Te Ao Māori

New bilingual traffic signs for schools

2000 schools across Aotearoa will eventually have school traffic signs signs in te reo and English.

Tikanga is crucial to our response to the climate crisis

New research shows tikanga Māori practices are crucial to responding to climate challenges

Māori given pills for chronic pain instead of proper health treatment, research shows

Māori are not getting the adequate healthcare they need for chronic pain.

Made My Day: Māori filmmaker Merata Mita immortalised by street artist Mr G

The three-storey mural is in Rotorua and came together in a special way.

This new mindfulness series gives rangatahi the tools for survival

Just in time for mental health awareness week, Re: is launching a new hauora series.

What do we want for te reo Māori?

For many, Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori comes with difficult questions around our dreams for this language.

I spent the last year reclaiming te reo Māori full time. Here’s what I learnt

A reflection from Shilo Kino, a journalist and author.

Meet the artist behind our Te Wiki o te Reo Māori images: Pounamu Wharekawa

Re: commissioned artist Pounamu Wharekawa to create images for Te Wiki o te Reo Māori.

Affirmations for when you need a reminder of your connection to Te Reo Māori

Ariana Stevens from Reo Māori Mai created some affirmations for those of us on our reo journey.

Welcome to Te Wiki o te Reo Māori

Te Wiki o te Reo Māori runs 13th-19th September.

Pūtiki Bay protectors still waiting for explanation over Police lockdown eviction

Pūtiki Bay protectors still waiting for explanation over Police lockdown eviction

Police ask Protect Pūtiki protesters to leave their bubble

Protectors at Pūtiki Bay on Waiheke Island say police action to evict them is unlawful and unfair

Here's 6 Re: stories to distract yourself from Covid

Sick of Covid already? Here's our antidote.

National wants a referendum on the use of Aotearoa

The National Party want people to vote on whether Aotearoa should be used

A near-fatal accident gave me the courage to tell my family I was trans

At 18, Mason nearly died after jumping head-first into a pool drunk. He tells his story.

Matariki public holiday dates announced for the next 30 years

The government has announced the dates the new Matariki public holidays for the next 30 years.

Māori may have been exploring Antarctica as far back as the seventh century

New research shows Māori and other Polynesian voyagers have been navigating Antarctica for a long time, despite the dominant narrative in the past 200 years focused…

Māori scientists feel pressured to educate colleagues for free

New research highlights how Māori scientists are expected to raise the cultural capacity of their organisations without dedicated time or pay. 

The research, published this month in…

We celebrate wāhine who choose to challenge the status quo

It’s International Women’s Day so Re: has rounded up our best stories of women kicking ass.

How to make the Fish Head Bee Hoon Soup featured in our video

Fish heads are delicious and cheap, but many New Zealanders don’t and won’t cook with them. Often, fish only comes in fillet form, wrapped in plastic…

Matariki will be a new public holiday from June next year

It will celebrate the Māori new year marked by the Matariki star cluster.

New law makes it harder to overturn Māori wards

New legislation has been announced that would give councils more power to establish and protect Māori wards.

The change was announced by Local Government Minister Nanaia Mahuta…

I took one of those DNA test kits to find out who I am | Māori and the City

In every child without a relationship with their father exists the melodramatic question: who am I?

Meet your new Māori MPs

Plus words of advice from Kiri Allan who was in their position three years ago.

Māori Silver Scroll nominees on what it means to be an indigenous musician

Māori Silver Scroll nominees on what it means to be an indigenous songwriter or composer in 2020.

Paris Hilton made me realise I had an unhealthy relationship | Māori and the City

As a child-genius pop culture historian, Tayi Tibble has closely watched Paris Hilton since she was six. But Paris’ new documentary showed something Tayi had never…

Seven students tell us why they’re learning te reo Māori

Seven students tell us why they’re learning te reo Māori.

Raniera Harrison is using podcasts to revitalise te reo Māori

This week Re: released the latest chapter of The Taumata Kōrero, a podcast that digs deep into how Māori view themselves and their world in modern-day…

Recognising Matariki as a public holiday enables society to thrive

In February 2021 the government announced Matariki would be made a public holiday. 

In this essay from 2020, Qiane Matata-Sipu writes about her hope that decision-makers would prioritise wellness,…