Te Ao Māori
News and perspectives for and about tangata whenua in Aotearoa
Far North council last to vote on Māori wards
Councillors in the Far North will be the last to vote on keeping their Māori ward when they meet on Friday. Far North mayor Moko Tepania spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio
Kuini Nga Wai Hono i te Po succeeds Kiingi Tuheitia
Kuini Ngā Wai Hono i te Po has ascended the throne, succeeding her father, the late Kiingi Tuheitia who was laid to rest on Thursday atop Taupiri Maunga. Māori studies professor Ella Henry (Ngātikahu… Audio
Mihingarangi Forbes on crowning of new Māori monarch
Thousands gathered across Turangawaewae Marae and the Waikato River to farewell Kiingi Tuheitia before he was finally laid to rest on Taupiri maunga. His daughter Kuini Nga Wai Hono I Te Po was… Audio
Māori Queen to continue her father's call for Māori to unite
Kiingitanga has a new leader and all eyes are now on how Kuini Nga Wai Hono i Te Po will continue her father's call for Māori to unite against government policies. Political reporter Lillian Hanly was… Audio
The Panel with Anna Dean & Nick Leggett (Part 1)
Tonight on The Panel, Wallace Chapman and panellists Anna Dean & Nick Leggett to discuss Queen Nga Wai Hono i te Po. Plus whether raising speed limits will really increase productivity. Audio
New Maori Queen due to give first speech
Just hours after being named the new Maori Queen - Nga wai hono i te po - is due to give her first speech this evening as the head of the Kingitanga. Her raising up ceremony this morning started off a… Audio
Nga wai hono i te po annointed as 8th Maori monarch
Kiingi Tuheetia has taken his final journey, carried up the steep incline of the Taupiri Maunga by members of the Taniwharau and Turangawaewae rugby league clubs alongside rope handlers from the… Audio
Midday Report Essentials for Thursday 5 September 2024
On today's episode, Kiingi Tuheitia's youngest child and only daughter has been named as the eighth Maori monarch in a ceremony at Tuurangawaewae marae. Tekau-maa-rua, the Kiingitanga advisory… Audio
Kiingi Tuheitia's youngest child named as 8th Maori monarch
King Tuheitia's youngest child and only daughter has been named as the eighth Maori monarch in a ceremony at Tuurangawaewae marae. RNZ Maori News reporter Tuwhenuaroa Natanahira and RNZ Maori News… Audio
Six waka escort Kiingi Tuheitia to final resting place
Mourners are making their way to Taupiri Maunga, Kiingi Tuheitia's final resting place. Maori news reporter Layla Bailey-McDowell spoke to Charlotte Cook. Audio
Kiingi Tuheitia to be escorted down the Waikato River
Thousands are waiting along the Waikato river banks waiting for Kingii Tuheitia's to arrive at the barge where he will be put on a waka and taken downstream towards his final resting place. RNZ Maori… Audio
Kiingi Tuheitia brought to the waka on the Waikato River
Kathryn speaks to RNZ journalist Ella Stewart as Kiingi Tuheitia is led towards the waka that will ferry him to Taupiri maunga. Audio
RNZ Special from Ngaurawahia
RNZ's Mihingarangi Forbes presents a special programme as the new head of the Kiingitanga movement to replace Kiingi Tuheitia. Audio
Morning Report Essentials for Thursday 5 September
On today's episode, The Kiingitanga's new Monarch will be announced and ushered to the throne by Tekau-maa-rua - the Kiingitanga advisory council. They will be the eighth Maori Monarch since the… Audio
New Māori monarch about to be named
It's a momentous day in Maoridom with the final day of the tangi for Kiingi Tuheitia Pootatau Te Wherowhero Te Tuawhitu taking place at Tūrangawaewae Marae - the citadel of the Kiingitanga movement. Audio
Dr Ruakere Hond on Kiingi Tuheitia's tangi
Dr Ruakere Hond rangatira of Taranaki, and he's been at the tangi this week and spoke on the paepae on behalf of his iwi. Hond spoke to Mihingarangi Forbes. Audio
Historian on history of the Kiingitanga movement
Historian Vincent O'Malley spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss about the history of the Kiingitanga movement. Audio
New monarch to continue legacy of Kiingitanga
The Kiingitanga's new Monarch will be announced and ushered to the throne by Tekau-maa-rua - the Kiingitanga advisory council. They will be the eighth Māori Monarch since the movement began in the… Audio
Thousands gather to farewell Kiingi Tuheitia
Thousands of mourners have paid their respects at Tuurangawaewae Marae this week with people beginning to arrive again this morning. Audio
Julian Wilcox on Kiingi Tuheitia's tangi
Broadcaster and host of RNZ's 'Mapuna', Julian Wilcox, spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss about the legacy of Kiingi Tuheitia. Audio
