Te Ao Maori

The Waitangi Tribunal has been told about the catastrophic impact of fetal alcohol spectrum disorder, or FASD, on whānau Māori and the neglect of the Crown in addressing access to support.

The… Audio

Oranga Tamariki has failed to meet with Māori to design new sexual violence services for children as unmet demand ratchets up.

The agency says it is still in a relationship-building phase with Māori… Audio

Te Matatini - the world's biggest kapa haka competition - turns 50 on Friday.

It all started in 1972 with the 17 kapa haka performing at the inaugural festival in Rotorua representing the eight Maori… Audio

A royal commission has been told that racism and dismissive attitudes by social workers exacerbated the abuse experienced by tamariki Māori.

The Abuse in Care Royal Commission is holding a special… Audio

Adoption practices have come under the scrutiny of the Abuse in Care Royal Commission today.

The commission has held a special hearing into the experiences of Māori in state and faith-based care.

It… Audio

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 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ezra Hirawani is the co-founder of the country’s first kaupapa Māori electricity retailer Nau Mai Rā. Audio

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 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

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