Te Ao Māori
We were in $76k debt. We turned that around and bought our whare
Mirihana Patu and Gloria Rehu share how they managed to buy their first home after being in debt.
‘It hits different cos it’s ours’: What owning our whare means to our whānau
CJ Gilbert and Kataraina Davis give a glimpse into what it’s like living on a modern-day papakāinga.
I was a renter all my life. Now I’ve bought my first home
Solo-dad Karlos Ruakere says his first house is more than just a home, as it’s for his mum and daugh
What it's like living next to your marae and iwi
Heneriata Paringatai and Josh Hurae share their experience of living in a modern day papakāinga.
How financial education from our iwi helped us avoid bankruptcy
Crystal and Russell Hockley had so much debt they considered going bankrupt.
Growing up in Waimā as a Waitangi performer
‘Sometimes being on the grounds feels mamae.’
Growing up in New Zealand’s most isolated hapū
This marae is three hours’ drive from the nearest town.
Should there be a marae in Brisbane?
“Māori have been here in Australia for the past 200 years.”
Teaching the history of Aotearoa through art
“Our country must know its history.”
Life as a funeral director: ‘Serving my iwi by doing this mahi’
People in the funeral industry say they consider their work an act of service.
Māori celebrate Matariki in Australia
Ohinga visited the first Matariki festival on the Gold Coast.
Life as a Māori translator
"It must be translated with intention."
Hula and haka at an elite competition in Hawai’i
“Haka and hula are a taonga”
Iwi fight against proposed seabed mining in their kāinga
Ohinga went to Taranaki to meet Rukutai Watene, a local against TTR's proposed project.
Our clothes are a walking protest
“It’s a really amazing way as an artist to have a travelling canvas that is cruising the streets.”
The rangatahi helping revitalise waka hourua
"This mahi deepens my connection to our ancestors and atua Māori."
Putting rangatahi issues on the kapa haka stage
“Don’t be afraid to share what you think no matter what!”
Our Chinese grandmother made us speak Te Reo
“It was common sense to raise her Māori children in the culture of the land.”
Why I wear both moko kauae and malu
“I can have my legs done and still be Māori, I can have my face done and still be Samoan”
We created the Tino Rangatiratanga flag
“People ask: 'Do you have a flag?' I say, 'I am the flag’."
Following the biggest hīkoi to Waitangi in a generation
“We’re not going anywhere.”
How Waitangi Day became a day of protest
‘What the hell have we got to celebrate?’
The indigenous bond between Māori and Native Americans
“We’re proud and we’re here today because of the resilience our ancestors instilled in us.”
Why Māori celebrate the ikura/period
“Ikura is a symbol of whakapapa.”
Surviving on Great Barrier Island means living off the land
”Grandad always said, you gotta be a useless bugger if you go hungry here.”
The Land Wars commemoration dedicated to children killed in war
The Māori king Kiingi Tuuheitia Pootatau Te Wherowhero VII visited the site last year.
'At 21 years old... this was not the plan': NZ's youngest MP
We followed New Zealand’s youngest MP in 170 years as she delivered her maiden speech in Parliament.
What a decade of ballroom means for LGBTTQIA+ Māori
Ballroom culture has just celebrated 10 years in Aotearoa.
Connecting to the Pacific through tā moko
“We have the responsibilities to our tūpuna (ancestors) to uphold."
Māori stories on endometriosis
“It becomes a part of your brand as a person. ‘Oh Jade has endo’.”