Maori media Archives

Oriini Kaipara: My values are Māori

Posted by Dale Husband | Mar 27, 2022 | Kōrero

“Manaakitanga, kotahitanga, whanaungatanga — all those values are what make me Māori. It’s all-encompassing. My wairua is Māori, my whakaaro are Māori, my reo is Māori.” — Oriini Kaipara.

Bernie O’Donnell: Healing through taha Māori

Posted by Dale Husband | Jun 20, 2021 | Kōrero

“They treated us poorly. But that was the only life I knew, so I thought things were fine.” — Bernie O’Donnell.

Reforming Māori media

Posted by E-Tangata | Apr 25, 2021 | Media

“Sometimes I think we have too big an expectation of the reo Māori sector. Yes, broadcasting is part of the reo revitalisation plan. But it’s not the only mechanism.” — Bailey Mackey.

The Māori voice comes in English as well as te reo

Posted by E-Tangata | Mar 14, 2021 | Media

“English is the language that reaches all the politicians and the voters, including the journalists and teachers and lawyers and doctors and nurses and academics and business leaders and all the others who play a part in shaping our society.”

Ella Henry: Creating a new Aotearoa

Posted by Dale Husband | Feb 28, 2021 | Kōrero

“When you’re around those whānau and individuals who’ve been broken, at the heart of that brokenness is a lack of belief in how extraordinary we are as a people.” — Dr Ella Henry.

Memories from the Mahia Peninsula

Posted by Derek Tini Fox | Jan 31, 2021 | Reflections

“I was very sick with pleurisy and wasn’t expected to live. But Tangitangi, a woman from Ruatorea, wouldn’t give up on me and sucked the fluid out of my congested lungs through my nostrils — giving me life.” — Derek Fox.

Willie Jackson: Primed for politics

Posted by Dale Husband | Nov 22, 2020 | Kōrero

“One of the beauties of this Māori development portfolio is that it’ll give me an opportunity to help shape the future of Māori broadcasting.” — Willie Jackson, Minister of Māori Development.