Te Ao Māori

This month welcomes two contemporary indigenous performing arts festivals which have established themselves as cornerstones of the presentation of new work from Aotearoa and across the Pacific.  Audio

The shortlist for the 2025 New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults was announced this week and, among the titles, is a story on the theme of Matariki by journalist and broadcaster… Audio

Husband and wife duo Courtney and Tua Karalus founded the Waikato based company, Deep Dive Division, which recently won the Maori Company of the Year at the New Zealand Hi-Tech Awards. Deep Dive is a… Audio

In today's episode, Te Pati Maori co-leaders and one of its MPs are beginning their suspension from Parliament after unprecedented punishments against them were confirmed, we cross the Tasman for the… Audio

More than 360 pieces of stolen pounamu will be returned to West Coast hapu, in what has been described as a small win against the greenstone black market. Police haven't laid any charges after a… Audio

Parliament has been debating the proposed punishment for Te Pati Maori MPs who stood in front of ACT MPs and performed a haka in protest of the Treaty Principles Bill during its first reading. The… Audio

More than half of voters consider the proposed penalty for Te Pati Maori co-leaders to be either appropriate or too lenient - according to the latest RNZ Reid Research poll. Deputy political editor… Audio

Makereti (Maggie) Papakura's relative, June Northcroft Grant, tells us what her posthumous degree from Oxford means to her whanau Audio

In today's episode. The father of a man who died in Ukraine says his heart goes out to the family of a Christchurch man who has also died there. Maori health leaders have told the Waitangi Tribunal… Audio

Chris Hipkins discusses the impact of the budget on Māori and how Labour plans to win back voters. Video, Audio

The poor health of Hawkes Bay Maori is costing lives and the region more than $120 million a year in lost productivity. That is according to a new study that investigates the link between health and… Audio

The Waitangi Tribunal has been told the health system is failing Māori with one woman detailing how her son has been let down multiple times. Māori news journalist Tuwhenuaroa Natanahira is covering… Audio

Mt Maunganui's Samuel Taylor's future at Harvard University is up in the air after the Trump administration's crack down on the university - he talked with Nathan Rarere Audio

A precedent-setting High Court case could be the key to a better attitude towards cleaning up our waterways Audio

A Māori production company and film festival has been recognised at the Cannes Film Festival in France. Māoriland Charitable Trust won the economic and social impact award at the Global Production… Audio