Te Ao Maori
Maori in state care used as slave labour unable to go to school
Children who were in state care have described being used as slave labour instead of going to school.
Yesterday was the second day of a hearing of the Abuse in Care Royal Commission of Inquiry into… Audio
Party People | Season 2 | Episode 9: 8th March 2022
Party People analyses the winners & losers of Luxon's planned tax cuts, looks at the Commerce Commission's report on supermarkets, and debates the fallout over the Parliament grounds occupation. Video, Audio
Abuse in Care: Young Māori tell of being torn from whānau
The Abuse in Care Royal Commission has heard of young Māori being torn from their families and put into a system that wrote them off from the start.
Today is the first day of a two week hearing into… Audio
Royal Commission into Māori survivors of abuse in state care starts
A two-week hearing into the experiences of Māori survivors of abuse in state and faith-based care has opened in Auckland.
The hearing is part of the long-running Abuse in Care Royal Commission of… Audio
Māori knowledge and its response to climate change
For the first time indigenous knowledge has been included in a major report on climate change. The latest assessment by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change was released this week and the… Audio
New Anton Forde Sculpture opens on Waiheke Island
A new work by Waiheke Island artist and sculptor Anton Forde has been revealed to the public today. The installation, made up of 55 individual pou, can be viewed clearly as people come and go via… Audio, Gallery
Royal Commission Inquiry on abuse to hear Maori care stories
The voices of Maori survivors who were abused while they were in the care of State and faith-based institutions will be heard at the Abuse in Care Royal Commission of Inquiry Maori hearing from… Audio
Mana whenua relieved protest is over
Taranaki Whanui ki te Upoko o te Ika are relieved the protest is over but say now it is time for healing and restoration of parliament grounds - Kaiota and surrounding areas.
There were violent… Audio
Podcast Critic: Justine Murray
Today RNZ's own podcast producer, Justine Murray talks to Jesse about a new series Ne?, a new podcast by Maori, for Maori on The Spinoff. Audio
Iwi want protestors at Parliament to leave
Iwi say the protesters have lost their right to occupy their whenua and are asking them to pack up their things and leave. This week, Taranaki Whanui in Wellington - who were served a bogus trespass… Audio
Nau Mai Rā: the Māori power company helping people out of hardship
Ezra Hirawani is the co-founder of the country’s first kaupapa Māori electricity retailer Nau Mai Rā. Audio
Aotea iwi fight helipad applications
Māori on Aotea Great Barrier Island have told the Auckland Council to stop helipads being put in, and to start taking them seriously as kaitiaki.
But the council says the complete absence of sites of… Audio
Iwi chairs discuss how to support mana whenua against protest
Iwi Chairs are throwing their support behind mana whenua who have called out what they call unacceptable behaviour by protesters - and desecration of their whenua.
Wellington iwi, Taranaki Whānui and… Audio
Party People | Season 2 | Episode 8: 22nd February 2022
In a fiery episode of Party People, Mihingarangi Forbes, Shane Te Pou, and Tau Henare debate the ins and outs of the anti-mandate occupation that’s taken over Parliament grounds. Video, Audio
Maori University thriving 30 years on
Te Whare Wananga o Awanuiarangi is one of three Maori Universities. It began with two relocatable classrooms in Whakatane, teaching programmes that included a Certificate in Maori Studies and a… Audio
Te Karere celebrates 40th Anniversary
On Monday 21 February, the Maori News programme 'Te Karere' celebrates its 40th Anniversary. What began in 1982 as a four minute news programme in Te Reo Maori fighting for air time and resource to… Audio
'Uniquely Māori export success story' celebrated at awards
A Hamilton-based Māori-owned and operated business is being celebrated as a "uniquely Māori export success story". Audio
Government helping get Māori into mahi
The government is set to help more Māori get into work.
This morning it launched Te Mahere Whai Mahi Māori - the Māori Employment Action Plan.
Similar schemes have helped more than 10,000 Māori into… Audio
Māori education overhaul plans hit snag
Plans to overhaul Māori education have hit a significant hurdle, with full immersion schools refusing to take part.
The government is taking another step towards a revamp, which it hopes will… Audio
Heke Rua: a campus for our taonga
The ground has been turned and the building begun for a new whare for more than 7 million important documents. A building of national significance, Heke Rua Archives, the new purpose-built archives… Audio