Sunday, 21 August 2011
“Rere kohukahuka ki uta, rere kohukahuka ki te tae,
Ki te tihi a Taranaki i te maunga, i te tangata.
Whakarongo mai, whakarongo mai.
This whakatāuki, or proverbial saying, is from Taranaki, where Sir Paul Reeves was born. It asks its people to respect the memory and traditions of the Taranaki iwi.
The contribution Sir Paul Reeves (1932- 2011) has made to this nation and the Pacific will be felt for generations to come. When his tenure as the first Māori Governor General of New Zealand ended in 1990 he sat with Henare te Ua and talked about how he wanted to facilitate understanding between cultures. An extract from that encounter features in this week’s programme.
In June, the Auckland Museum’s popular LATE at the Museum session featured a lively discussion about the how Matariki, an annual celebration relevant to Māori, has gained in mainstream popularity over recent years. Charles Te Ahukaramu Royal, Haare Williams and Pita Turei present their views on why that is so with Kirk Torrance leading the kōrero in this recording by Radio New Zealand.
Waiata featured
Te Arohanui and Kei Rite ki te Moa performed by Whirimako Black from the album Houhou te Rongo (2002)