Te Ao Māori
The water tank programme that's changing lives
The iwi-led drought relief programme is also training workers along the way. Audio
UN expert visits Motueka to learn about Nelson Tenths case
A United Nations indigenous rights expert has made a special visit to the top of the South Island to learn about the Nelson Tenths case and the Crown's breach of its legal obligations to Māori.
Māori publisher scoops big prize at leading international children's book fair
Huia Publishers have won the Bologna Prize for the Best Children's Publishers of the Year, Oceania, at the Bologna Children's Book Fair in Italy.
Kiingi Tuuheitia set to attend inaugural Traditional Pacific Leaders meeting in Hawai'i
Kiingi Tuuheitia will attend the inaugural meeting of Traditional Pacific Leaders in Hawai'i in June where climate change and environmental protection are likely to be at the top of discussions.
Māori reconnecting with the night sky
Mana whenua are rediscovering a connection with the night sky, a Māori astronomer says.
How colour was understood in pre-colonial New Zealand
We recognise 11 base colours in New Zealand today. But prior to the arrival of European settlers, te reo Māori described the world using five categories of colour: black, white, red, yellow, and… Audio
Whakataukī of the Week with Mihingarangi Forbes
The award-winning host of documentary series NZ Wars picks a whakatauakī that relates to the new series: 'be firm, o trembling hearts, be firm'. Audio
Students wouldn't be marching if govt took action - protester
The founder of School Strike 4 Climate in New Zealand says students would have been at school today if the government had taken action.
Māori ward referendums: 'The idea it's about fairness is absurd'
Māori ward councillors say the government's plan to reintroduce referendums for councils to bring in their role is absurd and cruel.
Changes to anti-racism plan 'render the plan pointless'
A tangata whenua caucus member says changes to the plan include a reduced focus on institutional racism and colonial racism against Māori. Audio
Govt's Māori wards reversal labelled 'complete overreach'
Reversing councils' ability to decide on Māori wards is "complete overreach by central government", LGNZ says.
Ngāi Tahu reaches out to councils on Three Waters replacement
The move to help find solutions for ageing water infrastructure has the support of North Canterbury's mayors.
Coalition delivers Māori wards ultimatum to councils
Councils that brought in Māori wards without polling residents will need to hold one - or scrap the wards they had set up, the government says.
How did the new history curriculum fare in its first year?
Many are enjoying the new curriculum, according to a review, but teachers want more help deciding what to teach. Audio
Hapū occupies abandoned school, demand whenua back at no cost
The Minister for Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations has knocked back calls for the Crown to buy back land being occupied in Northland.
New Zealand's little-known history of segregation
Māori were blamed for the 1913 smallpox epidemic and confined to their villages. That was just the beginning of decades of restrictions.
Battle of Ōrākau commemorations: 'Don't let the fires go out on our whenua'
A large gathering marked the 160th commemorations of the battle of Ōrākau today, as the process to return the site to iwi hands nears its end.
1000 people take part in 160th commemorations of battle of Ōrākau
More than 1000 people have taken part in the 160th commemorations of the battle of Ōrākau today. It comes as the process to return the battle site near Te Awamutu to iwi hands nears its end. Pokere… Audio
Pacific, Māori leaders seek legal personhood for whales
Kiingi Tuheitia and a Cook Islands leader are inviting other Polynesian countries to get behind the proposal.
Nui Stretch's two parallel careers in wood
Not content with simply playing the guitar, Nui Stretch spent more than a decade learning how to make them, finding out "what actually makes those things tick". Audio