Maori

Downward dog and pigeon pose may be familiar to you, but how about ke raro and kererū? More than 100 people turned out in Wellington for a yoga class with a twist - it was taught entirely in te reo… Audio

Corrections Minister Kelvin Davis told this week's Criminal Justice Summit Maori must lead the change in the criminal justice system. Maori make up 16 percent of the overall population, but are 51… Audio

The country's oldest Māori radio station has called upon former broadcaster Willie Jackson to save it from closure. Te Upoko o Te Ika, based in central Wellington, has been running for 33 years but… Audio

Leaders at the Iwi Chairs Forum look set to be heading back to court over Māori rights to freshwater. Several Cabinet ministers are headed north to Ngaruawahia on Friday to meet with the Iwi Chairs… Audio

A three way collaboration between iwi groups Ngāti Awa Group Holdings, Rotoma No I, and Te Arawa Group Holdings recently secured a deal, buying three Bay of Plenty kiwifruit orchards. Together as the… Audio

A teacher in Whanganui says she was shocked when she heard another teacher tell his class that Māori were lucky the British didn't wipe them out. Riria Henry was in her final placement for teachers'… Audio

A south Taranaki Māori food business that gambled on its future by looking to traditional favourites from the past has won an award for innovation. Kaitahi's smoothies made with frozen pūhā, kumara… Audio

Scholars and activists Ngahuia Te Awekotuku and Elizabeth Kerekere speak with Melody Thomas about what sex, sexuality and gender looked like in Te Ao Maori prior to colonisation, plus Rosanna Raymond… Audio

A report on rheumatic disease in New Zealand claims there has been racist treatment and inappropriate handling of Maori and Pasifika patients. Audio

A recent report found 60 percent of people aged 10 to 14, who killed themselves between 2012 and 2016, were Māori. Video, Audio

Schools that have tackled unconscious bias among their teachers say it has a big impact on Maori students' achievement. They're backing the Education Ministry's suggestion that the government could… Audio

Patrick O'Meara looks at what settlements have achieved and whether the benefit is filtering down to all iwi members Audio

New Zealand's first steelband festival is the backdrop for the rich cultural and spiritual links between Māori and Caribbean Islanders, they're celebrating their ties through their protest music… Audio, Gallery

Stephanie Pomare, the only student left at catholic co-ed school Hato Petera, says she feels pressured to leave but wants to stay in a stand against the church, which she says isn’t being fair to… Video, Audio

For the first time there have been official services and events held to mark historical Maori conflict and NZ land wars. Te Mana Korihi Editor Shannon Haunui-Thompson talks tbout the commemorations. Audio