Te Ao Māori
Growing up in Waimā as a Waitangi performer
‘Sometimes being on the grounds feels mamae.’
Growing up in New Zealand’s most isolated hapū
This marae is three hours’ drive from the nearest town.
Should there be a marae in Brisbane?
“Māori have been here in Australia for the past 200 years.”
Teaching the history of Aotearoa through art
“Our country must know its history.”
Life as a funeral director: ‘Serving my iwi by doing this mahi’
People in the funeral industry say they consider their work an act of service.
Māori celebrate Matariki in Australia
Ohinga visited the first Matariki festival on the Gold Coast.
Life as a Māori translator
"It must be translated with intention."
Hula and haka at an elite competition in Hawai’i
“Haka and hula are a taonga”
Iwi fight against proposed seabed mining in their kāinga
Ohinga went to Taranaki to meet Rukutai Watene, a local against TTR's proposed project.
Our clothes are a walking protest
“It’s a really amazing way as an artist to have a travelling canvas that is cruising the streets.”
The rangatahi helping revitalise waka hourua
"This mahi deepens my connection to our ancestors and atua Māori."
Putting rangatahi issues on the kapa haka stage
“Don’t be afraid to share what you think no matter what!”
Our Chinese grandmother made us speak Te Reo
“It was common sense to raise her Māori children in the culture of the land.”
Why I wear both moko kauae and malu
“I can have my legs done and still be Māori, I can have my face done and still be Samoan”
We created the Tino Rangatiratanga flag
“People ask: 'Do you have a flag?' I say, 'I am the flag’."
Following the biggest hīkoi to Waitangi in a generation
“We’re not going anywhere.”
How Waitangi Day became a day of protest
‘What the hell have we got to celebrate?’
The indigenous bond between Māori and Native Americans
“We’re proud and we’re here today because of the resilience our ancestors instilled in us.”
Why Māori celebrate the ikura/period
“Ikura is a symbol of whakapapa.”
Surviving on Great Barrier Island means living off the land
”Grandad always said, you gotta be a useless bugger if you go hungry here.”
The Land Wars commemoration dedicated to children killed in war
The Māori king Kiingi Tuuheitia Pootatau Te Wherowhero VII visited the site last year.
'At 21 years old... this was not the plan': NZ's youngest MP
We followed New Zealand’s youngest MP in 170 years as she delivered her maiden speech in Parliament.
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.