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Justine Murray takes in the action at the annual Flaxmere Family Festival, and talks to 95 year old Wairukuruku Maere and Councillor Henare o Keefe about the positive things happening in the… Read more Audio

Think before you Ink is a lecture delivered by Shane Te Ruki, which looks at the tradition and modernisation of taa moko (traditional maori tattoo). Shane explains the three most important aspects of… Read more Audio

Changes in the way people access information means that the teaching of te reo maori needs to adapt, that's according to Dr Rapata Wiri who has created a mobile app, a nine module te reo maori course… Read more Audio

Actress Nancy Brunning no Ngati Raukawa, Ngai Tuhoe talks about her role in the play Paniora written by Playwright Briar Grace-Smith. Audio

Kia hora te marino, kia whakapapa pounamu te moana, kia tere te kaarohirohi a, ko tou hoa haere, ko te rangimarie. May the calm be widespread, may the ocean glisten like greenstone, may the shimmer of… Read more Audio

Just how autobiographical is The Pā Boys for Writer / Director Himiona Grace? Given his time gigging small townships with Dread Beat and Blood and Survival in the 1990's. Audio

John Miller has documented M­āori protest since the 1970's. As he sits with Maraea Rakuraku scrolling through images on his computer screen he relives the protest action outside Athletic Park… Read more Audio

Metiria Turei pays tribute to Associate Law Professor Dr Nin Tomas who died earlier this week. Audio

Nikki King and Te Hou Winitana run Hula Active, a one hour cardio session that combines high energy moves derived from Polynesian traditional performing arts. Its gaining in popularity in both Porirua… Read more Audio

Shane Te Ruki no Ngāti Maniapoto, Ngāti Porou is the resident Kaumatua of the National Museum, Te Papa Tongarewa, on Waitangi Day he presented a lecture Mokopapa 2014, Think before You Ink, part one… Read more Audio

Glenis Phillip-Barbara heads the new māori language research unit He Puna Whakarauora, she talks about its role and function. Audio

Ko te reo te mauri o te mana maori. The language is the very essence of being Maori. This weeks whakatāuki explained by Glenis Phillip-Barbara no Ngāti Porou Audio