Te Ao Maori

A Waitangi Tribunal inquiry into who has authority over how kaupapa Māori schools are run, is underway in Auckland. 

The urgent claim is brought by Te Rūnanga Nui, the body which oversees kura… Audio

Lady on the Rock is a bronze statue depicting one of the first women to arrive in the Bay of Plenty. Justine Murray visits WhakatÄne to learn about the town's history - and scores some delicious… Audio

An Auckland University research team has proven ancient Maori building techniques could withstand big earthquakes. The techniques, known as mimiro, involved the use of interlocking structural… Audio

Comedian Jamaine Ross says growing up 'I kind of got this self-loathing and laughter to stop from crying I just made jokes about it' as a way of dealing with it. He'll soon be appearing at the New… Audio

Jason Te Mete (Ngati Ranginui, Ngai Te Rangi) has been recovering from necrotising fasciitis, a rare flesh-eating bacterial infection that left him doubtful he could ever return to the stage. . Audio

Paeroa is world-famous in Aotearoa for its mineral water, but do you know the Coromandel town's longer name? Audio

One of the main advocates behind a proposal to restore the original Māori name to the Bay of Islands town of Russell is confident it has the support needed.

Submissions to restore the name Kororāreka… Audio

Ngapuhi is calling for a joint efforts to clean up Northland's biggest lake, Lake Omapere. Te Runanga-A-Iwi-O-Ngapuhi chairperson Wane Wharerau talks to Jesse about the scale of the problem and the… Audio

The Waitangi Tribunal will hear an urgent inquiry from the organisation which oversees Kura Kaupapa Māori later this month.

Te Runanga Nui's claim is against Crown practices which it argues continue… Audio

More than seven decades after her three brothers were murdered, Mihi Kui Edwards was to be reunited with her siblings.

She died, aged 89, in March 2021 and was to be buried with her slain siblings at… Video, Audio

Nau Mai Town is back with host Justine Murray to find out the stories and meaning of place names around Aotearoa. Audio

In episode one, we first meet the prominent Māori chief Te Whakatōhea Chief Mokomoko who dedicates his life to protecting the land and people of Bay of Plenty's Te Whakatōhea Iwi. Video

In episode two, we learn about Carl Völkner, the German-born missionary Mokomoko was wrongfully accused of murdering. Video

In episode three, Colonel George Grey's militia bombard Ōpōtiki, Chief Mokomoko surrenders and is then wrongfully executed for the crime. Video

In episode four, we look at the aftermath of his wrongful execution in 1866. Video