Tag: tikanga
Waitangi 2024: how NZ’s Tiriti strengthens democracy and checks unbridled power
ANALYSIS: By Dominic O'Sullivan, Charles Sturt University
The ACT Party’s election promise of a referendum for Aotearoa New Zealand to redefine and enshrine the “principles”...
Keeping the flow – the use of te reo Māori at...
By Johnny Blades, RNZ The House journalist
An increased appetite to learn te reo Māori among members and staff from different parts of the Parliamentary...
Snapchat removes moko, mataora tattoo filters after NZ outcry
RNZ News
Social media platform Snapchat has removed a feature that allowed users to apply traditional Māori tattoos on their faces.
The filters were pulled after...
Celebrating 35 years of te reo Māori as an official language,...
By Ashleigh McCaull, RNZ News Te Ao Māori reporter
On the 35th anniversary of te reo Māori becoming an official language, the Māori Language Commission...
Gisborne district councillor hits out over lack of Māori leadership
By Matthew Rosenberg in Gisborne
A Gisborne councillor has called into question the mayor’s ability to lead the region forward, saying her background makes it...
Hui on countering terrorism sees mass walkout over Hezbollah comment
By Eleisha Foon, RNZ News journalist
New Zealand's anti-terrorism hui has been marked by a mass walkout from members of the Muslim community.
The country's first...
How a talented bone carver fuses tikanga, art and wellbeing
By Irra Lee
Tikanga-based mahi toi and mental wellbeing come together in an Auckland artist’s work with pounamu and bone.
Maha Tomo, of Ngai Tahu, Rangitane,...
Lesson is to protect mana, integrity, Henare tells Ngapuhi
Labour MP Peeni Henare says Ngapuhi have allowed the mana of Te Tii Marae to be "dragged through the mud" with the way they...