Te Ao Māori

This month is Te Marama Puūoro Waiata Maāori - Māori Music Month- and will feature a Whanau TikTok Challenge.  Audio

Alice Snedden’s Bad News is an eight-part docu-comedy series that wrestles with some of the most confusing and contentious political and social issues confronting Aotearoa in 2020. Video

The good, the bad and the ugly of Oranga Tamariki social work practice was aired by claimaints in the Waitangi tribunal today.

It's the second and final day of the urgent hearing into why there is a… Audio

The head of the Hastings Mongrel Mob chapter is among those giving evidence at an urgent Waitangi Tribunal hearing into the removal of tamariki Māori from their whānau by Oranga Tamariki. 

The… Audio

Maori health leaders want Oranga Tamariki to share its budget and resources with iwi organisations - and the Children's Commissioner agrees.

A Waitangi Tribunal hearing has today heard how parts of… Audio

The Waitangi Tribunal has heard how parts of the legislation setting up Oranga Tamariki act still undermine the role of whānau, hapū and iwi in the protection of children.

An urgent hearing is… Audio

Oranga Tamariki says it's seen a reduction in the amount of Maori children entering state care since its name change and establishment of its Treaty commitments.

The new figures report on the… Audio

The review of the Resource Management Act put forward a raft of changes to give iwi more power in environmental law. 

The report highlighted that, "despite the large number of provisions in the RMA… Audio

Lockdown saw young Māori students battle with unequal access to digital technology, stymying their efforts as learning went online. 

That's from a new report, that also praises the way iwi stepped in… Audio

The astonishing story of a young Māori woman who started life amongst gang culture, went through homelessness, got hooked on helping people and is now the president of the Waitakere Rotary Club.  Audio

Emma spends lockdown at Auckland hospital and sees how government action on COVID-19 underlines the lack of urgency when it comes to Māori health. Audio

Emma travels home to Tukorehe for her tā moko and gets some advice from Dr. Glenn Colquhoun. Audio

Why do so few indigenous doctors end up becoming surgeons? And why does it matter? Audio

Emma's in Tairāwhiti, where "by Māori, for Māori" has the potential to be more than just a slogan in healthcare. Audio

Whānau Māori who are going through the family court say they're being ignored by judges, and left to navigate a confusing system without support.

The experiences of 36 people - ranging from parents… Audio

Shut out, disrespected, and intimidated - that's how many whānau say they've felt when in the Family Court according to a new report.

Te Taniwha I Te Ao Ture-ā-Whānau, Whānau Experience Of Care And… Audio

The fight to stop a major international company from taking a billion litres of water a year from the Awaiti Aquifer near Whakatane moves to the High Court in Rotorua today.

Ngāti Awa is appealing… Audio

Dr. Vaaiga Autagavaia takes Emma to meet the rugby league team he coaches in Sir Edmund Hillary Collegiate. His training programme that goes far beyond sport and into the development of life skills. Audio