By Mare Haimona-Riki of Maori Television Api Wairau-Mason (Ngaāti Tūwharetoa, Te Atiawa, Mangaia) may very well be the only magician in the world who performs his mahi all in te reo Māori.Mason, or tangata tumatarau... Read...

By RNZ An overseas research team has linked suit preserved in Antarctic ice to fires set Aotearoa by Māori settlers 700 years ago.The researchers say the finding is a dramatic example of early humanities` environmental impact,... Read...

By Will Trafford of Maori Television At least one locked down Aucklander has fired a retaliatory shot at Destiny Church leader Brian Tamaki over his 3000 strong anti-lockdown rally.A Drury local tells Te Ao Māori news he... Read...

An old Māori tool and `fireplace` have been unearthed at Marlborough`s Waikawa Bay, as pipework is carried out next to the seashore.A senior archaeologist hired to watch over the work has dated the adze, or toki, to the late... Read...

Maori women MPs have long served the people in the halls of power – but at what cost? Read...

By Will Trafford of Maori Television Te Pati Māori says more than 60,000 people have signed its petition to formally rename New Zealand as Aotearoa.The petition was launched on the party`s website two weeks ago, with co-leader... Read...

By Will Trafford of Maori Television Protesters are threatening to set up camp on Ōtāhuhu maunga `if and when the chainsaws come out`.The residents oppose a plan by the Tūpuna Maunga Authority to fell 278 exotic... Read...

Health minister announces interim board who will help create the structure of new health organisations that will replace all 20 DHBs. Read...

UN speaks out for West Papua`s Victor Yeimo, medivacc from French Polynesia to France called unprecedented, Auckland Covid alert level drop an additional threat to Maori and Pasifika Read...

COMMENT Recently I attended a hui discussing the mythical demigod Maui and his significance to Te Tai Tokerau (Northland). It was the second talk in a series being hosted by master carver Te Warihi Hetaraka (Ngātiwai) at... Read...