Te Ahi Kaa

In Te Ahi Kaa, Samoan Singer Bella Kalolo can also add Ngati Porou to her heritage after her late mother uncovered Maori ancestry in her whakapapa, Justine Murray catches up with her at this year's… Read more Audio

The Transit of Venus has come and gone but there're a few things post-transit that you can see at the exhibition Te Ara Kopu: Transit of Venus on at Tairawhiti Museum,Victor Walker explains the five… Read more Audio

In Te Ahi Kaa this week, Maraea Rakuraku visits the great Kauri tree, Tanemahuta at Waipoua Forest and is accompanied by Te Roroa Kaumatua, Daniel Ambler who outlines the current threats to the… Read more Audio

The Transit of Venus is when the planet Venus moves across the face of the sun, and it's what brought James Cook to the Pacific and onto New Zealand in 1769. This year on the 5th and 6th of June many… Read more Audio

Stephen King is the driving force behind the Waipoua Forest Trust and his work in its preservation is legendary in the northland, Maraea Rakuraku learns more about the current state of the forest… Read more Audio

In Te Ahi Kaa, Black Inc Media produces two TV shows, both showing in prime time slots. Atamira showcases Maori Theatre on Maori Television, while on TV 3, The GC follows a handful of Maori who are… Read more Audio

It can be rugged being a comedian. What if you're Maori, not completely sure about your whakapapa and part of your comedy routine kind of takes the mickey out of that. Justin Hansen aka Gish who is… Read more Audio

In Te Ahi Kaa Matiu Love of the 28th Maori Battalion D Company recalls the time he left Aotearoa for World War 2 when he was just 17 and his cultural experience of Italy. Justine Murray is in… Read more Audio

Te Ahi Kaa presents its ANZAC special 2012. What are the on-going effects of War? Maraea Rakuraku gets a personal account from her whanaunga Grace Turuwhenua and whanau friend Joe Matene about the… Read more Audio

In Te Ahi Kaa: Justine Murray gets the lowdown with Makere Nepe Apatu Thorstensen from Waipukurau Central Health about Pepi pods and how they make it safe to co-sleep with baby; Rotorua born Merenia… Read more Audio

The Tuakana mentoring scheme at The University of Auckland was created by Professor Michael Walker some 20 years ago, Maraea Rakuraku talks to him about the programme and its impact on past and… Read more Audio

The Venerable Reverend Dr Hone Te Kauru Kaa (1941-2012) was well known for his advocacy for the wellbeing of children but it's the trips back home and the funny debates with his sister Keri Kaa, that… Read more Audio