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12:50 PM.A group of rangatahi aged from 13 to 18 have taken part in Te Ahu Taiohi a five week programme featuring theatre, contemporary dance, kapa haka, hip-hop and much more. They then fused all those… Read more Audio

12:30 PM.Rugby legends, muttonbirders, marae stalwarts, lawyers, wahine toa and many more feature in Tangata Ngai Tahu, Volume Two. The book brings together the stories of some 50 people spanning the past 200… Read more Audio

12:40 PM.Husband and wife duo Charles and Emily Looker make up Aro and their album He Wai draws on a combination of kapa haka, R&B, gospel, jazz and the Beatles. The pair say their lyrics switch seamlessly… Read more Audio

12:28 PM.In 2014 Huia Publishers released a book on former Labour minister Parekura Horomia written by Sir Wira Gardiner. Brian Morris is the Executive Director and owner of Huia Publishers, and looks back at… Read more Audio

12:45 PM.Author Nic Low writes Low writes about how he reclaimed his ancestral knowledge by walking the ancient pathways across the mountains of Te Waipounamu using oral maps given to him by elders, discovered… Read more Audio

12:30 PM.Auckland health officials are cautiously optimistic that case numbers may have reached a peak in the city, although the number of people in hospital could continue to rise for the next week. The… Read more Audio

12:10 PM.For the first time indigenous knowledge has been included in a major report on climate change. The latest assessment by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change was released this week and the… Read more Audio

12:45 PM.If we don't forgive Pakeha and our colonial history we can't move on. That's according to publisher and communications expert Anton Blank. His next book about racism will focus on forgiveness which… Read more Audio

12:27 PM.A 21-year study of thousands of children is now at its halfway point and its insights are proving valuable. Twelve years ago more than six thousand pregnant women volunteered to take part in the… Read more Audio

12:13 PM.The Maori economy is estimated to be worth almost 70-billion dollars. Maori own a significant proportion of assets in the primary sectors like 50% of the fishing quota and 40% of forestry but what… Read more Audio

12:48 PM.If you're tucking into lunch right now then let me tease your taste buds a little further. How about sweet pickled ti kouka (cabbage tree) hearts, harakeke ice cream, karamu berry vinegar or manono… Read more Audio

12:33 PM.Te Whare Wananga o Awanuiarangi is one of three Maori Universities. It began with two relocatable classrooms in Whakatane, teaching programmes that included a Certificate in Maori Studies and a… Read more Audio

12:13 PM.On Monday 21 February, the Maori News programme 'Te Karere' celebrates its 40th Anniversary. What began in 1982 as a four minute news programme in Te Reo Maori fighting for air time and resource to… Read more Audio

12:43 PM.Taonga Puoro are traditional Maori instruments such as the Koauau, a cross blown flute. Jerome Kavanagh is one of its leading exponents. His musical journey has scaled the heights with a Grammy Award… Read more Audio

12:25 PM.Olsen Filipaina was at his peak in the mid 1980s against Great Britain and Australia. Two his his team mates from that era, Howie Tamati and Fred Kuoi, discuss his impact on the game and his legacy… Read more Audio

12:15 PM.Aotearoa is saying farewell to one of it's great rugby league players. Olsen Filipaina died in Sydney on Thursday at the age of 64. His brother, Alf Filipaina, talks to Mapuna. Audio