Te Ao Maori

Iwi and Hapū in Te Tai Tokerau are stunned by proposals which could restrict how they use their land and plan to march on the Far North District Council next week.  

Up to 40 percent of land in the… Audio

Far North iwi Ngāti Wai says the local council is undermining their treaty rights with a proposal that could restrict how they can use their land. 

Proposed changes to the District Plan would see up… Audio

Maori Vietnam veterans who believe Agent Orange has caused chronic health problems for them and their descendants fear their fight for compensation may die with them.

Their call is being considered… Audio

Te Pāti Māori is accusing the police of having double standards when dealing with death threats made against Pakeha and Māori. 

The Party has lodged an official complaint to the Independent Police… Audio

There was a lot of money for Māori housing and infrastructure in the Budget - $730 million in total. But what is Māori housing, and how will the money be used?  Audio

Justine Murray joins Rob McGowan at his home on the outskirts of Tauranga. Widely known as Pa Ropata, the former Catholic priest has dedicated his life to healing the whenua. Audio

Matua Rereata Makiha (Ngati Whakaheke, Te Aupouri, Te Arawa) is a renowned Maori astrologer and a leading authority on the maramataka - the Maori lunar calendar. Makiha joins the show to discuss why… Audio

Emily Karaka's colourful post-modern expressionist paintings explore personal, political, and environmental issues, with an emphasis on the importance of matauranga Maori. One of Aotearoa's most… Audio, Gallery

There are concerns at how long a video threatening to slaughter Māori was accessible before it was taken down, and whether the YouTube channel it was posted to was on the radar of authorities. Police… Audio

A crowd of hundreds conducted a powhiri this week to mark the inaugural Kiingi Tūheitia Portraiture award exhibition in Wellington.

A little under 130 Maori artists submitted their artworks which… Audio

The Department of Conservation is asking the public to report vandals and fly-tippers desecrating Te Kuiti's Mangaokewa Reserve - a site sacred to the Ngāti Rora hapū.

Caves in the Waitomo reserve… Audio

An Air New Zealand passenger was so impressed by a pilot's use of te reo Maori over the intercom he just had to meet and thank him. When he discovered the pilot wasn't Maori, he was astonished ... and… Audio

Former Gisborne police officer Tui Keenan tells us about sharing her skills with local whanau and rangatahi - teaching them how to forage, hunt and fish. Audio, Gallery

One in four tamariki and rangatahi in state care don't feel they can contact their birth families as much as they'd like to.

The statistic is just one finding taken from an Oranga Tamariki survey of… Audio

Awa Pūoro ki te Ao and the Alexander Library in Whanganui are offering a Taonga pūoro kit that can be borrowed from the library. Audio

Rua Bioscience Co-founder Manu Caddie is with Justine Murray and talks about setting up the business, providing employment in their community, and what advice he has for Māori or Iwi interested in… Audio

Earlier this week, Hastings announced it was establishing two Maori wards, but Napier has not, opting to wait til later in the year, arguing it didn't have time to properly consult the community… Audio

It is deadline day for councils throughout the country to approve Māori wards - if they are to be in place before next year's local body elections. Māori wards are a mechanism to correct the… Audio