Te Ao Māori
One of my ancestors created the Treaty of Waitangi. Another protested against it.
Hawaiiki James Morrison is a direct descendant of ancestors who had opposing views on Te Tiriti o Waitangi. He aha ōna whakaaro mō te Tiriti? Over…
New Zealanders tell us how they honour Te Tiriti o Waitangi
Six Kiwis share the various ways we can honour Te Tiriti o Waitangi.
The artist making bangers in a te reo Māori renaissance | The Outliers
“I’m a bridge. I don’t have to belong to just one culture, occupy this one space. I can be this in-between.” Rei calls himself “the creator…
Musician Isla Reeves on bipolar and reconnecting with her Māoritanga | The Outliers
"I had this calling to be part of te ao Māori, and recognise my own Māori-ness." Christchurch poet and musician Isla Reeves gets candid about her…
How learning te reo helped a clothing designer figure out his calling | The Outliers
“For most people in Te Kuiti, you go to primary school, you go to high school, and then you pick which meat works you go work…
Māori Mermaid on how being Māori is a healing process | The Outliers
“I would say, oh I’m Māori. I’m Ngāpuhi and Ngāti Ruanui. You’d get challenged. You’d get oh, but how much Māori? What percentage are you?”
Jess Thompson…
Dr. Keri Milne-Ihimaera | Māori and Education: 'Kia ora, Miss!'
She's devoted her life to proving the brilliance of Māori in a Pākehā education sector.
Te Kuru o Te Marama Dewes | Māori and Decolonisation: The Indigenous Liberation
Pro-activism is in his whakapapa, it's in his DNA.
Ngāti Porou on what makes them different to other iwi
"The way they walk, their talk, their cheek and rugged manner." People of Ngāti Porou share what distinguishes them from other iwi.
22 kaikōrero (speakers) of the…
Te Ataakura Pewhairangi | Māori and Kura Kaupapa Māori: The Kura Kids
Welcome to The Taumata Kōrero.
11 people from Ngāti Porou share their views on cannabis
Kaikōrero (speakers) of the Ngāti Porou dialect share what they think about tarutaru (cannabis).
One year since police served an eviction notice at Ihumātao, the resistance lives on
One year since police served an eviction notice at Ihumātao, the resistance lives on.
As attitudes shift, more wāhine are carrying moko kauae
More wāhine are carrying moko kauae as we work to dismantle the impacts of colonisation.
Decolonising gender and sexuality in Wellington city
Te Whanganui-a-Tara, political hub of Aotearoa and a city that carries the rep of being home to individuals all free to express themselves. This was the…
Teaching tamariki to live off the land
Tapere-Nui-A-Whatonga on the East Cape is one of the most remote schools in Aotearoa. This tiny school is teaching tamariki how to live off the land.
What does it mean to be urban Māori?
Today we launch a series on urban Māori identity. It features He Kākano Ahau, a podcast by Kahu Kutia (Ngāi Tūhoe), and Māori and the City,…
What's it really like when you go to Waitangi?
If you've never been to Waitangi before, it's easy to think it's all sombre politics and fighting, but the people there know it's about so much…
Exploring te ao Māori through gaming
Metia Interactive produces games situated within te ao Māori. In Guardian Māia, you guide Māia through a treacherous journey and help her gain mana. In Māori…
Fashion designer told her work wasn't 'Māori enough'
Kohi Woodman was told her designs for her street fashion label IndigenousASF weren't Māori enough. Her response? "It's Māori because I'm Māori."
Stolen Stars with Miriama Kamo
We join Miriama Kamo at Te Mata Hapuku (Birdlings Flat), a place "teeming with stories of the other world." She shares with us the importance of…
Raupatu: Land confiscations explained
The word 'whenua' means both 'placenta' and 'land' in te reo. This is no coincidence - it reflects the deep and symbiotic connection Māori have with…
Ihumātao Protests
Young Māori and non-Māori opposing a new housing development at Ihumātao (Te ihu o Mataaho) tell us how the struggle is grounded in New Zealand’s past.
Ihumātao
“The true beauty of this place lies within the intangible values. They reach back beyond the narratives that historians and archaeologists and heritage practitioners and law…
The meaning of Matariki
Astronomer Toa Waaka introduces us to the 7 stars that make up the Matariki star cluster, and tells us how Matariki is a moment for reflecting…
Whakairo in Antarctica
Poutama and James embarked on a journey of a lifetime, taking whakairo and Te Ao Māori to the icy depths of Antarctica in the name of…
Rātana - the road to Te Matatini
'Te Matatini is the mecca of Māoridom'. We follow Rātana Paa's journey as they prepare for the mecca, the world cup of kapa haka - Te…
Te Matatini 2019
It's the world cup of kapa haka, bringing together Māori performing artists from across Aotearoa and Australia. So what exactly can you expect from this year's…
Harvesting tohorā
Te Kaurinui describes kauri and tohorā (whales) as bringing him closer to Te Ao Māori. With more whale strandings and kauri dieback disease, he describes the…
How the Māramataka was replaced
The Māori lunar calendar, Māramataka, is having a resurgence in Aotearoa. But why was it set aside in the first place?
The modernisation of Tangihanga
How would you feel if your funeral was live-streamed? It sounds strange but it is just one of the issues that stand in front of traditional…