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EntertainmentJune 26

Meet the te reo voice of Disney's Moana

A Kiwi high school pupil has been cast as the voice behind the te reo Maori version of Disney's 'Moana'.

OpinionMay 27

Ngai Tahu under yoke of 'delayed justice'

Honouring the Treaty of Waitangi means upholding the law, writes Joseph Dougherty of Dunedin.

DunedinApril 20

Traditional Maori games making a comeback

For nearly a century, traditional Maori games have been abandoned in favour of popular European games such as rugby, cricket and netball.

DunedinMarch 18

Young Maori health disparity revealed

Young Maori are being admitted to hospital with acute illnesses at a significantly higher rate than non-Maori of the same age, according to a report by a University of Otago research unit being released today.

NationalMarch 12

Call to repatriate Maori war dead from overseas

A Ngapuhi leader has called for the repatriation of the bodies of Maori war dead buried overseas, in the wake of the attack on graves in Libya.

OpinionFebruary 20

Holmes' hateful tirade highlights a deeper malaise

Protest has been the principal driver of improvements in our race relations over four decades. Nothing has been freely given, writes Prof Rawiri Taonui.

DunedinFebruary 6

Maori tourism website launched

Those wanting to go on their own tiki tour of Maori experience in the lower South Island now have a map to guide them.

NationalJanuary 6

Advertising to target Maori, Pacific women

New breast-screening television commercials to air next month will be aimed at Maori and Pacific women.

South OtagoNovember 2

Creation of Maori wards considered

The Clutha District Council will consider whether to create a Maori ward at its meeting today.

NewsNovember 2

Scheme to help Maori into trades

More Maori students are to be encouraged into trades training at Otago Polytechnic next year.

DunedinOctober 26

No Maori constituencies

As introducing Maori constituencies had gained no support from the region's runanga, the Otago Regional Council will not take the idea any further.

DunedinMarch 30

Council, runanga seek to improve ties

It is hoped new terms of reference for the mana-to-mana group between the Otago Regional Council and Kai Tahu Otago runanga will improve their relationship.The terms of reference were proposed by Kai Tahu ki Otago and, after consideration at a recent mana-to-mana meeting, it asked for formal endorsement of the terms by the regional council.

DunedinMarch 22

Taranaki Maori prisoners remembered

Descendants of Maori prisoners from Taranaki who died while working in Dunedin in the 19th century touched a memorial stone in their honour after its unveiling in the Southern Cemetery yesterday.

NationalFebruary 21

Maori disadvantaged, UN report says

A United Nations report says Maori are extremely disadvantaged socially and economically compared with other New Zealanders.

SportNovember 14

Maori sports awards: Finalists named

All Whites defender Winston Reid, All Blacks winger Hosea Gear and squash player Joelle King head a list of finalists for the 20th Maori sports awards.

NationalNovember 12

Week in politics: Work yet to be done setting up constitutional review

One of the big items yet to be ticked off on the Government's must-do coalition agenda is setting up the promised constitutional review.

DunedinNovember 9

Maori studies cuts concern

The Tertiary Education Union wants the University of Otago to overturn a decision to disestablish three full-time Maori studies positions at the College of Education.

NationalNovember 2

Retailers claim high-priced tobacco poses a crime risk

Recommendations from Parliament's Maori affairs select committee for a robust crackdown on smoking are out of touch with economic reality and will turn the nation into fertile ground for organised crime, says a retailer lobby.

DunedinOctober 8

Principals reject ERO Maori pupil findings

Otago principals have rejected the findings of an Education Review Office (ERO) report which found the education practices in New Zealand schools are failing Maori pupils.

DunedinSeptember 29

Taking Maori culture to cruise liners

A new Dunedin tourism venture will demonstrate Maori culture to passengers on some cruise ships this season.

NationalSeptember 21

Taiaroa in hospital after stroke

Prominent Maori leader Sir Archie Taiaroa is seriously ill in Waikato Hospital. Sir Archie, 73, was admitted to hospital after suffering a stroke, Te Ohu Kaimoana chief executive Peter Douglas told NZPA. "He was in his home in Taumarunui when he had a stroke," Mr Douglas said. "He's very ill."

DunedinSeptember 19

1500 tipped to attend Maori speech competition in first for city

Dunedin's population will be temporarily boosted by more than 1500 people this week when the city hosts a national Maori speech competition for the first time.

NewsSeptember 10

Maori and Pacific Island Festival growing in popularity

EntertainmentSeptember 3

Pioneers of Maori sound

From the backblocks of the King Country to the bright lights of Las Vegas, a new television series sheds light on generations of Maori musicians. Shane Gilchrist reports.

DunedinJuly 27

Fashionable start to Maori Language Week

Emere Leitch-Munro models an Amber Bridgman Kahuwai Collection outfit during a fashion parade at the University of Otago to mark the start of Maori Language Week yesterday.