Te Ao Māori
Would you rather: know how you die, or when you die?
“Live it up till that moment comes, and then woop”
We asked people: Can you wear moko if you don’t whakapapa Māori?
It's a question that has sparked much conversation over the years
The power of kapa haka: Increasing confidence and engagement in kura
“Kapa haka is a way for us to identify who we are and where we come from.”
Why I want to return tukutuku panels to all wharenui up north
“The whole point is to inspire and invigorate people’s interest in this sort of practice.”
The 16-year-old in charge of making 22,000 poi for the Rugby World Cup
Georgia started Pōtiki Poi from her lounge in Dunedin in 2019 when she was just 12.
Would you rather: pause time or rewind time
“I’d die with both of those options”
Austria returns stolen remains of Māori and Moriori ancestors after 133 years
“It's quite [an] emotional and significant experience.”
Radio hosts Tegan Yarworth and Azura Lane guess kupu Māori
“More, give us more!”
Guessing kupu Māori: Whisper Challenge
“For me it was easy.”
“Don’t lie, bro.”
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.
What it feels like to have your reo beaten out of you
Watch this clip from the new documentary 'Speak No Māori' available to watch now on TVNZ+.
‘Learning Te Reo helped me form a deeper connection to my Sri Lankan heritage’
We talked to four tauiwi (non-Māori) about their journey with te reo Māori.
A behind the scenes look at the actual Māori Language Petition
The Māori student groups took two years to collect 30,000 signatures.
Why Google Maps still sucks at pronouncing Māori place names
“Starting route to towel-rung-ah.”
Only 25% of Māori spoke te reo in 1960. Now Māori fluency is growing
Almost 8% of New Zealanders can speak te reo at least fairly well, which is up from 6.1% in 2018.
Why I created a 5-storey mural of Hana Te Hemara, pioneer of Te Wiki o te reo Māori
“I knew it would challenge people's thinking, but that’s another day in the office for me”
‘There’s no B in te reo Māori’: Whisper Challenge
Here’s a fun way to add some new kupu to your kite this Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori.
How colonisers went from learning te reo Māori to trying to exterminate it
“We were taught that everything they were doing was good and everything we were doing was bad."
Artist Tayla Hartemink talks about her Te Wiki o te Reo Māori illustration
"I do a lot of my art based off mātauranga Māori. I learn and wānanga a lot with my kaumātua."
Nau mai ki Te Wiki o te Reo Māori 2022
Welcome to Te Wiki o te Reo Māori.
How to make fry bread on a budget
“It’s definitely a treat - but one you won’t regret later.”
How to cook hāngī on a budget
"If we can make yummy kai like this on a reasonable budget, we’re winning.”
A local park's culturally offensive name has been changed
Local iwi say the initial name is culturally offensive to mana whenua.
‘You’re not going to get a job in te reo Māori’: 3 people who proved this wrong
Today we are seeing the fruits of sacrifices whānau have made in order to save the language.
Is it OK to buy your own pounamu? Tikanga explained
“This work connects me to my ancestors - to my dad and the work he does."
Taking waka ama from Waikato to the world
"When I'm on the water, it's always energising and makes me feel happy."
Te reo Māori only became an official language in NZ 35 years ago today
Now almost 25% of Māori speak te reo as a first language.
Dad and I had our reo taken: Here’s how we got it back
“My children won’t feel the same shame my dad and I once felt.”
New book says brutal attack in NZ Land Wars never occurred
‘It’s making a lie of my nan, it’s making a lie of my mum.’
Candidate for world’s best job: travelling Aotearoa with horses
“Māori really know how to connect to horses. The horse can really sense that spiritual essence..."