Te Ao Māori

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She's ten years of age, has a Maori-speaking Pakeha mother and is already a strong advocate of the Maori language. In He Rourouy Ana Tapiata talks with 10 year old Horiana Pohe about te reo Maori . Audio

In He Rourou today, Ana Tapiata talks with the Tuhoe elder, who's main piece of advice is to 'Be yourself'. Audio

There are several different versions of the creation story of the Tarawera Falls, nestled in Kawerau Forest. In He Rourou, local elder Kahu Te Rire tells stories about ancient ancestors, ghostly… Audio

As a people of the land, Maori named many of their geographical features including mountains, rocks and, in the case of the Tarawera falls, even the three main water spouts of the spectacular natural… Audio

According to tourism brochures, the Tarawera Falls are spectacular falls in the Bay of Plenty. The Tarawera River erupts from the middle of a sheer cliff, to drop 65 metres down to bushlined rapids… Audio

Kawerau elder Kahu Te Rire talks about two faced lizards and some of the sacred places of the Rotorua tribe of Tuhourangi. Audio

One of the Maori artists credited with the resurrection of taa moko - Rangi Kipa is a guest at the Tattoo and Art Festival in New Plymouth. Audio

Ana Tapiata's in the Kawerau Forest listening to ancient stories from the area. Audio

New Zealand musicologist puts forward his argument for the influence of Maori music on European music of the 18th century. Audio

Speak Maori as often as you can wherever you can, that's the push from advocates of the Maori language. Ana Tapiata also talks with Katarina Mataira about the role of mothers to revitalise te reo… Audio

Herea Winitana talks about the things we can learn from the native birds of NZ. Audio

Ana Tapiata talks to Puhiwahine Tibble about how the Mary Potter hospice service incorporates Maori cultural values into its practises. Audio

In He Rourou today Ana Tapiata talks with a great grandniece of Meri, Irene Frost at a function to pay homage to the Maori women in the Suffrage movement.. Audio

Their names are unfamiliar to many, yet Meri Manga-Kahia, Areta Mahu-Puku, Akene Tomoana and Sophia Herangi were some of the women of New Zealand's Suffrage movement. Ana Tapiata talks with Tania… Audio

The 19th of September, last Sunday to be exact, was the 117th anniversary of Suffrage Day, when New Zealand women won the right to vote. Ana Tapiata talks with Tania Simpson from the Ministry of… Audio

Now in his mid-seventies, Wiremu Kaa and his wife Jossie live in a solar powered house in the small East Coast town of Rangitukia. Audio