Best Wānanga Podcasts (2025)

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Taringa - Ep 348 - Special Feature - TWOA 40th Anniversary 1:35:56

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To mark the milestone of the 40 year anniversary of Te Wānanga o Aotearoa, we bring you a two part live episode recorded in our birthplace, Ō-tāwhao Marae at Te Awamutu College. To watch the live stream video, go here In part 1 - we are joined by previous kaimahi and tauira of the formative years, David Lewis and Mary Aull, who share their memories…

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34. Grace Walker & Jake Campbell - Tautoko Tech 48:35

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Grace Walker (Ngāti Kahungunu, Ngaruahine) and Jake Campbell (Te Rarawa) are the Founders of Tautoko Tech - a novel insulin pump with wrap around software support. Their mission is to empower people with diabetes to live with confidence and ease from the moment of diagnosis. They share their journey from academia to entrepreneurship, meeting at a M…

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Taringa - Ep 347 - Tikanga 101 - Raumati Special 1:06:11

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Join us for the last episode of 2024 as the hosts reflect on personal highlights, and their plans for the sunny season.By Te Wānanga o Aotearoa

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Taringa - Ep 346 - Special Feature - Whirimako Black 1:12:32

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By Te Wānanga o Aotearoa

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Taringa - Ep 345 - Tikanga 101 - Collective Consciousness 45:55

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Ringa Hora Services (workforce development council) held their annual Tuia conference in Hamilton - two days of vocational insights, whanaungatanga, and inspiration, with learnings that will contribute to the successful and sustainable future for our mokopuna. Taringa were privileged to have been invited to kōrerorero on stage at Tuia 2024, where t…

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Taringa - Ep 344 - Tikanga 101 - Take utu ea 58:19

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Kia ora e te iwi! In today’s episode of Taringa, we dive into Take, Utu, Ea, exploring how tikanga guides our relationships and balances through koha, reciprocity, and clearing hara. We discuss the importance of being prepared with waiata, how using phones on the pae can be misunderstood, and the different ways Māori and Pākehā value exchanges. Our…

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Taringa - Ep 343 - Special Feature - Live from Te Papa Te Māori Anniversary 2024 1:07:57

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Te Māori - Te whakaaturanga whakahirahira katoa o ngā taonga o nunumi mā o roroa mā. Nō Taringa te whiwhi ki te noho tahi ki te kōrero ki ētahi i tonoa ai kia ārahi rā i te hunga i tae atu ki te rongo i te mana, te ihi, te wehi, te tapu hoki o ēnei manatunga nō tua whakarereBy Te Wānanga o Aotearoa

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Taringa - Ep 342 - Special Feature - Live from Toitū te reo Festival 2024 59:54

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Toitū te reo Māori, toitū te mana motuhake, toitū a Taringa. I tēnei puninga hirahira ka manaaki a Taringa i te karanga o Toitū te Reo ki Heretaunga ki Ngāti Kahungunu. Ka wānangahia e te tokotoru o Taringa ngā tini kōrero pēnei i ēnei Ngā ōhākī ki te ao Māori. Ngā mea me mōhio e te tangata kia kīia ai he mātanga reo ia. Moumou te toto Māori - mā w…

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33. Byron Konia - Dual role of Senior Mechanical Engineer & Māori Advisor 54:34

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Byron Konia (Ngāti Kahungunu, Ngāti Porou, Dutch) shares his journey to now holding a dual role as a Senior Mechanical Engineer and Māori Advisor. He shares his whakaaro through the lense of his mahi on the challenges the industry of the extreme weather patterns and the current political environment. We also take this episode as an opportunity to i…

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Taringa - Ep 341 - Tikanga 101 - Tūrangawaewae mō te Kīngitanga 1:05:55

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Hei Ariki Taungaroa? Hei Toihau? Hei Kāhu Tātara? Hei Kuīni!Kia piri tahi tātou i tēnei puninga whakamutunga atu i te kīkōpū o Kimiora i Tūrangawaewae. In our final installment of this special trilogy from Tūrangawaewae, during a time when the world mourns the passing of Kīngi Tuheitia, we discuss a range of kaupapa pertaining to the Kīngitanga, pa…

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Taringa - Ep 340 - Tikanga 101 - Te Reo o te Kiingitanga 41:42

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"Hei pupuru i te whenua, Hei puru i te toto, Hei pupuru i te mana Maaori motuhake“In this second special live episode from Tūrangawaewae, honoring and celebrating Kiingi Tuheitia Pootatau Te Wherowhero VII, we are joined by 17 yr old Epiha Muru-Kete. Epiha reflects on his contributions to the Kiingitanga through te reo o te Kiingitanga and the vari…

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Taringa - Ep 339 - Tikanga 101 - Ngā ringringa me ngā waewae o Kimiora - Pt 2 41:42

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The second part of our kōrero from Tūrangawaewae during the tangihanga of Kīngi Tūheitia Pōtatau Te Wherowhero VII, about ngā ringringa me ngā waewae o Kimiora. We get more of the inside scoop of the happenings behind the scenes, as Kawe Nikora & Huirama Matatahi share insights into their mahi and offer some closing thoughts on this historic event.…

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Taringa - Ep 338 - Tikanga 101 - Ngā ringringa me ngā waewae o Kimiora - Pt 1 43:44

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Recorded at Tūrangawaewae during the Tangihanga of Kīngi Tūheitia Pōtatau Te Wherowhero VII, we are joined by Kawe Nikora & Huirama Matatahi who share their insights into their mahi. This kōrero will continue in our next episode, stay tuned!By Te Wānanga o Aotearoa

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32. Maria Ngawati - Researching ways for indigenous support & advancement 49:18

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Maria Ngawati (Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Hine, Ngāti Porou) is a Māmā, CEO of Indigishare, Te Taumata Wāhine in Tech 2024 trade delegate, and PhD candidate researching ways for indigenous support and advancement - and, so much more. In this episode, she talks on the variety of mahi she’s involved in, brings the perspective of a Māmā to an engineering student …

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Taringa - Ep 337 - Kupu, Kupu, Kupu (Patapatai) - Live from Ako Ararau 2024 55:56

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This episode is brought to you live from Ako Ararau, Māori Expo. MC Grammar leads us off with some of his usual grammar mastery, and then the crowd are invited to ask a few pātai. Whakarongo mai!By Te Wānanga o Aotearoa

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Taringa - Ep 336 - Special Feature - Rob Ruha - Pt 2 1:04:36

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The conversation continues with Rob Ruha. Rob shares his experience as a creative, and finishes up with a short waiata, a capella.By Te Wānanga o Aotearoa

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31. Kerin Brockbank - Reservoir Engineer 50:30

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Kerin Brockbank (Te Rarawa) shares her story of working as a Reservoir Engineer in the geothermal space, the Wairākei geothermal power development’s impact, and her experience of being Māori in the engineering industry. Reservoir engineering is all about dealing with the stuff that’s harnessing the energy that is deep underground - getting up to 3 …

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Taringa - Ep 335 - Special Feature - Rob Ruha - Pt 1 48:30

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This week we give you part 1 of our kōrero with the illustrious Rob Ruha. Whakarongo mai.By Te Wānanga o Aotearoa

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Taringa - Ep 334 - Special Feature - Tuari Whānau 59:02

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Tuarihia ki runga, tuarihia ki raro, tuarihia te rongo o ngā waiata, o ngā kura o te whānau Tuari. This week we are honoured to host the Tuari brothers and their infamous sister, boss, māngai Ani Piki Tuari. A whānau spoilt with a wealth of musical talent, haka experience and te ao Māori tirohanga. They share with us their views of stage from music…

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30. L'Rey Renata - In wānanga about re-defining engineering best practice 35:15

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L'Rey Renata (Ngāpuhi, Tainui, Ngai Te Rangi) is a Māma, Water Engineer, PhD candidate, and Board Member in the engineering industry. One year into her PhD at Waipapa Taumata Rau, she talks about her thinking of re-defining engineering best practice through an indigenous Te Ao Māori lense, the intention of her findings to be pillar for engineering …

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Taringa - Ep 333 - Compilation 2 - Kīwaha 35:02

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For the second time in Taringa history, we have an entire episode dedicated to Kīwaha. Check out this collection of snippets from episodes 67, through to episode 81, focusing on Māori colloquialism, or as Erica would say, "a funner way of saying something".By Te Wānanga o Aotearoa

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Taringa - Ep 332 - Ngā Taonga - Kākā Wahanui #4 54:15

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In this episode, our hosts listen to snippets of an interview from 1978 with the famous (or infamous) Whaia McClutchie. Whaia speaks about a range of topics, mainly to do with the role of women on the Marae.By Te Wānanga o Aotearoa

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Taringa - Ep 331 - Tikanga 101 - Kara/Haki 50:56

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This week, our hosts look at some tikanga pertaining to flags and the meaning that has been imbued into them as iwi, hapū and marae.By Te Wānanga o Aotearoa

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29. Re-introducing the Māori in Engineering podcast 10:47

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Kia ora rā tātou. It's been three years (!) of hearing from awesome Māori in this awesome industry so I thought it was time I re-introduce the kaupapa. This episodes acts as a reset and goes in to the 'what', 'why', 'how', 'who' of this podcast kaupapa. This episode was made possible through the funding support from Engineering New Zealand Te Ao Ra…

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Taringa - Ep 330 - Patapatai - Your Questions Answered - pt32 47:23

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Patapatai. We at Taringa don’t answer your questions – we wānanga on them! Our latest instalment of patapatai has us in wānanga about whakaahua in the home, the use of English words in Māori sentences, types of karakia for kai and more. Whakarongo mai.By Te Wānanga o Aotearoa

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Taringa - Ep 329 - Tikanga 101 - Te mana o te Hapū 53:40

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He aha te hapū? What is a hapū? Which hapū do you belong to? How do we define a hapū? How are hapū named? You won't get a straight answer however you may gain more context. Hoinō, hei te mutunga iho kei tō ihu tonu te kōrero.By Te Wānanga o Aotearoa

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Taringa - Ep 328 - Special Feature - Mōtai Tangata Rau 56:16

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Poutini poutini ki te rua rerē hā! Ko te tū a Mōtai Tangata Rau te kaupapa o tēnei puninga. Paraone gives us a glimpse into the build-up and kaupapa that led to the Mōtai Tangata Rau bracket that was performed at the Tainui Regional Kapahaka Competiton of 2024.By Te Wānanga o Aotearoa

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Taringa - Ep 327 - Kupu, Kupu, Kupu with MC Grammar - Passives 48:21

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It's time for another "Kupu Kupu Kupu", with MC Grammar! How is your understanding of 'passives'? Check out this episode to see whether there is anything you can take away.By Te Wānanga o Aotearoa

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28. Grant Kauri - Iwi Partnership in Te Ahu A Turanga 43:55

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Grant Kauri (Ngāti Raukawa, Rangitāne) works as the Owner Interface Manager for Waka Kotahi for Te Ahu a Turanga - Manawatū Tararua Highway project. It is the first construction project where iwi are partners at the governance level. In this episode, he speaks about his journey of engineering through the cadet pathway and some of the many intricaci…

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Taringa - Ep 326 - Patapatai - Your Questions Answered - pt31 50:41

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E ngā taringa areare o te motu tēnā huri mai anō ki ngā patapatai o te wā. This week we answer your questions; pēpeha for Tangata Tiriti, differences between mihi & whaikōrero and reinforcing of mauri.By Te Wānanga o Aotearoa

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Taringa - Ep 325 - Tikanga 101 - Mauri 1:02:14

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Ka tākina te mauri, te mauri i ahua mai nō Tikitikioterangi. This week e hoa mā, we traverse new depths of understanding of mauri. What does it have to do with food soveriengty and Hātūpātū? We find out in this episode. Whakarongo mai!By Te Wānanga o Aotearoa

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Taringa - Ep 324 - Kupu, Kupu, Kupu with MC Grammar - Syllabic Stress 1:00:05

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In this episode, MC Grammar joins us in the flesh for another deep dive, this time on the topic of syllabic stress. Whakarongo mai!By Te Wānanga o Aotearoa

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Taringa - Ep 323 - Special Feature - The Battle of Ōrākau 1:02:23

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With this year representing 160 years since the battle of Ōrākau, our hosts reflect on some lesser-known anecdotes, and the importance of remembering all land wars that shaped Aotearoa as we know it today. Whakarongo mai. Check out the video version of this episode here!By Te Wānanga o Aotearoa

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Taringa - Ep 322 - Once Upon a Taima - Paki Kēhua - Kiddy Karanga 42:26

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He karanga tēnei ki a Ngāi Taringa, kia areare mai o koutou taringa ki tā tātou puninga o te wiki. Hei tēnei wiki ka whakaoko ki tētahi Paki Kehua nō reira e te iwi kia huri mai rā. This week ‘Hei and Erica check out a Paki Kēhua that reminds us of the power of karanga.By Te Wānanga o Aotearoa

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Taringa - Ep 321 - Patapatai - Your Questions Answered - pt30 50:10

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E ngā taringa areare o te motu tēnā huri mai anō ki ngā patapatai o te wā. This week we answer your questions; koha, merchandising of kōrero tuku iho and the aversion Paraone has for reptilian footwear.By Te Wānanga o Aotearoa

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Taringa - Ep 320 - Kupu, Kupu, Kupu with MC Grammar - Te Reo Ōkawa 52:47

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The grammar whizz, Jarred Boon, AKA "MC Grammar" is back again. Today's discussion is all about reo Ōkawa, or formal language. Whakarongo mai!By Te Wānanga o Aotearoa

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Taringa - Ep 319 - Tikanga 101 - Pōtae 50:31

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This week our hosts discuss the history and importance of the pōtae as it has been used in a range of contexts.By Te Wānanga o Aotearoa

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Taringa - Ep 318 - Once Upon a Taima - Paki Kēhua - Robert and the Tōtara Tree 45:58

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This week on Taringa, we feature Episode 47 of Paki Kēhua, "Robert and the Tōtara Tree". Our hosts then dive into a conversation around tikanga as it applies to permission for using natural resources. Click here for more episodes of Paki Kēhua. You can also listen on Apple Podcasts, and SpotifyBy Te Wānanga o Aotearoa

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27. Kate Walker - Kaitiakitanga leading the way 53:41

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Episode 27 we hear from Kate Walker (Ngāti Porou, Te Whānau-ā-Apanui, Te Arawa, Ngāi Tuhoe) who is tuning in from Ruatōria. Kate is an Environmental Consultant with Poipoia Ltd - Poipoia, founded by Tina Porou, creates spaces and opportunities for kaitiakitanga to lead the way in caring for our natural environment in Aotearoa. She speaks on exactly…

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Taringa - Ep 317 - Kupu, Kupu, Kupu - Te Mana o te Kupu 1:01:56

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E ngā kāwai nui, e ngā kāwai roa, e ngā mana o te kī o tua whakarere tēnā koutou katoa. Kua aua atu te wā – It has been sometime, but Taringa is back with our first episode of the year. Today we talk about te mana o te kupu. Whakarongo mai.By Te Wānanga o Aotearoa

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26. Emily Afoa - values driven journey 1:15:31

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In this episode, Dr Emily Afoa (Ngāti Maniapoto, Ngāpuhi) shares her values driven journey that’s seen her deep in the academia, consultancy and governance spaces within the engineering industry. Emily is a Chartered Environmental Engineer, Pou Whakarae | Director at Tektus Consultants Limited, Board Member of Association of Consulting and Engineer…

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Taringa - Ep 316 - Kupu, Kupu, Kupu with MC Grammar - Raumati 47:21

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Kua tata ngā pō o ngā pōtiki a Rehua. Tēnā tātou i tā tātou puni whakamutunga o te tau Pākehā. MC Grammar joins Paraone, Erica, and Te Puaheiri in this final episode of 2023 to discuss kupu related to this time of the year. We explore expressing gratitude for received gifts and, in true Taringa fashion, delve into considerations for those not with …

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Taringa - Ep 315 - Tikanga 101 - Rākau in Whaikōrero with Korohere Ngāpō 1:05:29

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In this episode, we are joined once again by the esteemed Korohere Ngāpō who has returned to share some of his knowledge and wisdom around the use of rākau in whaikōrero and other contexts. Check out Episode 34 to learn more about Korohere and te iwi Marutuahu.By Te Wānanga o Aotearoa

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Taringa - Ep 314 - Patapatai - Your Questions Answered - #29 37:23

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In this final instalment of Patapatai for 2023, Snowy and Erica discuss the use of waiata Māori in different contexts, the pursuit of knowledge and truth through a traditional Māori lens, and the application of cultural safety in the workplace.By Te Wānanga o Aotearoa

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Taringa - Ep 313 - Kupu, Kupu, Kupu with MC Grammar - Te Reo o Te Moana-nui-a-kiwa 55:45

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MC Grammar, Erica and Kahu wānanga about how te reo Māori is influenced by the languages and cultures of Te Moana-nui-a-kiwa - the Pacific. Comparing Pacific languages such as Hawaiian, Cook Islands, Samoan and Niuean with te reo Māori, they also discuss what makes te reo Māori unique.By Te Wānanga o Aotearoa

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25. Raharuhi Koia - being a mentor in this changing space 56:23

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Raharuhi Koia (Ngāti Porou) is a Pāpā based in Ō Tautahi with his whānau. Raharuhi holds a frank and open kōrero about his life as a Structural Engineer, one of that as a Māori Engineer and what it means to be a good mentor in this changing space. This episode is supported by Te Ao Rangahau Engineering NZ Grant Programme 2023. Enjoy e te iwi!…

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Taringa - Ep 312 - Once Upon a Taima - Paki Kēhua - The Boy Who Didn’t Wash His Hands 42:14

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Wete! Snowy and Erica feature a story from the Paki Kēhua podcast (Ep 44) about someone who breaks Tikanga at an Urupā. Reflecting on the ramifications of disregarding Tikanga and sharing some of their own experiences, our hosts shed light on the importance of keeping to proper practices at such a sacred site. You can listen to the full set of stor…

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Taringa - Ep 311 - Tikanga 101 - Puhoro 1:01:24

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Snowy takes some time to share the significant experience of recieving his Puhoro. The team then wānanga around associated tikanga and the pros and cons of the various approaches and processes of different tā moko practitioners.By Te Wānanga o Aotearoa

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Famous Movie Lines 40:13

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In this final episode, the panel are joined by a live audience to translate some of their favourite movie lines. Watch the video version of the episode here. If a movie is memorable chances are there is good dialogue that will be quoted for some time. Like The Terminators 'I'll be back', or Jerry Maguire's 'You had me at hello' or the classic Dirty…