He's making his presence known in New Zealand politics, he's highlighted Mäori representation in Auckland's Super City and encouraged Mäori television to put their hand up to…

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Winning Mäori voters' hearts and minds. It's a issue that seems to be defining the relationship between Maori and the current government.

75 year old policeman Tass Davis thinks the Crown's dragging its heels on Treaty issues, so along with 150 other kaumatua they've organised a month-long campaign of…

More than 1600 Mäori have embraced Islam tikanga and the translation of the Holy Quran could open the door to more Mäori joining the Muslim faith.

For over 50 years the South Pacific was a nuclear test site. Now the victims of those tests can sue Britain and France for the damage caused. But will these…

Marae visits Yarrabah in north Queensland; Shane talks to Rodney Hide and Tariana Turia about the Maori seats on the Auckland City Council and we meet Maia…

Act leader Rodney Hide had made it crystal clear - he'll resign from his ministerial portfolio if Maori seats become part of the proposed Auckland Super City…

Marae takes a takes a look at the OECD report, Doing Better for Children which claims that New Zealand is weak when it comes to combating child poverty and health…

We meet a group of Huntly miners who have lost their jobs to the Recession and Mighty Minnie and her crusade to keep a playground clean.

French Polynesia is led by a man who wants independence from France. Is the Tahiti's president Oscar Temaru any closer to achieving his goal?

A farewell commemorating the life of Sir Howard Morrison, featuring interviews with whanau, friends, entertainers, colleagues, and leaders.

Tsunamis have brought devastation to Samoa, American Samoa and Tonga. Marae follows the relief effort and brings you stories from the survivors.

Find out what's coming up on the next episode of Marae.

2 Degrees is set to challenge Telecom and Vodafone in the New Zealand mobile market. We meet the Hautaki Trust who are partners in this new venture.

Anahera Vercoe explores issues around sexual health awareness and talks to a group of Mäori women on their views of abortion.

We look at a mortgaee house sale that left a man in jail for seven days as well as the week a Ministerial Review of the 2004 Foreshore and Seabed Act was released. …

Does South Auckland need more police? The government thinks so. Last month they announced 600 more officers will patrol the nation's streets, half of them going to…

Marae looks into what makes Metiria Turei tick, and also how swine flu is affecting the Maori community.

Ten years ago few people knew it was a name for a star constellation known to the wider Western world as the Pleiades. Marae investigates Matariki going mainstream. …

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A committee under threat and a look into the Super City Hikoi.

"Tere Rehua shares with 'Marae' reporter, Karley Hemopo his experiences of being homeless on the streets at age 8, to the life he has now in Auckland and what his future holds. …

This week we take a look at the merger of Auckland into a super city and what effect this will have on Maori.

Marae takes a look at the struggles of the Stokes Valley Maori Committee for recognition in Wellington, and TV chef Ann Thorp gives some recipes that helped in her…

10 years ago he was kicking illegal overstayers out. Now, Tuariki Delamere says he will defend them to the ends of the earth, if children - especially Maori…

We follow the return of ancient remains from the Canterbury Museum to Marlborough; Shane Taurima and guests discuss emissions trading and brown identity in comedy. …

Exploring the past with authorised archaeology and we look at the psychology in the army.

Packing for Pakistan, we meet a pair of Maori women who have chosen to live in a land of contradictions. Fiji, we discuss the troubled island nation's situation,…

Cops on Campus, they are fast becoming a permanent feature in school grounds. Last year's Cops in Schools program has been picked up by Waikato schools and renamed…

Is it possible to live in a world without violence? Ngäti Kahungunu leader Ngahiwi Tomoana, thinks so. He's declared the lands his tribe holds manawhenua over, a…

Will tikanga Maori help reduced recidivism by Maori youth? We look at the deadline for the treaty claims and living in the 1850s.

Hunting for Huntington's, one in five New Zealanders will experience brain disorders in their lifetime. Marae looks at this and the many other issues highlighted in…

Should the state-run prisons be privatised? Kingi Tuheitia makes his first official visit to Waitangi and shellfish poisoning.

This week we look at the effect the recession is having on Maori and we go whale watching in Kiakoura.

Maori has become a common feature on radio and television, but whose language version is it? Shane Taurima and guest discuss.

Marae talks with two key Maori politicians who both called it a day after the 2008 general election. Atareta Poananga of the Maori party and the Labour party's Dover…

What are the implications for Maori of the free Trade Agreement with China? Hiromi Sakamoto, the Japanese native moving to a Maori beat and the legendary Dr Reti. …

Marae investigates the damage pokie machines are inflicting on rural communities; we have a look at South Auckland youth gangs and Maori language week.

This episode of Marae is a special look into Maori land claims.

Shane Taurima investigates Matariki going mainstream, the possibility of a Maori NZ Prime Minister, and a young man who takes pleasure in Maori weaving.

Rugby League was seen as a path to redemption by inmates of Ngawha Prison, we look at the teams rise and untimely fall, plus a young Maori equestrian preparing for a…

We reflect on a pair of health related issues. Maori are over represented in diabetes statistics, yet know little about the disease, one mans story and a Tolaga Bay…

A look back at the finalists of the Ahuwhenua Trophy, leaders in pastoral farming, a pair of major players in the Hawkes Bay dairy industry and a model of self…

The Marae summer series brings you the best stories of 2008, this week: a musical theme as Takaparawha is remembered in song, the Moleni Brothers and a tribute to…

We look back on the year that was and discuss what stories will be making the headlines in 2009. Plus, a Maori Soprano making a name for herself in the Big Apple. …

We visits Dargaville and discovers the magic world of Circus de Kumarani. Shane talks to Tariana Turia about her new roles in government and oriori, ancient…

Will Obama's historical win in the US election prove a catalyst for Maori? Plus, Pita Sharples and Georgina te Heuheu join Shane in the studio and some hukarere…

In the aftermath of the Nia Glassie trial Shane Taurima and guests ask, why did it happen and where to from here? Plus, Marae examine the new government. …

We follow Dover Samuels one of Labours most colourful MPs as he says farewell to parliament and Dr Matthew Palmer talks about The Treaty of Waitangi.

Shane Taurima speaks to the Mp's who will represent the seven Maori electorates in parliament. 

Parekura Horomia and Derek Fox talk about their plans for the Ikaroa Rawhiti electorate; we take a look at the US election and Helen Clark joins Shane Taurima in the…

Join Shane Taurima as he meets the candidates competing for Te Tai Tonga the biggest electorate in the country.

This week on Marae we reveal our latest Marae Digi Poll results for Waiariki and Te Tai Hauauru. Plus MP's and potential MP's join Shane Taurima in the studio to…

In four weeks New Zealanders will be going to the polls - Join Shane Taurima and guests as they gauge public opinion and examine the Maori electorates.

The Saints followed the rules but find themselves on the sideline; trade union leader Syd Keepa has a warning for the Maori party and Dover Samuels talks about his…

National Party Leader John Key talks with Shane Taurima about his party's ability to win the trust of Maori voters; and picking the pokies - gambling's effect on…

We investigate what effect the party vote will have on the outcome of the election; plus the lost tribe - fifty thousand Maori have let their enrolment status…

Te Awara return to the national kapa haka stage; pressure on Ngati Porou Foreshore and Seabed deal; and Ruakiri Fairhall talks about his time in Westminster. …

A year ago legendary blues man Sonny Day passed away, we look back on a life dedicated to music. Also, how will the new Climate Change bill effect treaty claims and…

What would you do if you knew you only had a few months to live? Dr Paratene Ngata, a GP in Tolaga Bay faced that reality earlier this year when he was diagnosed…

In the next election, the Te Tai Tonga electorate will see a new face to contest the seat Mahara Okeroa currently holds. We meet Rahui Katene.

Labour's Nanaia Mahuta and the Mäori Party's Angeline Greensill join Shane Taurima in studio. Communities come together for blood money and singing in the style of…

Whose Mäori do we speak and hear on radio and television? Te Reo Mäori has become a permanent feature on national television and radio but we wonder whose language…

The boundaries of Ikaroa-Rawhiti electorate are changing and so are the candidates. Ngoingoi Pewhairangi's legacy lives again and the 25 year strategy for Kohanga…

Dr Pita Sharples joins us in the studio to discuss The Maori parties call to tighten immigration; we look at the repatriation of remains and meet Te Atiwei Ririnui…

We focus on the landmark Tree Lords deal and meet Doctor Shane Reti who is working with Harvard to assess primary health care worldwide.

This week Marae investigates the marketing of Matriki, the tragic death of Joanne Wang and cleaning up graffiti in Manukau city.

From Taranaki to Te Kuiti to stores around the world, we explore the incredible story of pickled paua. Plus, principle Hawea Vercoe talks about racism in schools and…

International dancer Hiromi Sakamoto learns to move to a Maori beat. S.W.A.P an advocacy group for forestry workers fights for an end to PCP. Plus, plans to end…

This week Marae meets the Ngawha Saints a group of inmates seeking redemption through rugby league. Hinewehi Mohi is honoured over the queens birthday weekend and…

We take a look at South Auckland's Cops in Schools project. Political party leaders support an apology to Vietnam veterans but not all will be attending. …

So the government claims its tax cuts in this week's Budget is the medicine to cure the country's economic ills. But can it heal the wounds among its voter support? …

She almost toppled Parekura Horomia off his perch as MP for Ikaroa Rawhiti. Now, Atareta Poananga is no longer the Mäori Party's first choice in the fight to wrestle…

Te Wananga o Aoteroa has shaken off its past and is re-emerging as a new institution. We speak to the Salvation Army about the cost of living and meet Emma Batley a…

As Church College prepares to close its doors, we hear from the labour missionaries who built its foundations. Shane Taurima talks to Tukoroirangi Morgan about a new…

This week Marae speaks to Mayor Rick Cooper and the Sensible Sentencing Trust about rising youth crime and what can be done about it.

This week Cushla Tangaere-Manuel visits a community who think their environment's sweet flower scent will be replaced with a sewer stench.

On Monday, our Government signed a free trade agreement with China. What are the implications for Mäori? Some Mäori see huge business opportunities trading with the…