Te Ao Maori
Mata Season 2 | Episode 12: An Extended Interview with Tama Potaka
Minister for Māori Development Tama Potaka discusses the big challenges facing Māori and how the coalition government plans to address them. Video, Audio
Morgan Andrew King into semi finals of Lexus Song Quest
Maori bass baritone Morgan Andrew King is one of a handful of opera singers who will compete in the Lexus Song Quest in Wellington at the end of this month. He's currently studying a postgraduate… Audio
Aotea Energy's sustainable energy could go nationwide
Tama Toki is the founder of Aotea energy, which was recently awarded 50-thousand dollars to develop sustainable energy technology. The technology is especially aimed at his boyhood home, Great Barrier… Audio
Controversy over brewery naming beer "Kupe"
A Maori cultural advisor is gobsmacked an Upper Hutt brewery has called one of its beers, Kupe, saying it's highly offensive. Te Aro Brewing Company has just released a New Zealand IPA named after the… Audio
Anna Coddington: Retraining the voice after Long Covid
Anna Coddington has released a brand new, bilingual album called Te Whakamiha, released for Matariki and created with her longtime collaborators and band, The Appreciations. Anna is one of our most… Audio
Scholarship winners aim for Harvard & Yale
Luke Westrupp and Jared Lasike from Rotorua Boys High School -have both won Te Ara Kupe Beaton scholarships and have set their sights on attending universities such as Harvard and Yale in the US. Audio
Ni Dekkers Reihana to star in climate change drama
The play Scenes from the Climate Era by Australian playwright David Finnegan is being adapted for New Zealand audiences. It will have a cast of five, who will play 43 different characters from… Audio
Kaupapa Maori researcher and Hua Parekore Maori organic farmer Dr Jessica Hutchings
Matariki Heri Kai - the feast of Matariki. We've heard this referenced throughout the morning. Joining us now is Kaupapa Maori researcher, author, yoga teacher and Hua Parekore Maori organic farmer Dr… Audio
Hangi master Rewi Spraggon
This year Matariki heri kai - the feast of Matariki is being shared across the motu. Who better to guide us through preparing kai for Matariki than hangi master Rewi Spraggon who's been putting down… Audio
Rereata Makiha
While today marks the celebration of the Maori new year across the country, for many Maori on the West Coast, festivities have come and gone. All iwi celebrate the Maori New Year in June or July, but… Audio
Edward Ellison and Hana o'Reagan
Joining us now to reflect on this morning is Edward Ellison and Hana o'Reagan. Audio
Celestial navigator Jack Thatcher
We join celestial navigator Jack Thatcher who is at the top of Mauao. Audio
Yanika Reed
Growing up, Tauranga woman Yanika Reed felt disconnected from her Maori heritage and wasn't sure how to identify based on her lack of knowledge on her whakapapa. In the last month, the 28 year old… Audio
Maori architecture company TOA founder - Nicholas Dalton
An initiative to grow the number of Maori architects, designers and engineers will be launched next week by the Maori architecture company, TOA. On July the 4th TOA and the Whariki Maori Business… Audio
Winner of 'ICON Award' - Joanna Paul Robie
The 'NGA TOHU TOI Awards' hosted by Te Tuhi Mareikura Trust is a celebration for trailblazers in their field. Past winners include Puawai Cairns, Nigel Borrell, Betty Anne Monga and Bridget Reweti… Audio
Tumai Cassidy and Manuhaea O'Regan
We're joined on set now by two Ngai Tahu rangatahi who took part in the Hautapu ceremony. Audio
Auckland iwi Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei launch their new ceremonial waka
From the deep deep South we're now going to the Waitemataa. Auckland iwi Ngati Whatua Orakei launched their new ceremonial waka off the shores of Okahu Bay on Sunday, after more than 20 years without… Audio
Peter Gordon's Matariki menu
Kai is integral to the celebration of Matariki and one of Aotearoa's most famous chefs, Peter Gordon, has been preparing Matariki feasts for decades. In 2009 he was at Turangawaewae marae in… Audio
Hautapu ceremony at Treble Cone in the Southern Alps
We bring in the new year with a hautapu ceremony, especially crafted together by our host iwi, Kai Tahu, alongside Chief Advisor Maatauranga Matariki, Professor Rangi Maataamua. Audio
Matariki celebrations in Wānaka
The rising of the Matariki star cluster on the horizon heralds Te Matahi o te Tau, the Maori New Year, a time to remember those who have passed over the last year and plan for the one ahead. Tomorrow… Audio