Te Ao Māori
Black Sox brothers reach 100-game milestone at Softball World Cup
Ngāpuhi brothers Ben and Thomas Enoka have each played 100 games for the world's most successful men's softball team.
Black Sox men off to powerful start at Softball World Cup
New Zealand are the only unbeaten team so far and will face Venezuela in their final group match.
Sovereignty 'red line' in any future Ngāpuhi settlement message from hui
Much of hapū hui agenda taken up by discussions of sovereignty and bill which aims to impose a single settlement on Ngāpuhi.
Willow-Jean Prime on Education, Oranga Tamariki, Bootcamps, and a Settlement for Ngāpuhi
Labour spokesperson for Children and Education Willow-Jean Prime explains why she believes the education system and Oranga Tamariki are failing Māori, her opposition to ACT’s bootcamps, and why Shane… Video, Audio
Iwi vows not to take 'backward step' after flags ripped down
Flags flying along SH1 in the lower North Island were torn down in what a spokesperson calls a "racist" attack.
Te Pāti Māori meeting to decide candidate for upcoming Tāmaki Makarau by-election
The by-election has been sparked by the death of its MP Takutai Moana Natasha Kemp two weeks ago.
Opponents dominate early hearings on Seymour's bill
Multiple submitters on Monday called the bill "constitutionally unsound", whilst its supporters were few and far between.
Brett Graham speaks about the loss of his dad - artist Fred Graham
The winter season of Matariki is a time to remember those who passed away over the past year and one of those was the artist, Fred Graham, who died last month at the age of 96.
Pensioner with no power in caravan for six years finally gets new home
Steven Connelly, 67, spent years on a waitlist.
Māori-Greek artist takes a slice of Aotearoa to the Big Apple
Jimmy James Kouratoras' Hei Tiki - For the Love of Our Ancestors painting is currently being shown in New York's Theatre District and has featured on a 10-metre high digital billboard.
'Not just baking soda volcanoes': The science fair elevating mātauranga Māori
The fair was founded five years ago to engage more Rotorua children in science.
Waitangi Tribunal registers claim calling for urgent hearing into fast tracked plans to mine seabed off Pātea
The Waitangi Tribunal is considering a claim filed by south Taranaki iwi Ngāti Ruanui concerning a Trans-Tasman Resources (TTR) shallow-seabed mining project approved under the Fast Track Approvals…
Māori landowners take Crown to court over water rights
The case cites what the group describes as the Crown's "repeated failure to uphold the tikanga-based and Tiriti-guaranteed rights".
'Now's the time': Takutai Tarsh Kemp's son calls for Māori roll registrations
Te Pāti Māori MP Takutai Tarsh Kemp was buried at Opaea Marae at a service attended by over 300 people. Audio
'Indescribable loss': Takutai Tarsh Kemp laid to rest
The Te Pāti Māori MP has been laid to rest today on the grounds of a small church at Opaea Marae among the rolling hills of Taihape.
Tahiti prepares for its first Matari'i public holiday
In November Tahiti will mark Matari'i as a national public holiday for the first time following in the footsteps of Matariki in Aotearoa. Audio
Tā Māui Pōmare day: Māori health pioneers celebrated
Sir Māui Pōmare Annual Commemorations happen every third Saturday in June at Ōwae Marae, sometimes at Urenui Pā (Ngāti Mutunga).
Neavin Broughton writes about what almost took his life
First time author Neavin Broughton was a young man when tests discovered a brain tumour 'about the size of an orange' and his ensuing health problems almost killed him three times. Now he's written a… Audio
Ngāpuhi settlement: 'Our people are pretty hōhā'
This week negotiating the settlement for Aotearoa's largest iwi Ngāpuhi has seen yet another twist. Moana Tuwhare, the General Manager of Te Runanga o Ngāpuhi and former Treaty Negotiations Minister… Audio
Waikato announced as hosts for Te Matatini 2027
Tākiri Tū Te Matatini will be hosted by Tainui, at Hopuhopu near Ngāruawāhia, following a two-day tono process involving Te Whare Haka o Tainui and Tainui waka Iwi.