Te Ao Māori
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’.”
Empowering wāhine through connecting to the ocean
“It’s made everything even more deep and meaningful. You’re carrying an ocean inside you.”
The traditions connecting rangatahi to the Māori Land Wars
“When they step into that realm, they feel a shift, a movement in the wairua.”
The wharenui connecting Hawai’i to Aotearoa
“The people back home, who built this whare, you can still feel to this day.”
A day on the campaign trail with the Green’s Tamatha Paul
Ohinga spent a day on the trail with Green Party Wellington Central candidate Tamatha Paul.
A day on the campaign trail with Arena Williams
Arena Williams won her first electorate seat in in 2014 at the age of 24.
We quiz people on Māori words
Do you know your tuakana from your teina?
Ko Ōtaki tēnei: the town that loves te reo Māori
"A town committed to nurturing its language, its people, and its vibrant culture."
Reo Māori classes in Australia can’t cope with demand
“Share your treasures with your world.”
How Reece Campbell champions music, Tā Moko and reo Māori, in Australia
“Anything to do with our culture, I love seeing it.”
Bringing whānau home: The family making repatriation from Australia possible
“This is our birthright, Tangihanga is a birthright for Māori."
Mātātoa: the CrossFit comp blending fitness with te reo
Mātātoa is the first Māori language CrossFit event in the country.
Whānau Māori living with dementia: will you look after your Koro or Kui?
“My advice for those dealing with family with dementia , I would say just to practice patience”
The vital role of harvesting kai for hautapu
"Matariki serves as a unifying force, bringing people from all walks of life together."
People tell us what they're doing for Matariki
“Drink some beers, self-reflect, go to the gym.”
Wāhine take the lead in this year's momentous Matariki celebration
Traditionally men have led the karakia for hautapu.
How the art of Tātatau is empowering indigenous wāhine in Australia
“Tātatau is so important to me because it’s something I don’t just wear, but it’s something I live.”
Reclaiming our traditions by not using a surname
“The thing that I don’t agree with is that Māori have to have a last name, that is wrong”.
Hawai’ians natives inspired to learn language by Māori
"If people do not use the Hawai’ian language, it will cease to exist."
These women share their breast cancer journey
Wāhine Māori are 1.4 times more likely to die from breast cancer than non - Māori.
Why my mum could not attend my University graduation in Hawaii
Irene Tawa is the first person in her whānau to graduate from college and managed to do it abroad.
The TikToker helping rangatahi grow their cash
The Māori Money Movement series is created in partnership with Sorted.
How to become your own boss: Rangatahi share their secrets
“ I didn’t choose brick laying, brick laying chose me.”
Are you on the Māori roll? Rangatahi share their experience
Māori can get 14 seats if all Maori choose Māori.
Opinion: New Zealand has a new king, but should we?
"Under the current system - absolutely cut ties."
An indigenous system that saw the foresight of the floods
From the Auckland floods to Cyclone Gabrielle, Aotearoa has been hit hard by extreme weather events.
What it means to be from Tūhoe
“ Just like riding horses and going hunting, and yeah…feel like I’m a Māori”
The reality of buying a home in your 20s
“We want to be millionaires, rich in whenua.”