Te Ao Maori

For the first time Wellington and Rotorua have elected a wahine Māori as mayor.

Tory Whanau and Tania Tapsell are among five new Māori mayors starting in their roles today.
       
Ashleigh McCaull… Audio

Mapuna is in Otautahi-Christchurch to meet Ta Tipene O'Regan, who was named New Zealander of the year for 2022. As a leader of Ngai Tahu, he was crucial in securing the iwi's treaty settlement in the… Audio

More than a thousand competitors have gathered in Waitangi for a weekend of long-distance waka ama paddling.

It's the most participants the competition has ever seen -- with some of the races seeing… Audio

A leading Māori authority is calling for the deconstruction and transformation of Oranga Tamariki in the wake of its failings in the case of murdered five-year-old boy Malachi Subecz. Video, Audio

An iwi leader says a co-ownership structure for land in Tauranga signals a new era of co-operation.

Ngāi Te Rangi chair Paora Stanley says working with the city council has been very difficult in the… Audio

Shane Jones joins Mihingarangi Forbes & Shane Te Pou to discuss inquiries into Nanaia Mahuta's conflicts of interest, Kelvin Davis' comments to Karen Chhour, and the political stories of the week. Video, Audio

Māori wards have been established for the first time for Te Tauihu in the Nelson/Whakatū and Marlborough local body elections.

Samantha Gee has been speaking to the candidates who hope to win one of… Audio

Time to check in with the pros from the Local Democracy reporting programme now and this morning we're in Taranaki with Craig Ashworth. Craig's just been to a hui for the region's Maori candidates. Audio

The remains of more than 60 Māori and Moriori have finally been returned, after more than 70 years of appeals and negotiations. 

Many of the kōiwi had been stolen by a notorious Austrian grave… Audio

After more than a century, the remains of an estimated 64 Maori and Moriori -- many of them stolen by a notorious Austrian grave robber -- have been welcomed home by their descendants in Aotearoa… Audio

Best of 2022 - A plantation of ancient tītoki trees used for perfume is among the secrets unveiled by historian and writer Mere Whaanga who has researched the story of Taipōrutu - her ancestral land… Audio

The Children's Minister has backtracked and apologised to an ACT MP after accusations of nastiness and race-based attacks went flying at Parliament yesterday, in a clash between ACT and Labour over… Audio

There was a mix-up of words when James Cook came up with the name 'Tolaga' for the small east coast town of Tolaga Bay, but the locals choose to call it Uawa. Audio

Haka Theatre returns to Tamaki Makaurau's Aotea Centre - rangatahi from 8 schools across the region will be presenting original works on stage. Kura Te Ua has pioneered this unique blend of kapa haka… Audio

Chris Wikaira was the Maori Issues correspondent at RNZ in the late 1990s. He says the panel discussion featured some of the big players from the 1990s but now 'they've mellowed' because the debates… Audio

This week was 30 years since the signing of the Maori Fisheries Settlement. In this special episode of Mapuna we reflect on three decades since that signing on the 23rd of September 1992.  Audio