Te Ao Māori
We asked 8 rangatahi about gender in te ao Māori
“A person is a person no matter their ‘title’. You’re still just a person.”
The first ever Māori content creator awards are happening tonight!
Hahana Awards celebrate Māori content creators for the unique mahi they’re doing.
Behind the scenes at one of the first kura with new NCEA subject, Te Ao Haka
This year Te Ao Haka was finally introduced as a new NCEA subject.
For Matariki, my whānau held a hautapu ceremony for the first time
"Feed the stars, fill your cup."
Rangatahi preserving the art forms of their tūpuna
“Toi and creativity is just revolutionary… It can be healing, it can be activism, it’s sovereignty.”
Rongomai Hoskins and Nikau Campbell are part of a collective of…
“Dreams come with a price tag”: South Auckland students on picking a career path
Which young people in Aotearoa have the freedom to pursue careers in the arts?
Tā moko and facing racism in Aotearoa
“If anything, racism motivates me to keep my chin held high and carry on.” Moerangi Tetapuhi says that receiving her moko kauae has given her a…
I use social media to advocate for Māori rights
“We’re able to bring awareness to issues in a single minute.”
Rangatahi like Safari Hynes are using their online voice to bring awareness to kaupapa around Aotearoa…
From Boys to Men: Rites of Passage | One For The Boys | Ep 5
When do you become a man?
How Melodownz first visit to his marae for special waiata changed his life
"It’s about waiata and it’s about the language, but for me it changed my life.”
Tikanga Māori and Te Ao Māori concepts will be taught at all law schools
Law students will be adding another skillset to their university degrees.
Young Māori CEOs on how te ao Māori is the grounding for success
“I want to show our rangatahi they can achieve executive levels.”
How learning te reo Māori helped me heal my mental health
“Last year, I started learning te reo Māori and my perspective on everything changed.”
Like many of our rangatahi, Katelyn Vaha’akolo struggled with her mental health as…
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…
I'm non verbal, but that won't stop me from speaking Māori
“For me, te reo adds another dimension to being Māori. It enables one to feel a sense of belonging and connection to their culture and I…
Why Māori need to be a priority for the Covid-19 vaccine
Today the government announced who will be prioritised to receive the Covid-19 vaccine. Two million New Zealanders will get their first dose in the next four…
Connecting Māori businesses to the Pākehā world
Kahurangi Malcolm is part of the team at Amotai who are playing a significant role in the growth of the Māōri economy. Through her role as…
Maramataka: using the lunar calendar to connect to te ao Māori
18 year old Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke knows the positive influence that mātauranga Māori and in particular, maramataka Māori can bring to the way we engage with the…
A young tā moko apprentice on why she’s learning the art of her ancestors
20 year old Kairangi Ihimaera has found her true passion in tā moko artistry.
Growing up in kura kaupapa nurtured her love for te ao Māori and…
How to make a dish using rescued fish heads
Fish heads are delicious, but fisheries throw them away because most New Zealanders only eat the fillet. This means 70 percent of fish ends up in…
How protest at Waitangi has evolved
Waitangi day nowadays feels more like a festival, but it wasn’t always this way. Re: takes a look at how protest has evolved at Waitangi.
The conservationist merging tikanga Māori and western science
Conservationist Tame Malcolm dedicates his time to protecting and caring for our ngāhere.
He's merging mātauranga Māori and western science to achieve the best results and create…
The man who has been photographing Waitangi for 50 years
John Miller (Ngāpuhi) is an award-winning documentary photographer from Auckland. He has dedicated most of his 70 years to documenting political protests and other significant moments…
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…
Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei challenge Crown proposal to give significant land to another iwi
They say they are mana whenua of Central Auckland and should have been notified.
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 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…