Te Ao Maori
New Report on tikanga Māori and the Law
This week on Māpuna we are talking tikanga and ture, the place of tikanga in the law. Justice Christian Whata and Amokura Kawharu the President of the Law Comission join the show to discuss the… Audio
Parenting: Teaching Te Reo Maori in schools
Mohamed Alansari, senior researcher for the New Zealand Council for Educational Research joins Kathryn to talk about how to improve outcomes for growing Te Reo Maori in schools. Which schools are… Audio
Researchers worried polling booths unprepared for Māori electorates
Māori researchers are worried this election will be a repeat of the last two after finding polling booths were unprepared to take their votes.
Surveys of Māori voters following the 2017 and 2020… Audio
The Mixtape: Te Kuru o te Marama Dewes
Our guest on the Mixtape this week is Te Kuru o te Marama Dewes. He is a journalist, a radio host, a voice actor and also a licensed translator of Te Reo certified by The Maori Language Commission. Video, Audio
Kapowairua, Te Hāpua and the history of Ngāti Kuri.
In this special interview entirely in te reo Maori, Mapuna is in Kaitaia at the home of one of the acknowledged kaumatua of the Far North, Graeme Neho. Matua Kerema Neho regales us with some of the… Audio
Mahuru Maori is back for 2023
Mahuru Maori, the month long kaupapa aiming to normalise te reo in everyday situations is back for 2023. Mahuru Maori challenges participants to consciously use as much te reo Maori as they can during… Audio
Te Wiki o te reo Māori - Māori language week coming to an end
Te wiki o te reo Māori - Māori language week is starting to wrap up for the year.
Kia Kaha Te Reo Māori - making the language stronger has been the focus for the year.
Someone who works to make it… Audio
Head of Māori Language Commission aiming for a million te reo speakers
The head of the Māori Language Commission is aiming for a million speakers of Te Reo Māori long before the target date set by the Government.
But while demand for courses is huge, teachers and… Audio
Te Atarangi Whiu on understanding Te Ao Māori
It’s the end of Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori - Māori Language Week. But today we're talking about how te reo Māori isn't the only way to understand the Māori world-view - Te Ao Māori. This has been the… Audio
Overseas whānau embracing Te Wiki o te Reo Māori
Aotearoa isn't the only place celebrating and embracing Māori language this te wiki o te reo Māori.
With podcasts, online classes, kapa haka and kōhanga reo, whānau living overseas are doing their… Audio
Māori Battalion Letter
Heartfelt words from a soldier to his mother separated by ten thousand miles, the panel translate a letter written by Ben Rata in 1942. Audio
Pygmy blue whale found dead west of Levin
A local iwi in the Horowhenua says burying the remains of a dead whale was a sad occasion, but a useful lesson for their young people.
A large New Zealand pygmy blue whale was found dead on the sands… Audio
Taranaki: fate of iwi-Maori partnership boards post-election
Time now to check in on Taranaki with our local democracy reporting part of the programme. Joining Nathan Rarere is Craig Ashworth. Audio
Tokomaru Bay Four Square celebrates Te Wiki o te Reo Māori
It's the first rā of Te Wiki o te Reo Māori and this year's theme is Kia Kaha Te Reo Māori - making the language stronger.
Well at Tokomaru Bay Four Square in Tairāwhiti Gisborne they're doing just… Audio
Battle for Māori electorate of Te Tai Hauāuru set to be tough
The battle for the Māori electorate of Te Tai Hauāuru is set to be tough, with three Wahine MPs vying for the seat.
The electorate is big: stretching from Kawhia in the north to Porirua in the south… Audio
Māori Language Week begins
Communities throughout Aotearoa are preparing to celebrate te reo Māori - to mark Māori Language Week, which begins Monday.
It's now 51-years since te petihana reo Māori - when parliament was… Audio
More wananga, korero, with season two of Whakamaori podcast
It's te ra tuatahi - the first day of Te Wiki o te reo Maori - and there's a great podcast series back on the airwaves... The award winning podcast Whakamaori is back for a second season. In each… Audio
Love Languages
What is your love language? The panellists Kimo, Kristin and Anaha get all lovey dovey in this first episode. Audio
'Crying maunga' inspires Cyclone Gabrielle relief song
A Hawke's Bay-based singer-songwriter has penned a tune to uplift those in the throes of cyclone recovery and raise money for the cause.
Fast Favourites with Cousins star Tanea Heke
Every week on Culture 101 we welcome a guest to share the love and shout out to some current favourite arts and culture. This week’s guest is tumuaki (leader) of Te Kura Toi Whakaari o Aotearoa: NZ… Audio