Te Ao Maori

Five thousand balls of wool and a "kaupapa of joy" have been woven together to create what might be the most heartwarming building in Aotearoa. Video, Audio

Living in the Kāpiti Coast town of Ōtaki, where he runs a gallery and shop with his wife Mia Brennan, Hohepa 'Hori' Thompson says his art and expressions are his way of “decolonising himself”, a… Audio

Mapuna producer Tama Muru meets London based Ngati Raukawa chef Matt Burgess for a korero and a mean kai. Audio

Te Hokinga Mai: The Return is an eight-part series addressing the urban drift of the last century when Maori were swept away from their kainga and into cities.  Audio

Genevieve Doube (Kai Tahu), is a Resource Management Planner and the Pou Whakawhanake within Te Ahi Tūtata, the Māori business team at Beca, one of Asia Pacific's largest independent… Audio

As one of few Māori-born biotech businesses in Aotearoa, Rua Bioscience in Tairāwhiti is the only New Zealand-based medicinal cannabis company with an explicit focus on delivering social impact. Last… Audio

A new way to tackle the disproportionate number of Māori experiencing meth-related harm in Aotearoa has been launched this week.

The University of Auckland is working in collaboration with iwi and… Audio

This week on Māpuna we speak to Piki Thomas, the newly appointed deputy chief executive for the kaupapa Māori and cultural communities branch of Fire and Emergency NZ. In his 35 years as a career… Audio

Up and coming Maori designer, Jade Kake, has been making waves in both the architectural and literary worlds. She's the director and founder of Matakohe Architecture and Urbanism, a kaupapa Maori… Audio

This week marks one year since new councils were sworn in after the 2022 local body elections.

Thirty-five of those councils featured Māori ward councillors - many for the first time.

One year on… Audio

A Māori birthing unit recommended for Hawke's Bay is languishing in a queue of work Te Whatu Ora has picked up after District Health Boards were folded into the entity.

A birthing unit was… Audio

The country's biggest primary school kapa haka competition, Te Mana Kuratahi, is underway in Whakatū, Nelson. It's the first time the event has been held in the South Island, bringing competitors from… Video, Audio

Auckland councillor Kerrin Leoni says it's been a blow for the city for her colleagues to have voted down the proposal for Māori seats.

The Whau ward councillor was one of the nine in favour of the… Audio

Te Pūtake o te Riri - the national day of commemoration of the New Zealand Wars takes place on Saturday.

But experts say the event is at risk of passing by unnoticed outside of Māori circles.

Pokere… Audio

Globetrotting Wellington chef Joe McLeod is no stranger to utilising Aotearoas backyard pantry in everyday cooking. He's dedicated his time to preserving this knowledge and also saving money when it… Audio

What can the story of kūmara cultivation teach us about Aotearoa New Zealand's early history? Professor Paora Tapsell is the co-founder of the website www.maorimaps.com and a leader at the Māori… Audio

Maungarongo (Ron) Te Kawa of Ngati Porou has arrived in Karasjok - the Norwegian Arctic circle. The contemporary takatāpui fabric artist is in the midst of a residency in Norway and was behind a… Audio

This week on Māpuna we speak to Tauranga community leader Charlie Rahiri as Tauranga Moana prepares to host Te Pūtake o te Riri, the national commemorations for the New Zealand Wars. This year is the… Audio