Te Ao Māori

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

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, 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 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

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

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

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

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

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

Time now to check in on Taranaki with our local democracy reporting part of the programme. Joining Nathan Rarere is Craig Ashworth. Audio

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

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

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

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

What is your love language? The panellists Kimo, Kristin and Anaha get all lovey dovey in this first episode. Audio

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

Whakamāori brings Google Translate to life. Host Kimo Houltham and the team of panelists translate a movie scene and even a viral recipe from English to te reo Māori, let the fun and learning begin! Video, Audio

If it wasn’t for disco, Taiaroa Royal might be best known as a farmer. Not one of Aotearoa’s most celebrated dancers and choreographers. Audio

In this very special episode of Mapuna, RNZ Producer Tama Muru visits the Greek Island of Crete to delve into the history of the battle in 1941 which pitted New Zealand, Australian and British troops… Audio