Te Ao Maori
Carved panels journey to New York, Geneva and London
The story begins in the early 1800s in Peropero swamp, just north of Waitara. Taranaki was teetering on the edge of what would be almost a century of war, and Te Atiawa hapu moved quickly to dismantle… Audio
LDR Taranaki: impact of Maori wards in local elections
Time now to go to Taranaki for the latest from our local democracy reporter Craig Ashworth. Audio
Māori wards did not inspire voters: What next to boost democracy?
Māori wards have been only half successful in Taranaki, with voter turnout for the new wards a third lower than overall turnout across the region.
Health inequities: Rōpū claimants meet on underfunding grievances with Crown
Rōpū claimants who have been fighting for the past 17 years in the long-running Waitangi Tribunal Hauora inquiry are a step closer to closing the final chapter on underfunding grievances with the…
Karl Johnstone: protecting and fostering at-risk whakairo
Te Wananga Whakairo o Ruawhetu is a new carving school with a focus on aligning the aspirations of hapu and iwi across the country with its programme of learning. The new school, which opened its… Audio
Waka building, navigation celebrated at Te Papa
Two new exhibitions opening at Te Papa celebrate waka voyaging and the people who have kept the knowledge alive.
Waka moana celebrated at new Te Papa exhibitions
Two new exhibitions opening at Te Papa tomorrow celebrate waka voyaging and the people who have kept the knowledge alive. The art of oceangoing navigation fell into disuse for over 600 years but… Video, Audio
Te Urewera whānau celebrate taonga return
Whānau in Te Urewera are celebrating the return of several taonga.
The taonga were stolen more than a hundred years ago during the police invasion of Maungapōhatu, a community deep in the ranges.
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'They just helped themselves': Taonga stolen during Crown invasion returned
Several taonga stolen by the police during the Crown invasion and sacking of Maungapōhatu a century ago have been returned.
Study suggests Māori settlers arrived as early as 13th century
Researchers used updated radiocarbon technology at 436 archaeological sites in the North Island and 145 in the South.
'A real whānau ora approach': kaumātua village plan for Wairoa
An iwi group in Wairoa has come up with what it's calling an innovative kaupapa Māori way to help solve the town's housing crisis.
Te Waonui a TMK for 4 November 2022
This week our Maori news team look at health providers planning for the next pandemic; how is Maori wellbeing improving alongside the reo; and, the country's top tohunga gather in Whakatane. Audio
Māori worried govt climate planning could override their work
Māori communities are worried the government's climate planning could override their own work and rangatiratanga.
As you heard on Morning Report yesterday officials have identified 44 communities at… Audio
Māori health services investigate whānau coping in pandemic
As Covid-19 case numbers pick up again, Māori health services are investigating how their whānau have coped during the pandemic.
As Pokere Paewai reports, projects are being rolled out, to look at… Audio
Steve Saunders: 'Culture eats strategy any day of the week'
Why are American food producers choosing to work with a robotics company based in Tauranga? Partly because of a strong company culture founded in Māori values like manakitanga [hospitality] and… Audio
Ngāti Tūwharetoa mourn loss of historian Te Kanawa Pitiroi
Ngāti Tūwharetoa are mourning the loss of kaumātua, historian and educator, Te Kanawa Pitiroi, who died on Thursday aged 83.
NZ International Business Award winners
The 2022 New Zealand International Business awards were held in Auckland last night following a virtual event last year. He Kai Kei Aku Ringa for Maori Excellence in Export was won by Kiwa Digital. Audio
Māori wards councillors start roles in Gisborne
The region with the highest proportion of Māori in the country, now has Māori wards at its council for the first time.
While the new Tairāwhiti or Gisborne councillors are being welcomed, they expect… Audio
Church unapologetic about new design at Taranaki Cathedral
The dean of the Taranaki Cathedral is making no apology for the contemporary Māori design of the new Te Whare Hononga recently revealed at its historic New Plymouth site.
The whare, which has been… Audio
Te Reo Māori dialects - experts warn to get basics right first
As more and more Māori reclaim their language, many are growing curious about the rangi or dialect of their own iwi.
But as Pokere Paewai reports some reo experts are warning there is other work to… Audio
