Julian Wilcox
Maori teaching guide for all in the tertiary sector
Nga Hau e Wha o Tawhirimatea is a practical guide to culturally responsive teaching practice in the tertiary sector is designed to support kaiako (teachers) to reconfigure the teacher/learner dynamic… Audio
Waka Ama team prepares for World Championships
The World Championships will be held in the UK in August and coach Kiwi Campbell is starting to prepare her team to defend their world title. Campbell was herself a very successful competitor at… Audio
Deborah Stokes on son Ben becoming England cricket captain
On Thursday New Zealand born Ben Stokes was named as the new England cricket test captain. His mum Deborah, or Deb Stokes, lives in Christchurch and is a victim support advocate, who has received a… Audio
Master carver James Rickard
Chances are you have seen some of James Rickard's work across the land, or even in places like Passchendaele in Belgium and Singapore. James Te Taonui a Kupe Rickard was a part of the first carving… Audio
Martin Luther King & Liam Neeson in Maori
Next week a new podcast will be launched called Whakamaori. It features Maori speakers translating famous speeches, movies and writing into Te Reo Maori. For example parts of Martin Luther King's… Audio
History lessons from 1769 for our future
Three years ago Aoteaora marked 250 years since the first encounter between Maori and Captain James Cook and his crew on board HMS Endeavour. Tuia 250 commemorated those first encounters and now a new… Audio
How will Maori contribute to three waters reforms?
The government's reforms will create four publicly-owned water service entities to ensure every New Zealander has access to affordable, long-lasting drinking, waste and stormwater infrastructure… Audio
Oral maps guide Nic Low through South Island
Author Nic Low writes Low writes about how he reclaimed his ancestral knowledge by walking the ancient pathways across the mountains of Te Waipounamu using oral maps given to him by elders, discovered… Audio
Maori immunologist on Omicron surge
Auckland health officials are cautiously optimistic that case numbers may have reached a peak in the city, although the number of people in hospital could continue to rise for the next week. The… Audio
Māori knowledge and its response to climate change
For the first time indigenous knowledge has been included in a major report on climate change. The latest assessment by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change was released this week and the… Audio
Innovative dishes served up by Chef of the Year
If you're tucking into lunch right now then let me tease your taste buds a little further. How about sweet pickled ti kouka (cabbage tree) hearts, harakeke ice cream, karamu berry vinegar or manono… Audio
Maori University thriving 30 years on
Te Whare Wananga o Awanuiarangi is one of three Maori Universities. It began with two relocatable classrooms in Whakatane, teaching programmes that included a Certificate in Maori Studies and a… Audio
Te Karere celebrates 40th Anniversary
On Monday 21 February, the Maori News programme 'Te Karere' celebrates its 40th Anniversary. What began in 1982 as a four minute news programme in Te Reo Maori fighting for air time and resource to… Audio
Grammy award winning Jerome Kavanagh on Taonga Puoro
Taonga Puoro are traditional Maori instruments such as the Koauau, a cross blown flute. Jerome Kavanagh is one of its leading exponents. His musical journey has scaled the heights with a Grammy Award… Audio
Howie Tamati & Fred Ah Kuoi
Olsen Filipaina was at his peak in the mid 1980s against Great Britain and Australia. Two his his team mates from that era, Howie Tamati and Fred Kuoi, discuss his impact on the game and his legacy… Audio
Alf Filipaina remembering his brother, Olsen Filipaina
Aotearoa is saying farewell to one of it's great rugby league players. Olsen Filipaina died in Sydney on Thursday at the age of 64. His brother, Alf Filipaina, talks to Mapuna. Audio
The Mixtape: Julian Wilcox
Julian Wilcox (Ngāpuhi, Te Arawa) is the host of RNZ's new magazine-style show Māpuna, which launches on 5 February. The acclaimed broadcaster chats to Yadana Saw about some of the songs that have… Video, Audio
Saturday Morning Feedback from 19 June
Julian reads listener feedback from the show. Audio
Erik Hoel: how our weird dreams could be keeping our brains fit
Nobody really knows why we dream. Erik Hoel, a research assistant professor of neuroscience at Tufts University in Massachusetts, was inspired by the techniques used to train artificial neural… Audio
Chris Gibson: the surprising environmental impact of guitars
Musicians often sing about environmental problems, but what about the environmental issues tied up with the materials from which their guitars are made Audio