For today's how to write we're looking at the ins and outs of a pepeha, which is an introduction used in a Māori context.
It's got a formal basis but the idea is universal as everyone has a pepeha which links them to their ancestors.
To tell us more about a pepeha and how to write one, when you need to have one and what you should include, RNZ's Māori Strategy Manager Shannon Haunui-Thompson talks to Jesse.