Te Ahi Kaa

Talk about the power of transformation. Tipene Harmer aka Tipene is an example of it from his studio, that was a former milking shed to working alongside musos Dam Native, Tyna and Scribe as a… Read more Audio

For anyone who negotiates a number of cultures within their whakapapa it can be tricky (or not) figuring who you are or where you belong. Attending the Second M­āori Indian hui in Rotorua in March… Read more Audio

Kia pēnei te māroro o te kākahu me te mangemange. Let your clothes be made as strong as mangemange that never wears out. Audio

Te Taiwhenua Trust in Ruatāhuna is determined to build the capacity of its community and its seems harvesting honey through Manawa Honey just maybe one of the ways to do it. Maraea Rakuraku visits… Read more Audio

Assumptions can no longer be made that everyone understands tikanga Māori when it comes to Tangihanga, let alone the physical expectations when it comes to digging graves for whānau members. Chas Paki… Read more Audio

Hokia ki o maunga kia purea e koe i nga hau o Tawhirimatea Return to your ancestral mountains to be cleansed by the winds of Tawhirimatea Audio

Justine Murray visits Te Wānanga Whakāiro Rakau (National Carving School) at Whakarewarewa Māori Arts and Crafts Institute, Rotorua. Head tutor James Rickard talks about the uses of the different… Read more Audio

Justine Murray visits Te Wananga Whakairo Rakau (National Carving School) at Whakarewarewa Maori Arts and Crafts Institute, Rotorua. Head tutor James Rickard talks about the uses of the different… Read more Audio

In 2011 fresh out of high school Thomas Fonua scored a place at Banff on the Indigenous Dance Residency, last year he was back there as a choreographer. He talks about his experience at the creative… Read more Audio

In 2011 fresh out of high school Thomas Fonua scored a place at Banff on the Indigenous Dance Residency, last year he was back there as a choreographer. He talks about his experience at the creative… Read more Audio

Since 2010 Witi Ihimaera has been a part of the faculty at The Banff Centre, Alberta, Canada. The Creative incubator attracts up to eight thousand students from around the world. As part of the… Read more Audio

Since 2010 Witi Ihimaera has been a part of the faculty at The Banff Centre, Alberta, Canada. The Creative incubator attracts up to eight thousand students from around the world. As part of the… Read more Audio