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Julian Wilcox presents weekly interviews with Māori throughout Aotearoa, from sports legends, to business leaders, to artists and community advocates.

  1. Artist Reuben Paterson in New York

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    Artist Reuben Paterson in New York

    Maori contemporary artist Reuben Paterson moved to New York three years ago and says he feels an 'incredible sense of freedom' which carries over into his work. He has also contributed to the new documentary, TOITŪ Visual Sovereignty, which goes behind the scenes of the biggest ever exhibition of Māori contemporary art in Tamaki Makaurau in 2020. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

    43 min

  2. 12/06/2025

    Using AI and data in indigenous storytelling

    US based investigative journalists Tristan Ahtone and Maria Parazo Rose attended a conference in Tamaki Makaurau this week where they discussed data sovereignty, archival data and AI to uncover stories about 'whenua and mana motuhake' and exploring climate impacts through an indigenous lens. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

    44 min

  3. 11/08/2025

    Rob Ruha teams up with NZSO

    Rob Ruha is an award-winning musician, composer and kapa haka 'fanatic.' Julian Wilcox asks him about his latest work, TEIWA, for which he's collaborating with the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

    44 min

  4. 10/11/2025

    Professor Atholl Anderson

    For decades Ngai Tahu archaeologist and historian, Professor Atholl Anderson, has explored the origins and historic migration of peoples around the Pacific, the first arrivals of Māori in Aotearoa and their early encounters with Europeans. His great, great, great grandmother married a sealer, and their first home was on Whenuahou, Codfish Island, and his father, John Anderson, was raised in the Scottish Highlands. Professor Anderson says his career 'chose me' and 'what you do in your life is determined by factors beyond your control.'  Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

    1h 23m

  5. 09/12/2025

    The Māori Sidesteps 'an antidote to division.'

    The Māori Sidesteps salute the great Māori showbands of the past while mixing it up with modern comedy and skit routines poking fun at everything from culture to politics. Group members Jamie McCaskill, Cohen Holloway and Jerome Leota talk to Julian Wilcox about their upcoming show at Wellington's Circa Theatre which they say is a kaupapa of "joy as an antidote to division." Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

    44 min

  6. 08/23/2025

    Ngāti Tūwharetoa ariki Sir Tumu Te Heuheu

    In a special extended interview with Ngati Tuwharetoa ariki, Sir Tumu Te Heuheu, he seeks the return of the Tongariro National Park and maunga to his iwi. Now aged in his 80s he also reflects on his aspirations for Maoridom and some advice for the ariki who follows him. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

    37 min

  7. 08/09/2025

    Maori ethical fund 'thought we'd be laughed out of the room'

    Tahito is a world first indigenous ethical investment company which invests in Australasian companies through its fund, Te Tai o Rehua. It uses Maori values, especially around the environment, to screen companies before investing in them. Tahito's managing director Temuera Hall says "initially we thought we'd be laughed out of the room" but the company has been a success with aspirations to expand globally. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

    44 min

  8. 07/26/2025

    Dr Arapata Hakiwai, thousands of taonga in overseas museums

    Dr Arapata Hakiwai is Kaihautū at Te Papa Tongarewa, Museum of New Zealand and he's been involved in the repatriation of Māori and Moriori taonga from Australia, the United States and the UK. He says one estimate is that at least fifteen to sixteen thousand taonga are held by overseas museums. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

    44 min
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Julian Wilcox presents weekly interviews with Māori throughout Aotearoa, from sports legends, to business leaders, to artists and community advocates.

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  • Channel
    RNZ Te Ao Maori
  • Creator
    RNZ
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2026
  • Episodes
    39
  • Rating
    Clean
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    © (C) Radio New Zealand 2026
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    Māpuna

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