Te Ahi Kaa

Kai Ora Honey is a whanau business based in Awanui, just outside of Kaitaia in the Far North. Diversification of the business lead to the creation of Hana Botanicals, a Skincare range inspired by the… Read more Audio

Poihaere Knight is a pretty remarkable woman, she is an Anglican Minister, a Cadet commander,  a high school teacher, and a Breast cancer survivor. From her first diagnosis in 2002, to her double… Read more Audio

Māori Astronomer Dr Rangi Mataamua won the top communication prize at the recent Prime Ministers Science Awards, not bad for someone who failed fourth form Science at Hato Paora College. In the lead… Read more Audio

In November of 2018 Claire Taipari's regular mammogram came back all clear, but just one week later she felt a lump on her breast and decided to get it checked.  After tests, three cancerous tumours… Read more Audio

In the continuing series that explores stories about Māori whanau who live with cancer, producer Justine Murray is with the ladies of Aratika, a Rotorua-based charitable trust that run wellness… Read more Audio

While working as a Senior Ministerial Press Secretary in 2015, Greg Taipari couldn't shake a persistent cough, after seeking medical advice he was eventually diagnosed with throat cancer. He kept the… Read more Audio

Te Ahi Kaa producer and presenter Justine Murray is with Te Kehukehu Butler who shares his story about living with cancer. Diagnosed three years ago, he has never smoked, does not drink alcohol and… Read more Audio

As part of this years Queens Birthday Honours, Te Ahi Kaa features this encore presentation.  Visual Artist, composer and Taa moko practitioner Sir Derek Lardelli talks about the resurgence of ta moko… Read more Audio

Master Carver Clive Fugill was part of the first student intake at the carving school based at the New Zealand Māori Arts and Crafts Institute in Rotorua. Clive finished High School in 1966 and had… Read more Audio

Business communities are facing financial hardship in the wake of COVID 19, arguably with border and travel restrictions, none more so than Tourism. This week Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern visited Te… Read more Audio

Para Kore is a waste and recycling initiative that works within Māori organisations to reduce waste. It began over a decade ago and has spread to almost four hundred marae across the country. From the… Read more Audio

Rob McGowan also known as Pa Ropata knows Māori medicine.  The former Catholic priest was taken under the ‘wing’ of Kuia Rua Henare from Whanganui in the mid 1970's and learned about the many… Read more Audio