Te Ahi Kaa

Te Ahi Kaa goes behind the scenes as whanau at Huria Marae in Tauranga gear up to host their 59th Poukai (annual visit by the Māori King). Read more Audio

The Poukai is a gathering instigated by Kiingi Tawhiao in 1884 to look after the Pouaru, the whanau panui and the rawakore (the widowed, bereaved and the destitute) following the Land Wars in 1863… Read more Audio

Te Ahi Kaa visits marae in Christchurch and Motueka for the series Ngā Marae o te Motu (Marae of this Country). Read more Audio

Ōtakou Marae overlooks the Otago Peninsula and sits on a site steeped in history - it was where the Treaty of Waitangi was signed on 13 June, 1840. Read more Audio

Te Ahi Kaa visits marae in Blenheim and Christchurch. Read more Audio

Glynn Rogers and Lauralee Duff take Te Ahi Kaa on a tour of Onetahua Marae in the small community of Pohara, Golden Bay. Read more Audio

Te Ahi Kaa celebrates Te Matatini 2017 with an insight into kapahaka. Read more Audio

The national kapahaka festival Te Matatini begins on 23 February. In the lead-up, Te Ahi Kaa discusses mōteatea (chants) with Dr Wayne Ngata and waiata-a-ringa (action songs) with the late Matiu… Read more Audio

Joe Harawira talks about his life in kapahaka and his judging role at Te Matatini. Read more Video, Audio

Te Matatini judge Ngamoni Huata talks about her childhood harvesting raupo to make poi, her no-nonsense mottos and what she looks for in a performance. Read more Audio

When he first entered carving school in the mid '60s, Clive Fugill's Māori identity was questioned. Today he is a revered carver with 50 years experience. Clive shares his story with Te Ahi Kaa. Read more Audio