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Tuariki Delamere entered parliament in 1996 as a member of the New Zealand First Party having won the Te Tairawhiti seat. In this episode of the political legacy series, Matangireia - Delamere talks… Read more Audio

Dame Tariana Turia talks about her time in parliament in part two of the political legacy series, Matangireia hosted by writer and blogger Morgan Godfery. Dame Turia reflects on her time in… Read more Audio

Matangireia examines the legacies of Māori Politicians. Six former MPs from across the political spectrum share frank insights with series host, Morgan Godfery. In this week's episode former Green… Read more Audio

If you are heading into Raetihi from the bustling ski town of Ohakune - then its hard to miss the Church Temple on a small hilltop. This Ratana Church is one of six temples in the Central North Island… Read more Audio

The kaupapa of the Tairawhiti Waka Voyaging Trust is to educate as many students and visitors about the history of polynesian navigation. Chairman of the trust is Waka builder and navigator Te… Read more Audio

The double hulled waka or voyaging canoe Tairawhiti is described by its builder as a 'floating classroom'. Te Aturangi Nepia Clamp is determined to teach students and visitors about the history of… Read more Audio

Dr Mere Whaanga is the first Māori writer to be awarded the prestigious Michael King Writer's Fellowship. The two year award provides the writer a grant of $100,000 to enable the research for their… Read more Audio

In the six-part series, He Kākano Ahau Kahu Kutia challenges the assumption that to be urban and Māori means to be disconnected from your culture, she explores the nuance of Māori migration to the… Read more Audio

Maru Nihoniho's story can be played out like a movie - born and raised in Christchurch she was bullied and felt isolated during her years at primary school through to her time at college. Following a… Read more Audio

In the final episode of this series about the Maramataka, Rereata Makiha talks about growing up in the Hokianga and was 'by default' immersed in the traditional learning under the whare wananga. From… Read more Audio

In part two of this series, Rereata Makiha explains the different lunar phases of the maramataka used as a guide for the best times to plant, fish and collect kaimoana. In recent years Makiha says… Read more Audio

The Māori Lunar Calendar or the Maramataka outlines the different phases of the moon and is a guide to the optimal days for fishing, planting or harvesting food. Maramataka exponent Rereata Makiha… Read more Audio