'Something to treasure': Te Matatini Mauri arrives at the Whanganui River
It will be taken to the people of Taranaki before the next Te Matatini o Te Kāhui Maunga.
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What do you do when you and your friends want to play a reo Māori board game, but it doesnʻt exist? You make one! Kea Kids News reporter and kids from Tirimoana School play a new board game Kaupapa, and the creator tells us all about it. Video / Kea Kids News
Charity concert for families affected by the war in Ukraine
New Zealand country music legend Dennis Marsh headlined the concert that was raising money for families struggling in Ukraine. Video / Te Ao Māori News
Oyster farm launches tourist boat cruise
Tio Ōhiwa, an oyster farm and chip shop in the Bay of Plenty, has launched a 100 per cent Māori-owned-and-operated tourism boat cruise called Kōtiti. Video / Te Ao Māori News
New initiative aimed at apprentice builders
The initiative will provide apprentice builders with the opportunity for professional development and new health and wellbeing services. Video / Te Ao Māori
Te Tangi a te Tūī
Amber Curreen, co-writer and performer, discusses Te Tangi a te Tūī – a show that infuses Māori theatre, te reo Māori and circus performance. Video / Michael Craig
Educators vital for the continuation of te reo Māori, study highlights
Early childhood educators play a major role in preserving te reo.
Winston Peters accuses Labour of 'dirt campaign' amidst racism stoush
Peters says his candidate Rob Ballantyne was referring to "the disease of co-governance".
We are developing people who are knowledgeable in history
Students are learning traditional knowledge and practices.
The linguistic luminary of Sir Patu Hōhepa and the amazing legacy he leaves behind
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Reo Māori scholar Sir Patu Wahanga Hohepa dies aged 87
Scholar of te reo Māori has passed away, leaving legacy.
‘It helps our tamariki grow in their responsibilities’
The environment and Māori identity hot topics among rangatahi at Ngā Manu Kōrero.
Macron mishap: Transport agency reprints signs after error spotted
The signs were put up this week, and taken down less than 24 hours later.
Waiata from the wai helps students heal from cyclone flood trauma
The principal of Ōmāhu School wrote a song in te reo about Cyclone Gabrielle to share.
Kahungunu region children sing a thankful waiata
Watch Kahungunu region children smiling and singing a thankful waiata about Cyclone Gabrielle. Video / Te Ao Māori New
Maaka worried he had lost his love for music
R&B artist's new waiata, Kei Hea, is about longing for something special, thought lost.
Candidate Takutai Kemp on biggest issue facing Tāmaki Makaurau
Candidate Takutai Kemp says the cost of living is the single biggest issue at this year's general election. Video / Te Ao Māori
The most-searched New Zealand place name pronunciations
Google data from the year to August shows the most-searched-for pronunciations.
Singer YAHYAH discusses her mum's death and cultural disconnection while living in the US
Holly Cameron on her learning journey and reconnecting to her culture.
Interest in learning te reo Māori grows
Demand for te reo courses has surged over the past few years.
Baby product business to teach children pride in culture
Hawaiiki Pepi promises to encourage and normalise all things Māori.
Tihei mauri ora! Hawke's Bay Today reporter on beginning his Te Reo journey this year
Reporter James Pocock takes the first steps on his te reo journey.
Rare tīwaiwaka arrives in Havelock North for Māori language week
Black fantail makes unlikely but timely entrance for photographer.
Taylah Faddy: Te reo Māori is my first language
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Speaking with elders was the start of the journey
Tamihana-Iorangi says being able to korero with her grandparents was a taonga.
Actor Miriama McDowell pauses career to learn te reo Māori
While working on the 2022 film Whina, McDowell felt the urge to connect with te reo.
'Karawhiua - go for it': Migrants share their te reo Māori journeys
"I started for work. Now I keep learning for the people."
Keeping te reo flourishing overseas
Whānau living overseas are doing their best to keep te wiki o te reo Māori thriving.
Opinion: My father believed that the Māori language would hold us back
Anaru Eketone's Māori dad didn't think learning te reo was warranted.
Muru director Tearepa Kahi: ‘I want to normalise te reo Māori’
Muru was the highest-grossing New Zealand film of 2022.
'Language revitalisation': Māori Language Commissioner hopes more people will take part
'It takes one generation to lose a language and it takes three generations to restore.'
The first Māori phrasebook published in NZ
This video is part of Auckland Council Libraries’ Ngako: The Collections series, featuring librarian Xavier Forsman as he looks at the phrase book and what that said about the use of te reo Māori in 1885. Video / Auckland Libraries
Learn the whakapapa of an historic Māori phrasebook at Auckland Council libraries
Auckland Council libraries celebrate Te Wiki o te Reo Māori.
Fijian teen Usaia Rhodes started learning te reo as a toddler
Usaia Rhodes, 14, has been in a full Māori immersion class since he was 2 years old.