm views on teachers… Audio
The history of Māori and visiting British royalty
It's Royal Tour season, and many New Zealanders are giddily anticipating the Duke and the arrival of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex. But what is the significance of a visit by the British royals for… Audio
Tini Molyneux: Leading from the front
Tini Molyneux (Ngai Tūhoe) was the face of Māori broadcasting for decades as a presenter on Te Karere, Marae and as One News Māori Affairs correspondent. She got her first job in TV after an editor… Audio
Galleries of Maoriland: a reciprocal relationship
Art historian Roger Blackley's new book Galleries of Maoriland offers a fresh perspective on the colonial art world. Former curator of Historical New Zealand Art at the Auckland Art Gallery Roger… Audio, Gallery
Sir Ngatata Love farewelled in private ceremony
Controversial Māori leader Sir Ngatata Love died last week surrounded by his loved ones at the age of 81. He was cremated in a private ceremony before many even knew he had passed away. Te Manu Korihi… Video, Audio
Māori leader Sir Ngātata Love dies, aged 81
The Wellington iwi leader Sir Ngātata Love has died, aged 81. He lead Te Puni Kōkiri, the Ministry of Māori Development, and was an Emeritus Professor at both Massey University and Victoria University… Audio
Dr Patu Hohepa and Edna Pahewa
This week Te Ahi Kaa talks about the past present and future of the Maori language with linguist Dr Patu Hohepa, and Edna Pahewa talks about the work of her mum, renowned weaver Emily Schuster and her… Audio
Te Ahi Kaa for week ending Friday 19 October 2018
Maori Media could be in for a major shake-up with the government undertaking its first review in 20 years ----- A number of hapu in the Far North reject a new proposal to negotiate Ngapuhi treaty… Audio
Kīwaha - Give it a go! Episode 6
Kiwaha/Give it a go! A chance to learn a few super simple sayings in te reo Maori that you can use in your everyday conversations. Produced by Shannon Haunui-Thompson and Guyon Espiner. Audio
Hip hop trailblazers, UHP enter Hall of Fame
For the last three decades Upper Hutt Possehave been using their music to challenge the status quo and fight for social justice. They first made waves in 1988 when they released Aotearoa's first real… Video, Audio
Ngapuhi hapu spurn proposed new mandate model
Resistance appears to be growing in the Far North to a new proposal to negotiate Ngapuhi treaty claims. The Treaty Negotiations Minister Andrew Little has been working for months to break through the… Audio
