Te Reo Maori

Sam Charlesworth is an 18-year-old self-taught musician who has just released his fourth album Duality of the Human Mind. Video, Audio

From the Te Ahi Kaa archives, a series about the whakatauāki 'Kaua e Mate Wheke, Me Mate Ururoa' is further explored about how this proverbial saying can relate to a person's life and their… Audio

Luxembourg wasn't the end point environmental scientist Tom Elliott had in mind when he launched a plan to sail and cycle from NZ to Europe in 2015, but he has enjoyed an immensely productive time… Audio

He Waharoa uses a Mātauranga Māori approach (understanding and knowledge) as part of their health services in Gisborne. Justine Murray joins Nick Tupara who talks about how the practice of art can… Audio

Diary and sheep and beef farming has been the mainstay of the Ahuwhenua Trophy in recognition of excellence in Māori farming - but for the first time in its 87-year history, horticulture is now part… Audio

Pepeha is a formulaic expression that identifies the ancestral connections of Māori to their lands, mountains, rivers, oceans, and waka. So how does pepeha apply to non-Māori who are learning the… Audio

Forty years ago the Māori language was on the brink of dying out. Only 5% of Māori spoke it fluently. A massive push to save it was underway and at the heart of that movement was a little school at… Audio

Dr Karena Kelly, a specialist in Māori language and linguistics, took on the task of translating Seuss’ last book published before his death Oh, The Places You’ll Go. Audio

Do you choose to use an English name instead of putting up with mispronunciation of your Māori name? On episode four of the talk series Urupounamu the hosts find out that quite a few people do just… Audio

Is there a magic number to suggest that a young person is mature enough to vote? In this week's kōrero session the hosts talk about the issue to lower the voting age to 16. Some students from a local… Audio

Urupounamu is a six-part talk series on Te Ahi Kaa hosted by producer Justine Murray, Māori language teacher Ngairo Eruera and Te Kehukehu Patara. The series is a collaboration between Tauranga based… Audio

William Dart celebrates Maori Language Week with Maisey Rika's superb new album, Ngā Mata o te Ariki Tāwhirimātea. Audio

Puzzles and games can be a fun way to learn te reo, say husband and wife team Scotty and Stacey Morrison. Their new all-ages activity book Māori Made Fun features crosswords, word-finds, colouring… Audio

The aim of having one million New Zealanders speak basic te reo by 2040 might not be as impossible as it seems. Audio

A live celebration of te waiata Māori in a concert presented by Auckland Arts Festival, Auckland Town Hall, 16 March 2019. Audio

Our next story looks at a man who's translating classic children's texts into te reo Maori - he says mostly for his own fun! Associate Professor Tom Roa from Waikato University translated Alice in… Audio

The Rua Kēnana Pardon Bill doesn’t just restore his mana, it adds his poetry to the law. Audio