Te Ao Māori

Reo Māori classes in Australia can’t cope with demand

“Share your treasures with your world.”

How Reece Campbell champions music, Tā Moko and reo Māori, in Australia

“Anything to do with our culture, I love seeing it.”

Bringing whānau home: The family making repatriation from Australia possible

“This is our birthright, Tangihanga is a birthright for Māori."

Mātātoa: the CrossFit comp blending fitness with te reo

Mātātoa is the first Māori language CrossFit event in the country.

Whānau Māori living with dementia: will you look after your Koro or Kui?

“My advice for those dealing with family with dementia , I would say just to practice patience”

The vital role of harvesting kai for hautapu

"Matariki serves as a unifying force, bringing people from all walks of life together."

People tell us what they're doing for Matariki

“Drink some beers, self-reflect, go to the gym.”

Wāhine take the lead in this year's momentous Matariki celebration

Traditionally men have led the karakia for hautapu.

How the art of Tātatau is empowering indigenous wāhine in Australia

“Tātatau is so important to me because it’s something I don’t just wear, but it’s something I live.”

Reclaiming our traditions by not using a surname

“The thing that I don’t agree with is that Māori have to have a last name, that is wrong”.

Hawai’ians natives inspired to learn language by Māori

"If people do not use the Hawai’ian language, it will cease to exist."

These women share their breast cancer journey

Wāhine Māori are 1.4 times more likely to die from breast cancer than non - Māori.

Why my mum could not attend my University graduation in Hawaii

Irene Tawa is the first person in her whānau to graduate from college and managed to do it abroad.

The TikToker helping rangatahi grow their cash

The Māori Money Movement series is created in partnership with Sorted.

How to become your own boss: Rangatahi share their secrets

“ I didn’t choose brick laying, brick laying chose me.”

Are you on the Māori roll? Rangatahi share their experience

Māori can get 14 seats if all Maori choose Māori.

Opinion: New Zealand has a new king, but should we?

"Under the current system - absolutely cut ties."

An indigenous system that saw the foresight of the floods

From the Auckland floods to Cyclone Gabrielle, Aotearoa has been hit hard by extreme weather events.

What it means to be from Tūhoe

“ Just like riding horses and going hunting, and yeah…feel like I’m a Māori”

The reality of buying a home in your 20s

“We want to be millionaires, rich in whenua.”

This activist couple fights in support of decolonisation

“The colonial system that we all live under is affecting all of us.”

Why these iwi welcome a festival on their whenua every year

“We've lifted up that sense of kaitiakitanga and tiakitanga for people."

I am walking 200km for the cyclone affected East Coast

“What’s the point in being successful if you can’t help people along the way?”

My dream is to perform at Te Matatini: I have been trialling for 5 years

“This has been a long time coming for me to this Te Matatini”

The continuation of our whānau legacy in kapa haka

“Matatini is the perfect platform for young Māori to showcase our amazing culture to the world.”

Why Māori are reclaiming their indigenous names

“It feels more me. It just feels more me. It's a funny thing to explain, I get quite emotional.”

Iconic haka deserves respect: rangatahi protecting Ka Mate

“When other people misuse Ka Mate - it’s pretty hurtful”

Does having tā moko impact your dating life

“Our tipuna were the horniest.”

Asking my friends with moko whether I should get one too

“I had no worries or nerves - I was ready.”