Shannon Haunui Thompson

The national kapa haka competition is back, bigger than ever, this year in Hastings. Audio

A survivor of a state-run boys home says the abuse started as soon as he arrived amd a New Plymouth councillor is at the centre of a backlash over a Facebook post in which says te reo Maori is "being… Audio

Mihingarangi and Colin are joined by the editor of Mana magazine, Leonie Hayden, (Ngati Whatua o Kaipara te iwi, Ngati Rango te hapu) and long-serving television executive and producer, Keith Slater… Audio

It's just over a year since a new museum on the Waitangi treaty grounds opened its doors and since then about 122 thousand people have visited. Audio

Te Tii Marae trustees have been criticised for how they've handled commemorations at the marae this year. Audio

An election date is set, Maori groups oppose a second application to mine iron sand off the Taranaki coast and the Green Party is working on a new policy which would make te reo Maori a compulsory… Audio

The Green Party is working on a new policy to make te reo Maori a compulsory subject in schools for children up to Year 10 Audio

Next week hundreds of people will travels to Ratana Pa, just south of Whanganui to celebrate the church's founder, Tahu-potiki Wiremu Ratana's birthday. Audio

A new study reveals that a type of native birdsong, now lost in Britain, can still be heard here in New Zealand after being brought here 150 years ago. Audio

The Uru-tapu Tama-hine Programme is a unique leadership programme for young Maori women. The focus of the programme is to actualise their potential to become leaders in their world, from the marae to… Audio

Coming up just after 5-30 on Te Waonui The Waitangi Tribunal could use its power to make binding recommendations for the first time; the first kura kaupapa Maori in the Far North is being closed and… Audio

You may have used an emoji to let the online world know how you're feeling and what you're thinking. Now you can also use 'Emotiki' a unique Maori selection of emoji. Shannon Haunui-Thompson spoke to… Audio

Taranaki iwi and hapu members packed out parliament's public gallery, to witness three Settlement Bills passed into law. Audio

A former Human Rights Commissioner is accusing the government of killing off a critical report on the way it's handled hundreds of cases of children abused in state care, a deal between the Maori and… Audio

The Labour Party says news of a restructure at Maori Television is disappointing and community-led action group in Mangere has launched an online virtual occupation to try to stop a housing… Audio

Two young emerging maori artists Cori Marsters and Te Kanawa Ngarotata were the recipients of Creative New Zealand scholarship. Cori graduated from Carving School in 2013 and is studying towards a… Audio

A new generation of te reo Māori speakers are attending the first wananga reo for you and a proposed restructure at the Ministry of Justice could mean about 40 percent of over 150 staff at the Māori… Audio

A proposed restructure at the Ministry of Justice could mean about 40 percent of the 148 staff at the Maori Land Court and Waitangi Tribunal will lose their jobs. Audio