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Dr Pounamu Jade Aikman is one of a new wave of Maori thinkers and academics whose research includes policing, health, education and indigenous knowledge systems in Aotearoa and overseas. Next year he'll be Victoria University's Emerging Maori Writer in residence. Where will his expertise and curiosity lead him next? Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

Ngāti Toa rangatira Helmut Modlik and chief Kirk Francis from the Penobscot tribe in the northeastern United States discuss sovereignty, tribal economies and constitutional arrangements following an Indigenous Leaders symposium in Wellington. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

This week Lady Tureiti Moxon received an honorary doctorate from Waikato University for her outstanding contribution to the health and wellbeing of New Zealanders. She's also chair of the National Urban Māori Authority, a lawyer who helped to settle her iwi's treaty claim and she's an important voice in the delivery of Māori health care and the ongoing debate about the status of

The award winning and internationally acclaimed Maori artist, Shane Cotton, opens a new show in Tamaki Makaurau this weekend. His new paintings are billed as a "collision of Indigenous and European time systems through the lens of his Ngāpuhi whakapapa." Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

Over the past 50 years Professor Ngāhuia te Awekōtuku has been one of the most influential Maori academics and writers. In 1981 she became the first Maori woman to receive a PHD from a New Zealand University and was at the vanguard of women's and gay liberation movements dating back to the 1970s.Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

Portia Woodman-Wickliffe conquered every summit in rugby union with Olympic gold medals and World Cups in her trophy cabinet. She traces her life from Kaikohe to globetrotting rugby star. Her parents' advice was 'just run like hell.' It worked as she scored more than 250 tries for New Zealand. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

Mapuna hosts Anton Matthews who's the Director of Hustle group which operates a range of hospitality ventures including Fush which serves fish and chips and offers free lessons in Te Reo Maori. What started as a small initiative quickly caught fire as thousands of people registered their interest. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

At just 45 years of age Justin Tipa's election as the Kaiwhakahaere of Ngai Tahu last year marked a generational shift in the iwi's top leadership. How is he faring at the helm with around two billion dollars in assets and more than 85-thousand iwi members?Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

The award winning architect Professor Anthony Hoete has written a chapter in a new book, Urban Aotearoa, The Future of Our Cities, and recently the Royal Society Te Aparangi made Professor Hoete a fellow for his advancement of New Zealand and Maori architecture worldwide. He spent 30 years in London before coming home a few years ago and is now a professor of architecture at Waipap

Julian Wilcox drops in to the Auckland offices of award winning Māori architect Nicholas Dalton and the company he founded, TOA. Mapuna is at the offices of the leading Māori architect, Nicholas Dalton, and the firm he founded, TOA. Among its many achievements are the award winning Te Taumata O Kupe, the multi-coloured masterpiece at Te Mahurehure marae in Auckland's Point C