Te Ao Maori
Mapuna for 25 May 2024
Ngai Tahu academic Matthew Scobie has co-written a new book with Anna Sturman from the University of Sydney, called The Economic Possibilities of Decolonisation in which they write 'the future of… Audio
Meet the Papakura tattoo artist who inks celebrities
Leroy Roberts is on a mission to put Māori art on the map, one tattoo at a time. Jogai Bhatt meets the artist who counts big names among his clients.
Maori talent alongside Booker & Pulitzer prize winners at Auckland Writers Festival
The Auckland Writers Festival starts on May 14 and its promotional push highlights a roll-call of talent from across the arts; Booker prize winner for 2023, Paul Lynch, plus generations of Maori… Audio
How 19th century leader Apihai Te Kawau shaped Auckland
A new stage production in Auckland looks at life for Ngati Whatua through the eyes of one their most prominent tupuna, Apihai Te Kawau, who signed Te Tiriti O Waitangi in March 1840. Audio
Matariki Handbook
Inspired by Dr Rangi Mataamua's easy-to-follow Matariki handbook, the panel look at the relation of the stars to the preparation of a hautapu. Audio
Mysterious artefact helps forge stronger Tamil-Māori community connections
A ship's bell sitting in Te Papa Museum that contains an inscription in Tamil has long puzzled historians in New Zealand.