Saturday Morning

A delegation of seven Māori and Pasifika artists are at New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art, for the grand reopening of the Arts of Oceania Galleries.

Laura Spinney, a British science journalist and author of 'Proto, How One Ancient Language Went Global', dives into the fascinating world of Proto-Indo-European languages. She discusses how diverse languages like English and Icelandic share roots in a single ancient ancestor, exploring the impact of DNA analysis on our understanding of language evolution. Spinney uncovers the pivotal role of trade centers like Varna in spreading language and culture, and highlights the contributions of historic figures in unearthing these connections.

Photographer Jazmin Tainui Mihi Paget-Knebel recently won the Kiingi Tuheitia Portraiture Award for a striking frame of a child on horseback.

After months of political instability and surviving two motions of no confidence, Prime Minister Fiame Naomi Mata'afa has finally conceded to an early election.

Where do the 'white genocide' claims in South Africa come from? Dr. Oscar Van Heerden, Senior Research Fellow at the Centre for African Diplomacy and Leadership at the University of Johannesburg explains.

This week we've been tracking the urgent inquiry by the Waitangi Tribunal into the dis-establishment of Te Aka Whai Ora, the Maori Health Authority.

New Zealand has a new Deputy Prime Minister as of today, with the out-going Deputy, Winston Peters handing over after 18 months in the role, and the in-coming Deputy David Seymour taking the baton for the rest of the term.

The OE is considered a rite of passage for many, and Instagram boasts all the hot spots. But many locals are feeling squeezed out.

Award-winning novelist Tina Makereti has written her first nonfiction book. A collection of essays, This Compulsion In Us brings Tina's perspective as wahine Maori - that of a teacher, daughter, traveller, and parent. and confronts experiences with alcoholism and breast cancer.

What do you do when you lose everything? After being forcibly removed from their home, for Raynor Winn and her husband Moth, the answer was to set off on a 630-mile trek along the rugged Cornish coastline - a walk that changed their lives.