Tikanga
Sowing the seed for Māori to grow food
Country Life visits a food garden in Taranaki, where whānau are getting their hands in the soil and finding out how to sustain themselves from their own backyards. Audio
Off the beaten track with Kennedy Warne
Kennedy has an update on incoming flights of bar-tailed godwits, arriving on our shores from Alaska.
He also explores a remarkable new decision from the Supreme Court on the place of tikanga in New… Audio
The essence of Te Ao Māori
We say kia ora and come together for pōwhiri, but we don't always understand the meaning and spirit behind Māori words and traditions, says Māori linguist Keri Opai. Audio
Death, mana and Peter Ellis: lawyer Natalie Coates
New Zealand legal history was made earlier this month when the Supreme Court allowed former Christchurch Civic Creche worker Peter Ellis's appeal against charges of sexual offending to continue… Audio
'The Last Bastion' with Professor Pou Temara
Te Ahi Kaa is with revered orator and Māori language exponent, Professor Pou Temara who discusses the evolution of Māori customary practices as seen on the marae. The marae, a complex of buildings… Audio
Emma Espiner: with access to tikanga, all New Zealanders can be Māori now
In her 2017 essay We’re All Māori Now, writer Emma Espiner explored why Pākehā need to understand and embrace tikanga Māori (Māori customs). She joins fellow writers Māmari Stephens and Morgan Godfery… Audio
If you're a boy, forget the poi
Rules stopping boys schools from performing with poi in a kapa haka competition will only be reconsidered if regions that voted for the change want that. Video, Audio
Building better lives after prison
An upgraded community corrections centre in Whanganui will provide more help to reintegrate Māori offenders into society, the Department of Corrections says.
Te Ahuru Mōwai - The impact of suicide on Māori communities
Ko te piko o te māhuri, tera te tupu o te rākau. They way in which the young sapling is nurtured, determines how strong it will grow as a tree. This whakatāuki speaks to the theme of a National… Audio
Tikanga Maori with Eru Rerekura
Kai a Miro 'Eating the berry' - with Eru Rerekura from Radio New Zealand's Te Manu Korihi team - from the proverb 'Ko te Manu kai Ana I te Miro nona te Ao' (the Bird that eats the Berry owns the… Audio
Kererū dish prompts tikanga debate
A Ngāti Hine leader in Northland says achieving leadership status does not justify eating the protected native bird. Audio
Brain Training to Slow Progression of Huntington's Disease
University of Auckland neuroscientist Melanie Cheung has developed a Maori-focused brain resilience programme which could slow the progression of Huntington's Disease Video, Audio
Maori palliative care stories become nursing resource
A new resource for Maori palliative care has been developed by a team at the University of Auckland's School of Nursing. Audio
Innovating Mātauranga and Re-searching Rangatiratanga
Teacher, Waiata Moteatea (Traditional Chant) scholar and researcher Dr Wayne Ngata attended the recent Kei Tua o te Pae conference held at Te Wananga o Raukawa, Otaki. In tackling the subject matter… Audio
Crown adopts Maori words for own agenda - Researchers
Māori researchers say the Crown has adopted Māori concepts to fit its own agenda. Audio
Te Manu Korihi for 10 October 2014
Te Wananga o Aotearoa's chief executive says he understands there will be apprehension among staff about its restructure; The Bay of Plenty Regional Council has voted unanimously to adopt a Maori… Audio
Te Manu Korihi for 10 October 2014
Te Wananga o Aotearoa's chief executive says he understands there will be apprehension among staff about its restructure; The Bay of Plenty Regional Council has voted unanimously to adopt a Maori… Audio
Leonie Matoe - Toi Tangata
Toi Tangata is an Auckland-based organisation that specialises in health and wellbeing for Māori and non-Māori. Their work incorporates core Māori values with modern day living, with an overall goal… Audio
Tomo and whanaungatanga as explained by Dr Carwyn Jones
Dr Carwyn Jones, University Law Lecturer and Co-editor of the Māori Law Review provides some historical and legal context to the purpose of tomo and how, while it's not a readily applied practice… Audio
Gravedigging wananga with Chas Paki
Assumptions can no longer be made that everyone understands tikanga Māori when it comes to Tangihanga, let alone the physical expectations when it comes to digging graves for whānau members. Chas Paki… Audio