Te Ao Maori

Mapuna visits Manurewa Marae in south Auckland which is a thriving hub for social, health and education services in the area. Julian Wilcox talks to Marae chair Tunuiarangi McLean and board trustee… Audio

East Coast iwi are waiting for more details on the government's plan to buyout property owners whose land cannot be rebuilt on.

Cyclone Recovery Minister Grant Robertson says he expects the details… Audio

For this year's Ahuwhenua Young Maori Grower Award all three finalists are wahine Maori. One of the finalists is Alix Te Kere, who is a health and safety advisor for Rockit Management Services in… Audio

The Wellington high school student awarded a $25,000 education scholarship hopes to improve the broken mental health system which failed his father. Johnny Bentley-Cribb was just 11 years old when his… Audio

Te Kahukura Boynton is working hard encouraging other young people to find their own financial independence and empowerment. Audio

National has withdrawn its support from the bi-partisan housing agreement it helped draw up with Labour, instead opting to come up with its own policy. Instead of three-storey buildings, National… Audio

A Wellington artist who wants to redefine what a portrait should be has won this year's Kiingi Tuheitia Portraiture Award and a $20,000 prize.

Stevei Houkāmau's work is a five-metre-long sculpture… Audio

Mokonuiarangi (Moko) Smith is a West Auckland tā moko artist from who works under the moniker Uhi Tapu. (One of Nights host Mark Leishman's favourite interviews of 2023) Audio

Papakura Marae in south Auckland has been going for more than 40 years providing cultural, health and social services to the local community. Kaumatua Brian Joyce is the chairman and has been at… Audio

Te Pāti Māori has given the government a scathing review of it's sixth Wellbeing Budget, claiming that the wellbeing of Maori has never been worse off. Co-leader Debbie Ngarewa-Packer says it serves… Audio

Haka was given a financial boost in the budget. The biennial Kapa Haka Festival, Te Matatini received its biggest increase in funding since it first started 50 years ago. It is a part of the… Audio

Te Tairawhiti iwi Ngati Porou are demanding urgent action to address the slash left over from forestry operations in the region. The iwi says it can no longer tolerate unsustainable practices that… Audio

Rāhui Pōkeka is the original name of Huntly and it's based on the story of a rangatira who placed a rāhui on the rivers in order to replenish the tuna. Audio

Te Pāti Māori has risen in popularity in new political polling, suggesting they could play kingmaker this election.

The party has almost doubled in points from 1.8 percent to 3.5 percent in the… Audio