Te Ahi Kaa

Winiata Morunga was 20 years old and his intended bride, Doreen Beasley was 18 when they first met at a cousins wedding in Omanaia early 1950's . He was the best man, she was a bridesmaid. So far so… Read more Audio

In an archival recording from 1988, Haare Williams provides an insight into the annual gathering, Poukai. Audio

Rachel Wesley takes Justine Murray on a tour of Otakou Marae located on the Otago Peninsula, she explains the unique features which include a concrete maihi and their refurbished wharekai, Hakuiao. Read more Audio

Lizzie Raukawa, Tupou Kuma, Eize Raukawa, and DJ Teez talk about their work at the Wainuiomata Community Centre. Audio

Tau arai i te po titoko o te ao marama, Ko te wehe a Ihoa te Timatanga i te Whakaroha nui.

To overcome darkness and despair, seek new learning and understanding.

This whakatauki is explained by… Read more Audio

A little country school on the outskirts of Kaitaia measures its success by the way their students engage in the school activities that they have had a hand in creating and managing. Read more Audio

In 1893, the monarch of Hawai'i, Queen Liliuokalani (1838-1917) was overthrown by a group of American sugar plantation owners led by Sanford Ballard Dole (1844-1926). Ever since, generations of Native… Read more Audio

It's widely acknowledged that the 28 M­āori Battalion "punched above its weight" in the Second World War. In an archival interview from 2009, 28 Māori Battalion scholar and author of Nga Tama Toa: The… Read more Audio

Ki te kore ngaputake e mākukungia e kore te rakau e tupu 

If the roots of the tree are not watered the tree will never grow Audio

A song penned about the tohu (symbols) Koru, Poutama and the Patiki. Audio

Multi-talented artist Mika is a busy man, he practically says yes to everything including the chance to launch a techno funk song with Lavina Williams, called Coffee. He talks about the song, his… Read more Audio

Kids TV presenter, teacher, writer and broadcaster Te Hata Olly Ohlson talks with Justine Murray about his online course, Mauri Hauora E-Studies. Audio