Te Ahi Kaa

Edna Pahewa is doing the job that her mum, Emily Schuster began some 45 years ago. As the head of the weaving school, Te Rito which operates as part of The New Zealand Māori Arts and Crafts Institute… Read more Audio

It was a first for both the Māori men's and women's Basketball teams to compete at the FIBA (International Basketball Federation) Oceania championships held in Porirua. Players Puke and Natasha Lenden… Read more Audio

E kore au e ngaro te purapura i ruia mai i rangiatea. I will never be lost, a seed sown from Rangiatea. Explained by Karl Johnstone no Rongowhakaata, Te Aitanga a Māhaki. Audio

Nasir is heading to his third iron māori triathlon this weekend, taking on the 21 km run. He talks to Justine about the challenge ahead that for him, requires training eight months out from the event.

Hau Ariki Pa, Martinborough is a huge complex with the capacity to accommodate 200+ in their whare tipuna that, sits in front of a still functioning vineyard. Maraea Rakuraku tours the Pa with Marama… Read more Audio

Not all authors will accommodate the opinions and views of a huge whanau when compiling a biography in conjunction with the whanau patriarch. Yet, that was just par for the course for Brad Haami when… Read more Audio

For Jamie McCaskill relocating himself to his hometown of Thames after living in Wellington for some years has only strengthened his artistic endeavours. The 2013 Bruce Mason Award winner talks about… Read more Audio

Learning the ukulele can be intense. Well, throw into the mix Te reo Māori and you have a 10 week REAP (Rural Education Activities Programme) taking place on Wednesdays at Hau Ariki Pa, Martinborough.

Waiho i te toipoto, kaua i te toiroa - Let us keep close together, not far apart. Audio

As a weaving tutor at the New Zealand Arts and Crafts Institute in Rotorua, Emily talks about the utmost importance of maintaining pa harakeke in its natural environment. (Recorded in 1980) Audio

In an archival recording from 1963, Jean Abley interviews the first director of The New Zealand Maori Arts and Crafts Institute, Mr P.H Leonard. Audio

Te Hape B Trust Chair Hardi Peni takes Country Life producer Susan Murray on a tour of the Hawkes Bay farming station, which included a visit to the site of Te Miringa Te Kakara wharenui built in the… Read more Audio