Māpuna for Saturday 19 February 2022
12.13 Derek Fox, Te Karere helped normalise Te Reo Maori
Derek Fox Photo: Supplied
On February 21 the Māori news programme Te Karere celebrates its 40th anniversary. What began in 1982 as a four minute show fighting for air time and resources to bring the news in Te Reo Māori to Aotearoa, has now become an indelible part of New Zealand broadcasting. It is the forerunner for Māori language content on air, and online. Derek Fox was there at the beginning of Te Karere.
12.33 Wiremu Doherty, 30 years of Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiārangi
[Wiremu Doherty] Photo: RNZ/Justine Murray
When it was opened in Whakatane in February 1992 Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiārangi consisted of just two classrooms and a small administration building. Today it is one of three campuses, with more than 5,900 students being provided with opportunities to study a number of subjects and professions, and is also the only wānanga that delivers programmes from foundation courses through to doctoral degrees and post-doctoral studies.
12.47 Monique Fiso, group foraging expeditions for Hiakai
Monique Fiso Photo: Supplied
Maori-Samoan chef Monique Fiso talks about the foraging for native ingredients that she and her staff undertake for their award winning Wellington restaurant, Hiakai. From manono bark infused into rum to harakeke ice cream Hiakai continues to innovate.
