Te Matatini performers Tauira Mai Tawhiti treat themselves to a voyage on Te Matau a Māui around Hawkes Bay to help them relax post-performance. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

The last-surviving member of the trio of women who created the Tino Rangatiratanga flag speaks out about that important time in New Zealand's history. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Footage courtesy of Maori TV

How many languages can you speak? Hamilton resident Christian Damba knows eight languages and is now adding Te Reo as his ninth. - Made with funding from NZ on Air

Maria Hahipene took matters into her own hands when she could not find uniquely Aotearoa teaching resources in shops.

COMMENT: If risible views heard on plane above Godzone are pakeha norm then help us all.

COMMENT: As our country marks Waitangi Day, it's appropriate to reflect on the outstanding progress being made by Maori children and young people.

In what can only be described as true Kiwi spirit, scores of reggae fans in Tauranga put on a spontaneous show of harmony as they sang a Maori waiata together.

COMMENT: I totally support the Greens' initiative to make te Reo Maori a core subject, along with English and maths.

Confidence is on the way for people struggling with Maori words after a pronunciation app was launched yesterday.

We all seem to use more Māori kupu as each year goes by. But a three year study at Waikato University aims to learn how and why that's happening, and if one Māori word will attract others. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Billy Macfarlane has gone from living in a million-dollar Bay of Plenty mansion to the back room of his mother's house. Now he's waging war on P.

A_MC160816NADMMM4.JPG Manuel Springford has won the Individual Achievement award at the Maori Language Commission's Nga Tohu Reo Maori

The Union was the essential element and the core that held everything together, and protected our interests. There was a mental

Brave Auckland teenagers hit centre stage for their final performance in Manawa Ora: Courage is Contagious.

Megan Nichol Reed was enthralled by a special performance at the opening night of Poi E, but she was reminded of disappointing attitudes too.

Tonight's opening movie of the New Zealand International Film Festival captures a magical moment in our pop culture.

COMMENT: As the campaign for Maori Language Week 2016 concludes, it's a phrase that resonates with the changing societal landscape for Te Reo Maori.

Get down with some sweet music in the chiefly language and some wicked slam poetry to close down your Maori Language Week celebrations tomorrow.

Auckland local board election candidate Tiaria Fletcher says the Māori language has changed so much since her childhood that she is no longer confident to use it.

Paora Maxwell said it was never the intention to remove the word Maori from its brand.

Learn about some of the most famous Māori pūrākau or legends during Te Wiki o te Reo Māori, or Māori language week.

The young star of a new bilingual television series talks about art imitating life.

The tone of this Maori Language Week seems more relaxed and positive, less earnest and educative.

Mōhio tonu atu tētahi whānau o Rotorua he pai kē tana mahi i te rongonui toro rere o tā rātou kanikani poi ki te waiata a Beyonce.

A new computer-based Māori-language learning program is achieving extraordinary results by giving students practical exercises.

Tearepa Kahi's documentary Poi E: The Story of Our Song debuts at the NZ International Film Festival this month in time for Matariki, the Maori New Year.

When the women's Black Sticks take to the hockey turf in Rio next month, they will have a special advantage.

Facebook has confirmed that it is working with the Māori Language Commission on "the appropriate use of Māori language" on its platform.

Australian Amy Perrett became the first woman assistant referee in Super Rugby on Saturday, she talks to Laura about going to the Olympics An Auckland apartment owner is offering, what may appear to be a welcome reprieve from the housing crisis, at $115 for a bed in a shared room, including water, electricity and unlimited WiFi. But it comes with a hitch And we celebrate Māori Language Week