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Multi-award-winning Māori artist Stan Walker has added a Wellington performance to his 'Symphonic Experience' tour after selling out in Tāmaki Makaurau and nearing capacity in Ōtautahi.
A collection of 1,400 images by pioneering journalist Ron Vine, documenting the Māori land development scheme and rural communities, has been inscribed on the UNESCO Memory of the World Register.
After 30 years as a high-profile stunt performer and horse master, Dayna Pomare is sharing her journey of resilience and passing her skills to the next generation through her stunt school and upcoming book.
Ese Aumalesulu and his daughters Tara and Sophia have beaten nearly 200 entries to win the national Kiwi Cover Song Contest with their rendition of a classic reggae hit.
Writer Tina Makereti (Te Ātiawa, Ngāti Tūwharetoa, Ngāti Rangatahi-Matakore) has been awarded one of Aotearoa’s most prestigious literary honours, including a residency in southern France.
RNZ has launched Reo Journeys: Te Pou Herenga Tai, a five-part podcast following a cycling expedition through Northland that showcases the normalized use of te reo Māori and the rich history of Te Tai Tokerau.
Compere Miriama Kamo hosted the top 24 secondary school choirs in the country as they performed in a massed 900-strong choir at the Christchurch Town Hall.
Māori and Pasifika singers take three of the four principal roles in a new Auckland production of Georges Bizet's The Pearl Fishers, marking a significant shift in representation for the industry.
Respected academic and author Professor Hona Black has released He Kete Kīwaha, a new book featuring over 180 Māori idioms to help speakers express humor, emotion, and cultural depth.
Actor Matariki Whatarau and a team of professional artist mentors are guiding Tāmaki Makaurau rangatahi to turn their lived experiences into an original stage production through Ngā Rangatahi Toa.
Author and broadcaster Dr Atakohu Middleton has released Waka Aroha: He Kohinga Pakipoto, believed to be the first sole-authored collection of original short stories written entirely in te reo Māori for adults.
The World Buskers Festival returns to Ōtautahi in January 2027 with KOHA, a new initiative led by Savannah Tukariri designed to increase Indigenous representation and celebrate the pūkenga of Māori and Pasifika performers.
Award-winning Māori artist Stan Walker has launched a new initiative for Aotearoa schools to celebrate identity and family through his song 'Family Tree', with a chance to perform live.
Jordan Tane is redefining takiwātanga as a superpower, using her lived experience with autism to create accessible visual resources for whānau navigating youth mental health and state intervention.
Auckland Museum has launched a new exhibition space, Te Ripo o te Moana, allowing visitors to view significant Māori and Pacific objects while major gallery renovations continue.
A coalition of Aotearoa’s music industry leaders has launched a seven-point election manifesto calling for increased government backing, specifically highlighting the need for support for Māori music.
Māori actor and filmmaker Madeleine Sami joins a star-studded cast of local comedians in the new self-titled sketch series Urzila, set to debut on Neon this Tuesday.
The final novel by the late Kelly Ana Morey, titled Ordinary People Like Us, has been published on the first anniversary of her death following a collaborative editing effort by fellow writer Catherine Chidgey and editor Harriet Allan.
Māori musicians Jordyn with a Why, MOHI, and Hope are preparing for a London recording session at Abbey Road Studios as part of the '4 The Masses' initiative to amplify te reo Māori on the world stage.
Directed by Awanui Simich-Pene, the intergenerational whānau drama This Is Home will premiere on MĀORI+ and Whakaata Māori on Monday, 26 August 2026.
Michelin-starred Japanese chef Keiko Kuwakino joins Māori chef Joe McLeod for a landmark culinary event in Wellington celebrating the shared foraging and cooking heritages of both nations.
The largest Indigenous fashion show in Aotearoa has taken center stage at New Zealand Fashion Week, highlighting the strength and creativity of Māori designers.
Designer Kiri Nathan has led the inaugural New Zealand Indigenous Fashion Symposium, bringing together makers from Aotearoa, Taiwan, Alaska, and Fiji to discuss the future of the industry.
Musician Payton Taplin, performing as Greatsouth, has released a new album that blends taonga pūoro with alternative rock to challenge New Zealand's historical narratives.
Māori culture continues to be a defining global identifier for Aotearoa, from the enduring impact of the Te Māori exhibition to the use of te reo Māori in Hollywood blockbusters.
Māori artist Samsara Jade is advocating for the cultural depth of raranga as her work enters global commercial spaces and a prestigious exhibition at Auckland Museum.
Artistic director Kura Te Ua is preparing to bring hundreds of young performers to Auckland’s Kiri Te Kanawa Theatre for the return of Autaia, a platform blending kapa haka and theatre.
The New Zealand Secondary Students Choir is calling for Māori and Pasifika singers aged 13 to 18 to audition for its 2027-28 intake, including a dedicated workshop at the Ōtara Music and Arts Centre.
Hamilton’s Son & Water are inviting Aotearoa to let go and move with their new single, ‘Drop It Down’.Hamilton’s Son & Water are inviting Aotearoa to let go and move with their new single, ‘Drop It Down’.
The inaugural three-day cultural festival will be held from Thursday 17 September to Saturday 19 September 2026. Poumatua Festival will bring kapa haka, kōrero, markets and Māori culture into the heart of the city, with events across Auckland Town Hall, Aotea Square and Q Theatre.
Māori authors and illustrators secured wins in seven of nine categories at the 2026 NZ Book Awards for Children and Young Adults, with Sacha Cotter and Josh Morgan taking the Margaret Mahy top honour.
Directed by Kent Belcher, the intimate documentary following the global rise of te reo Māori metal band Alien Weaponry has launched on the Māori+ streaming platform.
A wave of debut feature films, headlined by Taratoa Stappard’s Māori gothic horror Mārama, marks 2026 as a landmark year for New Zealand cinema despite a challenging funding environment.
Renowned textile conservator Dr Rangituatahi Te Kanawa will lead a celebration of ancestral weaving and contemporary fashion at Auckland Museum next week.
Māhia author and illustrator Mere Whaanga reading books to children at the Wairoa library recent holiday programme
Directed by Toa Stappard and starring Ariāna Osborne, the award-winning Māori gothic horror film Mārama is set to arrive on streaming service MĀORI+ on 16 August 2026.
Māori musical innovator Tiki Taane will join forces with the Auckland Philharmonia on 22 October for a spectacular concert blending electronic, reggae, and drum and bass with classical orchestration.
The road to Te Matatini 2027 is officially underway following a live draw at Tūrangawaewae Marae which distributed 57 qualifying kapa haka into four preliminary pools under a new seeding format.
Twelve new students have been welcomed to the New Zealand Māori Arts and Crafts Institute in Rotorua, carrying forward a 99-year-old mission to preserve and grow traditional toi Māori.
The Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa is set to launch 'He Toi Whakairo: The Art of Māori Carving', an exhibition featuring 147 taonga that showcase the evolution of the craft.
A new series hosted by chef Kia Kanuta showcases Māori kai and culture, from diving for kina to harvesting heritage kūmara in Tāmaki Makaurau.
The artistic brilliance of 14-year-old Mosese Inoke is being showcased at the Papakura Art Gallery, promoting a strengths-based understanding of autism through the Māori concept of takiwātanga.
The City Rail Link’s Te Waihorotiu Station has unveiled two major public artworks, Wāhine and Horotiu, to integrate mana whenua history into the heart of Tāmaki Makaurau.
The feel-good road trip film Holy Days, starring Elijah Tamati and based on Dame Joy Cowley's novel, arrives on Neon streaming on 2 August.
The acclaimed French drama Paris Memories, starring César Award-winner Virginie Efira, is set to debut on Māori+ this week.
Historical collections from the whānau of tohunga raranga, Dame Rangimārie Hetet and Diggeress Te Kanawa, will be showcased alongside a new generation of designers at Te Aho Tapu - The Sacred Thread on 21 August during New Zealand Fashion Week at the Auckland Museum.
Christchurch-based children’s music stars Loopy Tunes sister duo have returned with an inspiring new waiata, ‘Kia Kaha Kōrero Mai’ released today, encouraging whānau and educators to embrace te reo Māori.
Language experts and Māori advocates are celebrating the naming of 'kaitiakitanga' as the world's most beautiful word by the platform Babbel, highlighting its deep cultural significance.
Following its debut at the Auckland Arts Festival, New Zealand Opera’s 'Toiere' will bring a unique fusion of classical opera and te reo Māori to the Toiwaka Turner Centre this August.
Māori comedian Kura Forrester and fellow New Zealand celebrities have shared their favourite local and international travel destinations as voting opens for the 2026 NZ Herald Travel Readers’ Choice Awards.
The sixth chapter of the NZ Wars Collection explores the 1865 battle of Waerenga-a-Hika, celebrating the enduring cultural gifts and resilience of the Tūranga people despite historical trauma.
Te Papa Tongarewa has launched 'Iti te Kupu, Nui te Kōrero', a new exhibition showcasing over 200 badges that document identity, resistance, and social history in Aotearoa.
The Māori word kaitiakitanga has topped a global list of 223 words from 75 languages to be named the world's most beautiful word by the language-learning platform Babbel.
Executive Director Steph Walker has unveiled the 2026 WORD Christchurch Festival programme, featuring the whānau-friendly Zinefest to celebrate self-publishing in Ōtautahi.
A West Auckland art collective founded by Mandy Patmore is transforming the lives of vulnerable rangatahi by providing a safe space for artistic development and essential social support.
Nineteen-year-old Samuel Mataele has made history as the first counter-tenor and youngest male winner to take the top prize at the prestigious Kiri Te Kanawa Song Quest.
Following the crowning of 'Poi E' as the nation's top song in the 2026 Waiata 100, RNZ has revealed the individual favourites that showcase the depth of Māori musical contribution.
The screening of the film 'Dear You' in Auckland highlights the historic practice of remittance letters, known as qiaopi, connecting the global Chinese diaspora to their families and cultural identity.
Stan Walker (Tūhoe, Ngāi Te Rangi, Ngāti Ranginui, Ngāti Pūkenga, Tūhourangi, Ngāti Wāhiao, Ngāti Porou, Ngāti Whakaue and Ngāi Tahu) will perform his first headline concert in Aotearoa since before COVID this October, a one-night-only orchestral show at The Trusts Arena in Tāmaki Makaurau on Saturday, 17 October 2026.
Following a sell out debut season, Te Arawa production Tērā te Auahi will return to the Sir Howard Morrison Centre in Rotorua for an extended summer season from 15 January to 14 February 2027, with performances every Thursday to Sunday.
