12 Aug 2024

A year of stories in Waikato

From Afternoons, 1:25 pm on 12 August 2024

Pūrākau or storyelling is an integral part of Māori culture. It's that concept which has been at the centre of a year-long project in Waikato. He Tauawhi ki te Koniahi offered digital storytelling waananga to marae and Te Ao Māori spaces across the region. Jesse talks to Sasha McClaren, one of the people behind the project.

Former Minister of Māori Affairs Koro Wētere was buried today at a family urupā near Te Kuiti. His body has been lying in state at Tūrangawaewae Marae since Saturday, when he died, a day after his 83rd birthday. His tūpāpaku will be taken to Ōparure Marae before being buried at a whānau urupā.

Photo: RNZ / Dan Cook