Matiu Hamuera

What Māori comedy means to these 5 funny wāhine

“Māori just are funny because we are Māori and it’s built into our culture already.”

Inside Whangamōmona: NZ’s micro-republic

“There was a goat that was president.”

Climate activist Txai Suruí on indigenous solutions to saving our planet

“It is not enough just to protect the forest, we have to give back to her what we took from her."

Māori weather presenter Te Rauhiringa Brown reacts to public feedback

Te Rauhiringa Brown is a reporter at TVNZ and since July, she been presenting the weather.

A behind the scenes look at the actual Māori Language Petition

The Māori student groups took two years to collect 30,000 signatures.

Asking people what cosmetic surgery they would get if it was free

"Probably Botox. You know, uni stress - frown lines."

Taranaki father on why living rurally doesn’t save him money

“The system that so desperately wants people off the system was trapping us in the system.”

Today marks the start of Matariki as the stars rise

Today Matariki reappeared in the dawn sky, signaling the beginning of the Māori New Year.

‘Most the kids have uncles that are blackpowers’: Growing up in Pātea

Re: talked to two teens growing up in the town behind NZ's greatest ever tune, 'Poi E'.

These teens want gender neutral bathrooms in all NZ high schools

“I have to disgender myself when I can’t use a gender neutral bathroom.”

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Remembering Bastion Point occupation leader Joe Hawke

Tributes have been flowing in for the Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei leader.

Is Tauranga a hotspot for racism? We asked people on the street

Their answers will probably not surprise you.

Finding balance and healing through whakatū rākau

Whakatū rākau focuses on defence guards and mau rākau on wielding weaponry.

I’m a priest and I’m gay

Pā Cruz opens up about the reality of being a modern-day priest.

'Last call at 9.30pm': What the nightlife is like in New Plymouth

Taranaki locals tell us about the nightlife in New Plymouth two years into a pandemic.

Celebrating Te Karere: NZ’s first Māori language news programme

Pere Wihongi reflects on the importance of Te Karere, and what it signifies for the next generation.

'I would rather die from poverty than ask for their help': Māori survivors of abuse in care share…

Around 250,000 children, young people and vulnerable adults were abused in care from 1950 to 2019.

‘It is desperate’: Community and iwi set up rāhui to save Northern Hauraki scallops

On February 6, Ngāti Manuhiri placed a two-year rāhui on collecting scallops in the Hauraki Gulf. They’re now asking the government to legally enforce the rāhui,…

‘The orgasm is a brain function’: 3 people living with disabilities talk about sex

“The orgasm is a brain function and believe it or not, I do have a brain.” Juliana Carvalho

Everyone experiences sexual pleasure in different ways. We spoke with…

I opened a new business during a pandemic | Side by Side

“My dream was to have this place full of people.”

How rāhui work | Let Me Explain

A rāhui has been placed on the Tāne Mahuta boardwalk track in Waipoua Forest, Northland, after the discovery of a tūpāpaku (deceased person) in the area…