Podcasts about Te Arawa

Julian Wilcox discusses the Regulatory Standards Bill with our expert panelists, Tania Waikato and Chris Wikaira. Plus, it's the race that has moved an iwi, Te Arawa has revived its marae-to-marae relay after 30 years. “Made with the support of Te Māngai Pāho and New Zealand On Air” 

Kelly updates Kathryn on the latest events in Rotorua including the mysterious death of 3-year-old Travis, the alleged attack of a food charity worker, a top police officer 'Murph' has died, and Rotorua celebrates Te Arawa's Te Matatini groups. Kelly Makiha is a senior journalist with the Rotorua Daily Post.

Thousands of mourners are paying their respects to the last member of the 28th Māori Battalion, the late Sir Robert Gillies. Te Arawa representative for the whānau Kīngi Biddle spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. 

Emile Donovan is joined by TikTok star and kai Māori champion Raukura Huata (Ngāti Porou, Ngāti Kahungunu, Te Arawa), who shares a Māori proverb close to her heart.

When playwright and performer Ihaka Martyn (Ngati Tuwharetoa, Te Arawa) took an Introduction to Maori Culture course at University he was a pakeha identifying young man named Isaac who was "respectfully learning about the indigenous culture". Despite some knowledge of his whakapapa he felt "not Maori enough". Since then, it has been a long journey of self-discovery and learning. His autobiographical one man show He Maori? weaves together stand-up comedy, waiata and theatrical performance to explore the evolution of his identity. He will be performing He Maori? as part of Christchurch's WORD festival.

From the re-establishment of Boot camps for youth offenders to the potential disestablishment of Māori wards across the motu, our political panelists weigh in on the latest from the beehive. Plus, she's the wāhine from Te Arawa who has survived cancer, and is now fighting fit. “Made with the support of Te Māngai Pāho and New Zealand On Air”

As a curator of ethnology at Waikato Museum in the 1980s, Te Awekotuku was among the first to insist museums rethink how they represent Maori culture, both in New Zealand and overseas. In 1981, she became the first Maori woman to earn a doctorate from a New Zealand university, with a PhD on the effects of tourism on the Te Arawa people. In 1996 she became the country's first Maori woman professor. Te Awekotuku is now poised to release her fiery memoir about identity and belonging, Hine Toa: A story of bravery. Heralded as 'heartbreaking and triumphant', the memoir traces what was possible for a restless working-class girl from the pa, who became a founding member of Nga Tamatoa and the Women's and Gay Liberation movements.

The epic Te Arawa legend of Hatupatu and the bird woman Kurungaituku is centre stage at the Aotearoa New Zealand Festival of the Arts.

Dr. Kasey Tawhara (Ngāti Raukawa ki te Tonga, Te Arawa, Ngāti Ruanui, Ngāti Porou) is an obstetrician and gynaecologist at Rotorua Hospital, who is passionate about cultural safety and Māori health equity. She is a member of Te Ohu Rata o Aotearoa (otherwise known as Te ORA) and a founding member of He Hono Wāhine. In this episode, we discuss her journey into obstetric and gynaecology and the training involved, the MAPAS scheme,  what Māori health equity in O&G looks like, covering cultural safety (and the importance of prioritising this alongside clinical safety), traditional Māori birth practices and her mahi in He Hono Wāhine.The papers mentioned can be found here: Why cultural safety rather than cultural competency is required to achieve health equity: a literature review and recommended definition: https://equityhealthj.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12939-019-1082-3 Towards cultural safety, in Cultural Safety in Aotearoa New Zealand. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/325920915_Cultural_Safety_in_Aotearoa_New_Zealandhttps://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9117203/ Support the showAs always, if you have any feedback or queries, or if you would like to get in touch with the speaker, feel free to get in touch at doctornos@pm.me. Audio credit:Bliss by Luke Bergs https://soundcloud.com/bergscloudCreative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported — CC BY-SA 3.0Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/33DJFs9Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/e9aXhBQDT9Y

Anna Coddington (Ngāti Tūwharetoa and Te Arawa) was catapulted into the public eye at age 15 when her high school band won a national songwriting competition. Since then she's released four solo albums, received a degree in socio-linguistics, and has been dedicated to learning Te reo Māori at night classes — all the while raising two young boys. Her album ‘Aho' (written entirely in the Māori language) recently won Best Te Reo Māori Album at the Māori Music Awards. Jen catches up with Anna at the APRA NZ Te Reo Māori Songwriting Hubs curated by Bic Runga. The story begins with a masterclass in Taonga Pūoro (traditional Māori musical instruments) from Reti Hedley. Find out more about Anna Coddington: https://annacoddington.bandcamp.com/music  See tour dates and listen to Jen's new album: https://bio.site/jencloher  Credits: Executive Producer/Host: Jen Cloher Producer/Engineer: Mike Williams Story Editor: Karla Arnall Cover Artwork: Huriana Kopeke -Te Aho Layout and Design: Sebastian White Web Design: Aron Lebani With thanks to: Triple R 102.7FM, Australia Council for the Arts

Young Maori chefs Joshua Hunter and Mitchell Tierney have turned the capital's well known inner city eatery, Havana Bar and cafe into a wharekai as part of Wellington on a Plate. Josh, who is Ngati Tuwharetoa, and Mitchell who is Ngati Awa and Te Arawa are on a mission to show that there is more to traditional Maori cooking than hangi. They've brought a custom built barbeque to Havana's courtyard and while Josh cooks up delicacies like titi (mutton bird) , koura (crayfish) and urenika (purple potatoes), Mitchell tells the story of the kai and its whakapapa. Josh is a Chef at Milford Sound Lodge, where he also caters on tourist boats. Mitchell lives in Auckand where he's setting up a bar. Also Christchurch chef Maty Johns.

From humble beginnings as a teen dad in Heretaunga to heading Warren and Mahoney's Advanced Indigenous Design Unit, designer Whare Timu ( Ngāti Kahungunu, Te Arawa,  Ngāti Tuwharetoa) has come a long way.

This story from te ao Māori comes from the Te Arawa confederation of Māori iwi and hapu (tribes and sub-tribes) of New Zealand who trace their ancestry to the Arawa migration canoe ( waka ). Hatupatu later became a Te Arawa chief but this story is an abridged account of his earlier exploits as a tama/young boy. You can find our audios and books to purchase at https://imagined-worlds.net/story-shopOr join the live monthly Batt Cave storytelling club at https://ko-fi.com/tanyabatt0027/tiers Or if you are an educator for children 0 - 8 years subscribe to 'Batt on the Mat' - a monthly online, professional development storytelling and arts programme https://imagined-worlds.net/batt-on-the-matAnd finally, if you enjoyed our podcast, please share with friends and write a review. Or make a donation to support what we do here https://ko-fi.com/tanyabatt0027Kia Ora!

Erica is leaving the Taringa crew for a while, so this episode is all about her time on Taringa. We also welcome our new host - Kahurangi Maxwell nō Te Arawa. We have some fun while acknowledging Erica's contribution to Taringa; looking back at her first episodes, how the term "whana way of saying something" was coined, and also firing questions at her - te patapātai ki a Erica.

In 2010, the National Government signed the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, joining more than 140 other countries; in 2019 the Labour Government set up a working group tasked with creating a plan to realise that commitment. The result is He Puapua, a discussion document whose title refers to the break between waves and evokes the concept of a disruption to political and legislative norms. Within days, it would become a political football, with some demanding a “national conversation”. So let's talk. Is this an opportunity or a threat for the country? Working group members, writers and lawyers Claire Charters (Ngāti Whakaue, Tūwharetoa, Ngāpuhi, Tainui) and Jacinta Ruru (Raukawa, Ngāti Ranginui, Ngāti Maniapoto) discuss sovereignty, mātauranga Māori and igniting the imagination with Moana Maniapoto (Ngāti Tūwharetoa, Te Arawa). Ara Kē, Ao Kē Series curated by Moana Maniapoto. Supported by Royal Society Te Apārangi. I te tau 2010, ka waitohu te Kāwanatanga Nāhinara i Te Whakapuakitanga a te Rūnanga Whakakotahi i ngā Iwi o te Ao mō ngā Mōtika o ngā Iwi Taketake, pēnei i ētahi whenua 140 neke atu; i te tau 2019 ka whakarite te Kāwanatanga Reipa i tētahi ohu mahi, ko tāna he waihanga i tētahi mahere e tutuki ai taua oati. Ko te hua, ko He Puapua, he tuhinga matapaki, ko tōna taitara e hāngai ana ki te whatinga o te ngaru, me te aha, nāna i pupū ai he whakaaro mō te whakarerekē i ngā āhuatanga ā-tōrangapū, ā-ture anō o te wā. Mea rawa ake, ka whakamahia hei tao tōrangapū, ko ētahi hoki e auē ana mō tētahi "whakawhitinga kōrero ā-motu." Ā kāti, kia kōrero tātou. He ara whai hua rānei, he kapatau rānei tēnei mō te motu? Ko ngā mema o te ohu mahi, ko ngā ringatuhi, ko ngā rōia anō, ko Claire Charters (Ngāti Whakaue, Tūwharetoa, Ngāpuhi, Tainui) rāua ko Jacinta Ruru (Raukawa, Ngāti Ranginui, Ngāti Maniapoto) ka kōrero mō te tino rangatiratanga, mō te mātauranga Māori, mō te hika anō i te kāpura pohewa, me Moana Maniapoto (Ngāti Tūwharetoa, Te Arawa). He mea tautoko nā Te Apārangi. Ara Kē, Ao Kē - Nā Moana Maniapoto tēnei kohinga i rauhī. AUCKLAND WRITERS FESTIVAL, WAITUHI O TĀMAKI SATURDAY 27 AUGUST – 12.30-1.30PM WAITĀKERE ROOM, AOTEA CENTRE

Meet the disruptors: Māori journalists helping to lead and shape more nuanced conversation on the issues of the day through a Māori lens. Exploring questions of media power and influence, our line-up includes long-time Radio Waatea host and 'E-Tangata' writer Dale Husband (Ngāti Maru) alongside three fearless wāhine broadcasters and writers: Mihingarangi Forbes (Ngāti Maniapoto, Ngāti Paoa), the award-winning host of 'The Hui' (voted Best Current Affairs at NZTV Awards); author and co-presenter for TVNZ's bilingual current affairs show Marae Miriama Kamo (Ngāi Tahu, Ngāti Mutunga); and Moana Maniapoto (Ngāti Tūwharetoa, Te Arawa), musician and journalist for Te Ao with Moana. Expect lively kōrero... and perhaps a waiata! AUCKLAND WRITERS FESTIVAL, WAITUHI O TĀMAKI FRIDAY 26 AUGUST2022 – 6.30-7.30PM, WAITĀKERE ROOM, AOTEA CENTRE

Māni Dunlop (Ngāpuhi) and Jamie Tahana (Ngāti Pikiao, Ngāti Makino, Te Arawa) are journalists and national broadcasters who actively champion te reo Māori me nga tikanga Māori through their work. Māni was the first Māori journalist at RNZ to host a weekday show, while Jamie is one of RNZ's youngest Māori News Directors. They began their careers as RNZ interns, Māni in 2011 and Jamie in 2014. Māni initially worked in the general newsroom focusing on housing and social issues. Jamie started at Radio New Zealand Pacific (formerly International) with a focus on climate change and political undulations. Now, they're incredibly popular Māori broadcasters. Every week, more than 600,000 people listen to RNZ and in 2021 the listenership of Te Ao Māori shows increased 55%. Thousands of Twitter followers want to know what their ‘takes' are, beyond the stories they write and produce to the public. For Mahuru Māori, Māni and Jamie spoke about their experiences, challenges, and triumphs of being at the front line of change in public radio. The past decade has seen dramatic changes in public radio, influenced by iwi radio, social media, politics, and pandemics. Today, these two young Māori journalists are now major decision-makers in the inclusion of Māori content and te reo Māori at a national level. Facilitated by Pou Matua Mātauranga Māori, Senior Historian Mātauranga Māori, Matariki Williams (Tūhoe, Ngāti Hauiti, Taranaki, Ngāti Whakaue). These monthly Public History Talks are a collaboration between the Alexander Turnbull Library and Manatū Taonga Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Recorded live at the Wellesley Boutique Hotel on 6 September 2022. Download a transcript of this talk: https://nzhistory.govt.nz/files/pdfs/transcript-mahuru-maori-2022-09-07.pdf

A genius, a ninja, and a gentle giant who loved his people. Just some of the words used to describe Sir Toby Curtis, the Māori leader who died last week. Thousands poured through his marae at Lake Rotoiti over the past four days to pay tribute to the late Te Arawa leader. Jamie Tahana was there for the final day.

Tributes are pouring in for Te Arawa leader and longtime Māori education advocate, Sir Toby Curtis, who died this morning aged 83. A proud Ngāti Pikiao and Ngāti Rongomai leader, his whānau are remembering him as a towering intellectual, a gifted orator, and a tireless advocate for te reo Māori. Jamie Tahana reports.

How do you know you are being paid a fair rate? Can you be both grateful and assertive? Practical tips to get the gender pay gap on the agenda at your organisation In this special episode of the podcast we talk all things gender pay gap. Our guests are Dellwyn Stuart and Irihapeti Edwards, campaigners and advocates for pay transparency and equality in Aotearoa. Dellwyn is CEO of YWCA Auckland and Co-founder of MindTheGap. With 30 years' experience in corporate and private business, she is passionate about gender equality and is driven to help amplify the voices of young wāhine. Irihapeti (Ngāti Manawa, Ngāti Hikairo, Ngāti Awa, Te Arawa, Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Whātua ki Kaipara) is a young wahine Māori who works in the finance sector. She is a keen advocate of human and indigenous rights and is passionate about community engagement, cultural representation, female empowerment and education. Dellwyn and Irihapeti talk about their work at MindTheGap and what drives their passion for closing the gender pay gap. They leave us with practical tips for how we can all be part of the movement for a more equal society. In the words of Dellwyn, we all have power to make change. “All change does really begin with conversation. You are entitled to be curious and to have that conversation.”

Creative Community For Peace Presents Dispelling the Myths with Director Ari Ingel   In conversation this week is Dr. Sheree Trotter, who is a Māori New Zealander of the Te Arawa iwi (tribe) and a researcher, writer, and co-director of the Indigenous Coalition for Israel and co-founder of the Holocaust and Antisemitism Foundation, Aotearoa New Zealand, along with Dr. Saba Soomekh, who is the Associate Director at the human rights organization American Jewish Committee-Los Angeles and a lecturer at The Academy for Jewish Religion-CA, where she teaches Religious Studies and Middle Eastern History courses.   They discuss the history of the Jewish people in the land of Israel and how the issue of indigeneity has become increasingly weaponized.    To watch on YouTube with the slides, please visit here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wx-XLpv2510   Please also leave a 5 star rating and a review.    For more information please visit:   Website: https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ccfpeace/   Twitter: https://twitter.com/ccfpeace   Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/creativecommunityforpeace   You Tube: https://www.youtube.com/creativecommunityforpeace   TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@ccfpeace?  

Rangipare Belshaw-Ngaropo is of Ngaati Awa descent and affiliated to Mataatua, Te Arawa, Tainui, Takitimu and Ngatokimatawhaorua. She's has represented Aotearoa at the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues in New York, United Nations Expert Mechanism on The Right of Indigenous Peoples in Switzerland and attended the World Indigenous Decade of Water Summit with He Kuaka Maarangaranga in Minesota. But most importantly, she's a maamaa. She draws her strength from her whaanau, hapuu iwi, tiipuna and future tamariki. She's held several governance and leadership roles locally and nationally uplifting, elevating, and raising Maaori aspirations.We met working together in the youth development space, and what I love most about Rangipare is her connection to her culture, community, and creativity, and how she unleashes her authenticity and self-expression through these channels.  This episode was vulnerable, real, and authentic, and we spoke into themes of motherhood and the ego identity.We dive into: Identity loss in motherhood Whakapapa and genealogy  Letting go of people pleasing  Toxic positivity in motherhood  Play and pleasure as self-expression Masculine and feminine energies  Creating bliss How the ego plays games Unlearning control  Healing in the ocean  Setting boundaries Narcissistic tendencies  If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe and leave me a review on Apple Podcast :)I love hearing from you, so if something you heard really resonated, drop me a message on Instagram via @the_gemma_rose And if you have a topic you'd like to hear more about, let me know.

The trust in charge of Te Arawa's fourteen lakes is using a combination of traditional Māori knowledge and environmental science to combat lake weed and improve water quality. Te Arawa Lakes Trust is using uwhi, or harakeke flax mats, to suppress invasive weeds that are displacing 15 native species in the Rotorua lakes. Reporter Leah Tebbutt was at Lake Rotoiti for the blessing that started the project.

The trust in charge of Te Arawa's fourteen lakes is using a combination of traditional Māori knowledge and environmental science to combat lake weed and improve water quality. Te Arawa Lakes Trust is using uwhi, or harakeke flax mats, to suppress invasive weeds that are displacing 15 native species in the Rotorua lakes. Reporter Leah Tebbutt was at Lake Rotoiti for the blessing that started the project.

Melanie has a focus on preserving indigenous knowledge and highlighting the importance of mātauranga Māori and using that understanding to meet environmental challenges we face today.  Her expertise in biodiversity and driving environmental outcomes are underpinned by an indigenous worldview.  In this very wide ranging conversation we discuss all of that as well as colonialism and decolonisation, systemic change and also ... seed banking.  But we begin with her story and background which included time spent in Oman and then moving back to Aotearoa New Zealand and founding Te Tira Whakamātaki.  If you enjoy this why not subscribe and check out some of the hundreds of other interviews in the back catalogue. Website: Home - TTW - Te Tira Whakamātaki Her bio on the site: Melanie Mark-Shadbolt is from Ngāti Kahungunu ki Wairararapa, Ngāti Porou, Te Arawa, Ngāti Raukawa, Ngāti Tuwharetoa, Te Atiawa, as well as Clans Macintosh and Gunn. She is an indigenous environmental sociologist and is the current the Kaihautū Chief Māori Advisor to the Ministry for the Environment, the Director Māori of NZ's Biological Heritage National Science Challenge, and CEO of Te Tira Whakamātaki Foundation. Melanie is a specialist in applying traditional knowledge to biosecurity and sustainable natural resource management. Her work has covered research in stakeholder values, attitudes and behaviours, social acceptability of management practices, risk communication and the wider human dimensions of environmental health.  Melanie serves on a number of boards and national advisory bodies including; the Myrtle Rust Governance Group, Kauri Dieback Strategic Science Advisory Group,  Rauika Mangai and Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga Climate Change programme.  She was previously the Māori Research & Development Manager Kaiārahi at the Bio-Protection Research Centre at Lincoln University, Ararau Coordinator for Ngāi Tahu tribal entity Te Tapuae o Rehua, and the Chair of Te Waipounamu District Māori Council.  

NUKU 089 is Irihapeti Edwards (Ngāti Manawa, Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Hikairo, Ngāti Awa, Ngāti Whātua ki Kaipara, Te Arawa). This incredible young woman works across financial services and global youth leadership. Among a number of accolades, she has been a Prime Minister's Scholar and UN Youth New Zealand delegate. In this episode she talks about financial literacy and the power it has to transform our communities. She shares her journey into leadership and tells us some of her ambitions in the financial sector.

We've got a double episode for your today with Melony Paikea-Tautalanoa (Ngāti Whātua, Ngāti Whakaue, Te Arawa) and Manawawharepu Udy (Te Arawa, Mātaatua, Tainui) Mel and Manawa are the founders of Ngahere Communities, a social enterprise championing the potential of South Auckland entrepreneurs, innovators and creators through collaborative spaces, common values and co-designed responsive programmes. In this episode we talk about social impact, business growth and the pair share personal stories about their youth.

Some iwi are worried the government's proposed water reforms could undermine - and possibly unravel - their treaty settlements. Iwi with water-based settlements, like Waikato-Tainui and Te Arawa, fear they could be sidelined by large entities with little representation. Jamie Tahana reports.

BECOME A PRODUCER! http://www.patreon.com/themidnighttrainpodcast   Find The Midnight Train Podcast: www.themidnighttrainpodcast.com www.facebook.com/themidnighttrainpodcast www.twitter.com/themidnighttrainpc www.instagram.com/themidnighttrainpodcast www.discord.com/themidnighttrainpodcast www.tiktok.com/themidnighttrainp   And wherever you listen to your favorite podcasts.   Subscribe to our official YouTube channel: OUR YOUTUBE   Boarding the train in Japan we're taking the imaginary bridge and heading to a beautiful island. What island is that you ask? We are heading to a place that has been kicking ass with listener support recently, and as we learned from a listener, they are not all pussies. We are heading to the land of Peter Jackson, Taika Waititi, Sir Edmund Hillary, Ernest Rutherford, who if you're not up on your scientists, was a  physicist who came to be known as the father of nuclear physics. Encyclopædia Britannica considers him to be the greatest experimentalist since Michael Faraday, Jean Batten, a female aviator who made the first solo flight from England to New Zealand, and the list could go on. Since we gave it away in the last description… You've probably guessed it… We're heading to New Zealand! Not only that… Creepy New Zealand!   So you know by now how we do it here on our creepy series, we like to give you a history of the location we're at and then drive into all that is creepy about said place! Having said that, let's check out the history of New Zealand. It all started when Bilbo Baggins found a ring. It was the one ring to rule them all… Oh wait.. Sorry… Wrong history… oh ya here we go.. Māori were the first inhabitants of New Zealand or Aotearoa, guided by Kupe the great navigator. When did Maori first arrive in New Zealand? According to Māori, the first explorer to reach New Zealand was Kupe. Using the stars and ocean currents as his navigational guides, he ventured across the Pacific on his waka hourua (voyaging canoe) from his ancestral Polynesian homeland of Hawaiki. It is thought that Kupe made landfall at the Hokianga Harbour in Northland, around 1000 years ago. You will not find Hawaiki on a map, but it is believed Māori came from an island or group of islands in Polynesia in the South Pacific Ocean. There are distinct similarities between the Māori language and culture and others of Polynesia including the Cook Islands, Hawaii, and Tahiti. More waka hourua followed Kupe over the next few hundred years, landing at various parts of New Zealand. It is believed that Polynesian migration was planned and deliberate, with many waka hourua making return journeys to Hawaiki. Today, Māori are part of an iwi (tribe), a group of people who are descendants of a common ancestor and associated with a certain region or area in New Zealand. Each iwi has their own hapū (sub-tribes). Iwi can trace their entire origins and whakapapa (genealogy) back to certain waka hourua. The seven waka that arrived to Aotearoa were called Tainui, Te Arawa, Mātaatua, Kurahaupō, Tokomaru, Aotea and Tākitimu. Māori were expert hunters, gatherers and growers. They wove fishing nets from harakeke (flax), and carved fish hooks from bone and stone. They hunted native birds, including moa, the world's largest bird, with a range of ingenious traps and snares.   Māori cultivated land and introduced vegetables from Polynesia, including the kūmara (sweet potato) and often cooked hāngi (an earth oven). They also ate native vegetables, roots and berries. Woven baskets were used to carry food, which was often stored in a pātaka — a storehouse raised on stilts.  To protect themselves from being attacked by others, Māori would construct pā (fortified village). Built in strategic locations, pā were cleverly constructed with a series of stockades and trenches protecting the inhabitants from intruders. Today, many historic pā sites can be found throughout the country.   Māori warriors were strong and fearless, able to skillfully wield a variety of traditional weapons, including the spear-like taiaha and club-like mere. Today, these weapons may be seen in Māori ceremonies, such as the wero (challenge). You can also find these traditional weapons in museums. While Māori lived throughout the North and South Islands, the Moriori, another Polynesian tribe, lived on the Chatham Islands, nearly 900 kilometres east of Christchurch. Moriori are believed to have migrated to the Chathams from the South Island of New Zealand. In the late 18th century, there were about 2000 Moriori living in the Chathams. However, disease and attacks from Māori saw the numbers of this peace-loving tribe become severely depleted. The last full-blooded Moriori is believed to have died in 1933.The first European to sight New Zealand was Dutch explorer Abel Tasman. He was on an expedition to discover a great Southern continent ‘Great South Land' that was believed to be rich in minerals. In 1642, while searching for this continent, Tasman sighted a ‘large high-lying land' off the West Coast of the South Island.   Abel Tasman annexed the country for Holland under the name of ‘Staten Landt' (later changed to ‘New Zealand' by Dutch mapmakers). Sailing up the country's West Coast, Tasman's first contact with Māori was at the top of the South Island in what is now called Golden Bay. Two waka (canoes) full of Māori men sighted Tasman's boat. Tasman sent out his men in a small boat, but various misunderstandings saw it rammed by one of the waka. In the resulting skirmish, four of Tasman's men were killed.   Tasman never set foot on New Zealand, and after sailing up the West Coast, went on to some Pacific Islands, and then back to Batavia (now Jakarta) in the Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia). His mission to New Zealand was considered unsuccessful by his employers, the Dutch East India Company, Tasman having found ‘no treasures or matters of great profit'. Captain James Cook, sent to Tahiti to observe the transit of Venus, was also tasked with the search for the great southern continent thought to exist in the southern seas. Cook's cabin boy, Young Nick, sighted a piece of land (now called Young Nick's Head) near Gisborne in 1769. Cook successfully circumnavigated and mapped the country, and led two more expeditions to New Zealand before being killed in Hawaii in 1779. Prior to 1840, it was mainly whalers, sealers, and missionaries who came to New Zealand. These settlers had considerable contact with Māori, especially in coastal areas. Māori and Pākehā (Europeans) traded extensively, and some Europeans lived among Māori. The contribution of guns to Māori intertribal warfare, along with European diseases, led to a steep decline in the Māori population during this time.  Signed in 1840, the Treaty of Waitangi is an agreement between the British Crown and Māori.   Around this time, there were 125,000 Māori and about 2000 settlers in New Zealand. Sealers and whalers were the first Europeans settlers, followed by missionaries. Merchants also arrived to trade natural resources such as flax and timber from Māori in exchange for clothing, guns and other products.   As more immigrants settled permanently in New Zealand, they weren't always fair in their dealings with Māori over land. A number of Māori chiefs sought protection from William IV, the King of England, and recognition of their special trade and missionary contacts with Britain. They feared a takeover by nations like France, and wanted to stop the lawlessness of the British people in their country. As British settlement increased, the British Government decided to negotiate a formal agreement with Māori chiefs to become a British Colony. A treaty was drawn up in English then translated into Māori.   The Treaty of Waitangi was signed on February 6, 1840, at Waitangi in the Bay of Islands. Forty-three Northland Chiefs signed the treaty on that day. Over 500 Māori Chiefs signed it as it was taken around the country during the next eight months. The Treaty had three articles:   that the Queen (or king) of Great Britain has the right to rule over New Zealand; that Māori chiefs would keep their land and their chieftainships, and would agree to sell their land only to the British monarch; and that all Māori would have the same rights as British subjects. The second and third articles have caused controversy through the years, mainly because of translation problems. Successive governments believed the Treaty enabled complete sovereignty over Māori, their lands and resources. But Māori believed that they were merely giving permission for the British to use their land. Disputes over ownership followed involving a series of violent conflicts during the 19th century. These became known as the New Zealand Land Wars, and were concentrated around Northland and the southern part of the North Island during the 1840s, and the central North Island in the 1860s. Both sides suffered losses, with the British Crown the eventual victor. Land confiscation and questionable land sales carried on through to the 20th century, until the vast majority of land in New Zealand was owned by settlers and the Crown. Following its signing, many of the rights guaranteed to Māori in the Treaty of Waitangi were ignored. To help rectify this, the Waitangi Tribunal was set up in 1975. It has ruled on a number of claims brought by Māori iwi (tribes) and in many cases, compensation has been granted.   While disagreements over the terms of the treaty continue to this day, it is still considered New Zealand's founding document.   The grounds and building where the treaty was signed have been preserved. Today, the Waitangi Historic Reserve is a popular tourist attraction. Here you can explore the museum, watch a cultural performance inside the carved Māori meeting house, and visit the colonial mission house, historic flagstaff, and beautiful waka taua (Māori war canoe). Throughout the 19th and much of the 20th century, the ‘homeland' of Britain had an enormous influence on New Zealand. Government administration, education, and culture were largely built on British models. New Zealand troops fought, and suffered severe casualties in the Boer War and the two World Wars. As Prime Minister Michael Savage said about England in 1939, ‘where she goes, we go, where she stands, we stand'. After World War II, cultural ties with Great Britain remained strong. However, successive New Zealand governments saw the USA as their major ally and protector. New Zealand signed the joined SEATO (South-East Asia Treaty Organisation) and signed the ANZUS (Australia, New Zealand, and United States) Pact. New Zealand troops also fought with US forces during the Korean and Vietnam wars. While New Zealand is still heavily influenced by its colonial heritage, the country now has its own strong sense of identity. While still a member of the British Commonwealth, and maintaining close, friendly relations with the USA, New Zealand now has a far more independent trading and foreign policy. Since the mid 1980s, New Zealand has been a nuclear free zone, with its armed forces primarily focused on peacekeeping in the Pacific region. This history of the country was taken directly from NewZealand.Com. It was the best summation without getting too overblown we could find!  So now with that history of the country down let's get into the creepiness!!   First up, a ghost town!  Now farmland and Bush, Tangarakau once was a thriving community of 1200 people. It's a tiny dot on the map 90 minutes' drive from both Stratford and Taumarunui - so remote that it isn't even on the Forgotten Highway. You must turn off State Highway 43 and drive 6km into bush and rugged farmland to reach all that's left of it, which is almost nothing. There's a campground with cabins and provision for motorhomes, a working farm, the heavily rainforested banks of the Tangarakau River and surrounding hills to explore and plenty of outdoor activities: fossil collecting, kayaking, hunting. The name, which translates as "to fell trees” seems appropriate, for there's nothing but paddocks where a community of 1200 tunnellers and railway workers once thrived. Tangarakau was the epicentre of an epic construction job accomplished with picks, shovels and dynamite - a project which it's said would have cost $9 billion in today's money. Construction of the Stratford-Okahukura railway line began from Stratford in 1901 and took more than three decades to complete. The link was mothballed in 2009, though you can still ride over it in tourist railcarts. For most of its life this railway thrived, with goods trains carrying coal, stock and wool and passenger railcars travelling both ways every day. One feature of visiting Tangarakau on the railcarts is that the railway ballast on this part of the track is full of fossils. For about 10 years, during the height of construction, Tangarakau boasted a drapery store, hairdresser and tobacconist, boot shop, tearooms, confectioner and fruiterer, social rooms, post office and savings bank, police station, a boarding house, resident doctor and dispensary (formed by a co-operative Tangarakau Medical Association), a maternity home, cinema and social hall, lending library and reading room, a well-equipped school, recreation ground and tennis court. The streets were lit by a power station provided by the Public Works Department. According to Taranaki's Ghost Town by Derek Morris, men who built the Stratford-Okahukura railway line earned only a few pounds a week. But everyone gave a day's wages to the victims of the 1931 Hawke's Bay earthquake. After the line was completed in 1932, the workers drifted away and most buildings were dismantled and removed. During the 1960s, the population dwindled to eight. Now only Bushlands Holiday Park remains.   Not far from the ghost town, in the spectacular Tangarakau Gorge, is the grave of pioneer surveyor Joshua Morgan who died in 1893. Morgan was an extraordinary man - the first European to cross the Urewera Ranges and an eyewitness to the 1886 Tarawera eruption. He spoke fluent Maori and often used English and Maori interchangeably. Morgan fell ill while surveying the road linking Stratford and Taumarunui and did not survive to see the historic railway line through to completion. Morgan's tomb has become a place for travellers to pause and reflect on those who built the Stratford-Okahukura railway line. There's not a ton of sightings from this place but there are a few ghost stories. Some have stated that they've seen apparitions wandering the ground. And there are reports of strange noises in the area as well. Some campers at the campground have reported creepy things happening while they've stayed there including odd noises and something messing with their tents andRVs, wildlife or spirits of  the tallest workers that died working hard to complete the railway?    So we started out light to whet your whistles. Let's get into more creepiness!   Next up we head to Auckland! There we find the Ewelme cottage, which from what we can tell is considered one of the most haunted places in the area! Built in the 1860s, this charming cottage in Parnell was once home to Reverend Lush and his wife. It also functioned as a bolt-hole during times of tribal conflict in Howick, where Reverend Lush preached. This house has remained largely intact and virtually unchanged in the years since when it was built. It is a glimpse into what life in New Zealand used to be like!   It is also rumoured to be haunted by the spirits of women and children, and in particular by the spirit of a young girl. We found a description of a paranormal investigation done at the house and we're gonna share some of those findings. Rather high EMF levels were detected in a few places within the house.

Broadcaster, city councillor and iwi leader James Daniels (Ngāi Tahu, Te Arawa, Tuwharetoa and Tainui) joins Simon Barnett to co-host Newstalk ZB Afternoons from 13 July 2021.Daniels spent nineteen years on the tribal authority Te Runanga o Ngai Tahu and is currently a Christchurch City Councillor.“Last year I was asked to host nine to noon in Canterbury on Coast 105.7FM” said Daniels. “It's been busy juggling those roles, but for more than forty years I've been involved in broadcasting and my passion for connecting with people remains strong. Being offered this opportunity to be a full-time host nationwide on the biggest radio network in New Zealand is unexpected and extraordinary.”Simon Barnett said “Both being Christchurch based broadcasters for so many years, James and I know each other well. But, in the all the years we've had on air we've always worked on opposing networks. Now, to not only be on the same network, but to be hosting a show together, it's going to be a real treat for me and ZB's listeners.”Newstalk ZB Afternoons with Simon Barnett and James Daniels - Tuesdays to Fridays 12pm - 4pm – begins 13 July 2021.

Ancestral Ink: A Symposium Honoring Indigenous Tattoo Traditions brought together Indigenous tattoo practitioners and cultural bearers from the Pacific and North America who are the forerunners in the revival of traditional cultural practises and celebrated the resurgence and resilience of Indigenous peoples and traditional tattooing practices. Ancestral Ink is produced collaboratively by Kua'aina Associates and Broken Boxes Podcast, and was hosted and supported by the Santa Fe Art Institute. In this first part of rebroadcasting the symposium, we hear a brief introductions and cultural bearer L Frank Manriquez (Tongva-Acjachemen) introduces tattoo practitioner Dion Kaszas, Nlaka'pamux or Thomposon Indian from British Columbia, Canada, followed by Te Rangitu Netana of the Ngapuhi, Ngati Wai & Te Arawa tribes of Aotearoa. More information/show notes: Ancestral Ink, a Symposium Honoring Indigenous Tattoo Traditions took place on Tewa/Tewa ancestral lands of what is now known as Santa Fe New Mexico on August 18th 2019. This Symposium brought together Indigenous tattoo practitioners and cultural bearers from the Pacific and North America who are the forerunners in the revival of traditional, cultural tattoo practises, This event provided space and time for an informative, engaging and inspiring forum that celebrated the resurgence and resilience of Indigenous peoples and traditional tattooing practices. Please visit our website at www.brokenboxespodcast.com to learn more about the full program, listen to the first part, and read about each featured tattoo practitioner and cultural bearer you will hear from on this broadcast. Tattoo practitioners featured in this episode: Dion Kaszas is a Nlaka'pamux or Thomposon Indian from British Columbia, Canada. Since 2012 Dion has been engaged in the revival of his ancestors tattooing practices and assists in the revival of other nations tattooing traditions as a co-founder of the Earthline Tattoo Collective and Training Residency. Dion specializes in neo-tribal, dot work, black work and ornamental tattooing with a special emphasis on traditional hand tattooing techniques. These include hand poke and skin stitch-tattooing methods, which arise from his culture. Dion is regarded as one of the leaders of the revival of Indiengous tattooing in Canada. Te Rangitu Netana is an internationally acclaimed practitioner of Traditional Ta Moko or Maori Tattoo, and an artist is from Aotearoa or New Zealand of the Ngapuhi, Ngati Wai and Te Arawa tribal descent. Te Rangitu has been practicing Ta Moko for over 28 years and weaves the wearer's story into his designs, leaving them with a piece of artwork on their skin that reflects their own beliefs and spirituality. He is dedicated to the message of Ta Moko and ensures he respects the sacred ceremony of the practice on every subject he tattoos. Te Rangitu has travelled extensively throughout his career sharing his culture and traditions and working alongside tattoo masters from other indigenous cultures. Te Rangitu currently lives and works in the UK. Learn more about the full program here: http://www.brokenboxespodcast.com/podcast/2019/6/29/ancestral-ink-a-symposium-honoring-indigenous-tattoo-traditions

Ancestral Ink: A Symposium Honoring Indigenous Tattoo Traditions brought together Indigenous tattoo practitioners and cultural bearers from the Pacific and North America who are the forerunners in the revival of traditional cultural practises and celebrated the resurgence and resilience of Indigenous peoples and traditional tattooing practices. Ancestral Ink is produced collaboratively by Kua'aina Associates and Broken Boxes Podcast, and was hosted and supported by the Santa Fe Art Institute. In this first part of rebroadcasting the symposium, we hear a brief introductions and cultural bearer L Frank Manriquez (Tongva-Acjachemen) introduces tattoo practitioner Dion Kaszas, Nlaka'pamux or Thomposon Indian from British Columbia, Canada, followed by Te Rangitu Netana of the Ngapuhi, Ngati Wai & Te Arawa tribes of Aotearoa. More information/show notes: Ancestral Ink, a Symposium Honoring Indigenous Tattoo Traditions took place on Tewa/Tewa ancestral lands of what is now known as Santa Fe New Mexico on August 18th 2019. This Symposium brought together Indigenous tattoo practitioners and cultural bearers from the Pacific and North America who are the forerunners in the revival of traditional, cultural tattoo practises, This event provided space and time for an informative, engaging and inspiring forum that celebrated the resurgence and resilience of Indigenous peoples and traditional tattooing practices. Please visit our website at www.brokenboxespodcast.com to learn more about the full program, listen to the first part, and read about each featured tattoo practitioner and cultural bearer you will hear from on this broadcast. Tattoo practitioners featured in this episode: Dion Kaszas is a Nlaka'pamux or Thomposon Indian from British Columbia, Canada. Since 2012 Dion has been engaged in the revival of his ancestors tattooing practices and assists in the revival of other nations tattooing traditions as a co-founder of the Earthline Tattoo Collective and Training Residency. Dion specializes in neo-tribal, dot work, black work and ornamental tattooing with a special emphasis on traditional hand tattooing techniques. These include hand poke and skin stitch-tattooing methods, which arise from his culture. Dion is regarded as one of the leaders of the revival of Indiengous tattooing in Canada. Te Rangitu Netana is an internationally acclaimed practitioner of Traditional Ta Moko or Maori Tattoo, and an artist is from Aotearoa or New Zealand of the Ngapuhi, Ngati Wai and Te Arawa tribal descent. Te Rangitu has been practicing Ta Moko for over 28 years and weaves the wearer's story into his designs, leaving them with a piece of artwork on their skin that reflects their own beliefs and spirituality. He is dedicated to the message of Ta Moko and ensures he respects the sacred ceremony of the practice on every subject he tattoos. Te Rangitu has travelled extensively throughout his career sharing his culture and traditions and working alongside tattoo masters from other indigenous cultures. Te Rangitu currently lives and works in the UK. Learn more about the full program here: http://www.brokenboxespodcast.com/podcast/2019/6/29/ancestral-ink-a-symposium-honoring-indigenous-tattoo-traditions

Matua Rereata Makiha (Ngati Whakaheke, Te Aupouri, Te Arawa) is a renowned Maori astrologer and a leading authority on the maramataka - the Maori lunar calendar. Makiha joins the show to discuss why indigenous knowledge - matauranga Maori - is now needed in schools more than ever for our tamariki/mokopuna Maori, and how this can be done. He was the keynote speaker at a waka symposium Te Hau Komaru recently held in Tauranga. He is also a member of the Matariki Expert Advisory Board, advising on the new Matariki Public Holiday in 2022.

Matua Rereata Makiha (Ngati Whakaheke, Te Aupouri, Te Arawa) is a renowned Maori astrologer and a leading authority on the maramataka - the Maori lunar calendar. Makiha joins the show to discuss why indigenous knowledge - matauranga Maori - is now needed in schools more than ever for our tamariki/mokopuna Maori, and how this can be done. He was the keynote speaker at a waka symposium Te Hau Komaru recently held in Tauranga. He is also a member of the Matariki Expert Advisory Board, advising on the new Matariki Public Holiday in 2022.

KEY POINTS:Government to directly contract motels for emergency accommodationWrap around social support services for those in emergency accommodation to be providedGrouping of cohorts like families and tamariki in particular motels separate from other groupsOne-stop Housing Hub for access to services and support to be establishedThe Government has announced changes to emergency housing provision in Rotorua.The Government will directly contract motels in Rotorua to deliver the service, it easier for wrap-around support to be delivered to whānau and tamariki living in motels.A task force from central government has been working with the Rotorua Lakes District Council and Te Arawa iwi to provide better support and outcomes for people living in emergency housing motels and the community.Housing Minister Megan Woods and Minister of Social Development Carmel Sepuloni said the Ministry of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) was taking over responsibility for contracting motels, and would end the mixed use of motels."These moves will ensure whānau and tamariki are placed in accommodation with facilities better suited to their needs with support to keep them safe and well, and provide a pathway to more permanent housing," Woods said."These actions also help bring certainty to the Rotorua accommodation sector by having motels used exclusively for emergency housing and help ensure there are separate suitable accommodation facilities for domestic and international visitors.Central government agencies had worked with the council, iwi and NGOs to find solutions, she said."We do not see motels as a long-term answer for housing, but we need to deal with the immediate crisis we inherited while we build the medium- to long-term solutions by increasing housing supply," Woods said.HUD and Kāinga Ora are assessing which of the motels being used for emergency housing in Rotorua are suitable for whānau and tamariki.HUD is talking with motels this week about contracts for emergency housing.Rotorua Lakes District Council has agreed to temporarily allow longer-term stays for motels used for emergency housing.It will take several weeks to assess and engage all motels.The Ministry of Social Development and HUD are working with Te Arawa and service providers to establish a Housing Hub, including contracting for wrap-around support services for whānau and tamariki in motels.The Hub will be up and running in the coming months."Once established the Housing Hub will be community-led, and will provide a place where people needing emergency housing can also have their holistic care needs assessed and addressed, with placements triaged into appropriate accommodation," Sepuloni said."Emergency housing is meant to be a temporary solution for people who are unable to find accommodation but because of the housing shortage we inherited, some people are staying in motels longer."We are committed to supporting them and helping them find a long-term, sustainable solution."Kāinga Ora is working to provide about 190 more houses in Rotorua by 2024 under the public housing plan.Kāinga Ora is also working harder in Rotorua to identify opportunities for building new housing to provide more permanent homes.Rotorua mayor Steve Chadwick said the announcements by Woods and Sepuloni were "a great start"."I called for the Government to focus its attention on Rotorua and to have a presence here because of the untenable situation of mothers and children living in motels," she said."That was the burning platform to get a priority focus for our district. These first steps are the building blocks to addressing the long-term housing pipeline challenges that we need to solve here in Rotorua and I will continue to strongly advocate and work with the Government to gain those solutions for our community."Chadwick said she was in contact with Woods last night and was assured they would continue to work on Rotorua solutions together."The work we are doing...

Most of us know NUKU //063 through her extensive career on our screens and airwaves. Stacey Morrison (Ngāi Tahu, Te Arawa) is a māmā, writer, facilitator and tutor. She is a veteran broadcaster, television host and consultant. She is also a passionate champion of te reo Māori and is an ambassador for the breast cancer foundation. While Stacey has raised her three tamariki with te reo Māori as their first language, she herself did not learn until adulthood. It was in fact, her third language. In this episode we hear personal stories of her upbringing and losing her māmā to breast cancer at a young age. We talk about language and the ways we can incorporate te reo into our everyday lives and, we talk about the realities of being an indigenous woman today and honouring our puku.

The facts changed earlier this week when the government announced a major new housing package. In this episode, we'll work out what it all means for buyers and renters with Kiwibank chief economist Jarrod Kerr, before talking to architectural designer, writer and housing advocate Jade Kake (Ngāti Hau, Te Parawhau, Ngāpuhi, Te Whakatōhea, Te Arawa) about a part of the market that didn't get a lot of attention.When the Facts Change is brought to you by The Spinoff Podcast Network together with Kiwibank. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Wāta Cribb phones in to talk with us about the Te Arawa tribe - Ngāti Pikiao, from the western bay of plenty. Talking in depth about the lakes, the ancestors Tamatekapua and Rangitihi with his eight children and their descendants - who became known as Ngā Pūmanawa e Waru (the eight beating hearts).

Debut Episode with guest Michael Te Arawa Bennett.  Michael is an award winning screenwriter and director of film and television as well as author and owner of The 10,000 production company.  Michael is a native New Zealander and also member of the Ngāti Pikiao and Ngāti Whakaue people. 

A Covid-19 contact tracing card trialled by iwi volunteers has earned the thumbs-up for being convenient and to easy use, especially for those who are not tech savvy, Te Arawa kaumātua Monty Morrison says. The Ministry of Health joined forces with the iwi for the week-long trial that involved more than 1,200 people from Ngongotaha, near Rotorua. The cards use Bluetooth technology to record when people have been in close proximity, without the wearer having to do anything, making it easier to track people if they have come in contact with someone infected with Covid-19. Te Arawa Covid-19 Response Hub spokesperson Monty Morrison told Checkpoint a mix of people took part.

Lizzie Dunn (Te Whānau-ā-Apanui, Te Arawa) is on a mission to help people learn Indigenous languages through technology. The founder of Lingogo is doing so through her passion for storytelling, creating dual-language e-books. Having a background in publishing and, working with NZ Film Commission, Lizzie used her experience to create the digital start-up in a new industry. The business hustle isn't always easy, but when you are driven by kaupapa, it is always worth it. In this episode we talk about the power of language, the pursuit of success and, how the lived experience of Lizzie’s grandparents, particularly her grandfather facing racism, her grandmother escaping Hitler, have shaped her and the change she wants to make in this world.

NUKU //045 Rebecca Davis (No Ngāti Hei, Ngāti Porou ki Harataunga, Ngāti Tamatera Te Arawa, Ngāti Raukawa ki te Tonga) is a change agent, and NUKU //046 Stevie Davis–Tana (Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Hine, Ngāti Porou, Te Arawa, Ngāti Raukawa) is a powerful spoken word poet and youth worker. The mother-daughter duo are creating impactful change right across Aotearoa. Through Rebecca’s impact strategy mahi transforming communities and organisations, to Stevie’s creative ventures empowering our rangatahi, the pair are a force who want to see our people thrive. In this episode we talk about single-parent experiences from the different perspectives of mother and daughter, we discuss the importance of system change and Indigenous systems return and Stevie shares her tips on how to write poetry and performs one of her compelling pieces about moko kauae.

Hiria Cameron and Kat Poi are sisters. Of Tainui, Te Arawa and Tongan whakapapa, the pair both work in racial equity education, building people’s skill, capacity and knowledge to engage, sustain and deepen conversation about race. Their mahi contributes to humanity achieving liberation and equity, while also empowering people to be healthy and, to thrive in their identities. They do this through one courageous conversation at a time. In this episode we talk about black lives and white skin. We try and talk about their youth as world trampoline champions but the discussion quickly returns to decolonisation and indigenisation, about shaping racial consciousness and about what it means to be “Māori enough”.

In part three we are joined by Antony Phillips, outreach advisor for Heritage New Zealand. He is of Ngāti Kahungunu and Te Arawa affiliation. Antony works with heritage owners, local authorities, community stakeholders and heritage practitioners across the sector. He has a particular interest in rural colonial built heritage and New Zealand modern heritage. Heritage New Zealand: https://www.heritage.org.nz/ Image Credit: Auckland Libraries Heritage Collections 1142-D122

Mana wāhine me te wai is an artist panel discussion featuring Alex Monteith, Natalie Robertson, Kahurangiariki Smith and Aroha Yates-Smith. The group discuss the process and kaupapa behind 'Te rerenga pōuri o nga parawhenua ki Te Moana-nui-a-Kiwa', 2019,a large-scale video installation part of Te Tuhi's group exhibition Moana Don’t Cry. The work responds to the mass erosion caused over the past century at Waiorongomai. The artists follow the water flow from mist, rains and streams down the river to the moana. In this discussion, the artists and scholars trace the non-visible threads that bind the work together and significance of Parawhenuamea, the atua (deity) of alluvial waters, in the collaborative work, 'He Tangi Aroha—Mama Don’t Cry', 2019, by Smith and Yates-Smith. Renowned for her work on the Māori divine feminine, Aroha Yates-Smith discusses Parawhenuamea, and her connection to Tangaroa and Hinemoana of the ocean. About the speakers Alex Monteith (b. Belfast, Ireland. Resides Te Piha, Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland, Aotearoa New Zealand) is an artist and senior lecturer at the Elam School of Fine Arts, The University of Auckland, Aotearoa. Her participatory and video works often explore the political dimensions of culture engaged in turmoil over land ownership, history and occupation. Natalie Robertson (Ngāti Porou, Clann Dhònnchaidh, b. Kawerau, Aotearoa New Zealand) is an artist and Senior Lecturer at AUT University, Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland. Robertson’s research and artistic practice draws on historic archives and Ngāti Porou oral customs, by exploring Māori knowledge practices, environmental issues and cultural landscapes, to engage relationships to place. He uri tēnei nō ngā iwi i heke mai ai i runga i ngā waka o Te Arawa, o Tainui, o Takitimu, o Horouta, o Mataatua me ngā iwi hoki i takea mai nei i te whenua nei, i te Ūkaipō, i ngā whenua o Uropi hoki. Aroha Yates-Smith was raised in Rotorua and lives in Kirikiriroa (Hamilton). She was Professor and Dean of Te Pua Wānanga ki te Ao, School of Māori and Pacific Development, at the University of Waikato. Her PhD thesis, entitled Hine! E Hine!: Rediscovering the Feminine in Māori Spirituality, focuses on the role of atua wāhine in Māori cosmology and the marginalisation of the Māori feminine in ethnographic writings and the modern colonised Māori community. Kahurangiariki Smith’s principal focus is on mana wāhine and storytelling, which inform her art and video game development practices. Kahurangiariki’s artworks often employ digital formats, a reflection of the media we engage with, in person and online—gifs, games and karaoke. Image caption: Graeme Atkins, Alex Monteith, Natalie Robertson, with work by Kahurangiariki Smith and Aroha Yates-Smith, Te rerenga pōuri o nga parawhenua ki Te Moana-nui-a-Kiwa, 2019 (install view). Multi-channel video installation. Commissioned by Te Tuhi, Auckland, with support from Auckland University of Technology and University of Auckland. Photo by Sam Hartnett

Hēnare Mātene Te Whiwhi, aka Te Whiwhi-o-te-rangi (1805-1881 ) A letter to Tamihana Te Rauparaha written at Auckland Āperira 20 1863 20 April 1863 Ki a Tamihana, Tēnā koe. Kua tae mai tō pukapuka ki (a) au o te 6 me te tekau o Āperira. Kua mate a Mata Riwai. Ka nui tōku pōuri me tō Tauteka hoki ki tōna hoa. Ko te tū tonu tēnei o te tangata, he haereere noa iho i runga i te mata o te whenua me au nei hoki e tiakina nei e te mate, arā, e tōku mate. E Tami, mea ake ka mutu te mahi, te mahi a Waikato i muri i ēnā reta āku, kua tae atu nā i ngā rā o Āperira nei. Ka haere a Ngāti Tipa ki te tuku i te whenua hei tūnga mō te whare a te kāwana mō te whare anō i wāhia rā i Waikato i whakahokia iho nei ngā papa ki Te Ia. Ka tae a Ngāti Tipa ki roto o Waikato, a Wāta Kukutai, a Ruihana, e rima tekau o rātou. Ka rongo (a) Waikato, kātahi ka haere mai. Haere mai kotahi rau, kotahi rau pū, ka tīkina, ka wherohia. Ka mutu te tū waewae kātahi ka kōrero. Ka mutu te kōrero, kātahi (a) Waikato ka wāwāhi tērā hapū, tērā hapū ka wāhi mai ki a Ngāti Tipa. Kāore (a) Waikato i kaha ki a Ruihana rāua ko Wāta Kukutai. Oma ana Te Kanawa me Waikato katoa nō te mea kua hē. Engari ko te whare a te kāwana me te mokopuna a Te Whakaete ka tū ki te whenua o Wāta Kukutai e Tami. Kua hē te mahi a Waikato, kua pōrangi. Nō konei te pai o taku noho i tēnei kāinga hei kawe kōrero atu ki a koutou. Ko te taha kāwana i uru ki roto ki te mahi a Waikato ko Tamati Ngapora, ko Ihaka Takaanini, ko Aihepeeni, ko Mohi ko ngā mea tēnei, arā, ko ngā tāngata o te taha kāwana i uru ki te mahi a Waikato. Nā rātou te kōrero i wāhia ai taua whare. Ko (ō) rātou moni kua whakakorea e te kāwanatanga, engari kāore anō i whakawākia. Kia whakawākia ka kitea te teka, te hē ka hoki mai anō rātou ki tēnei taha ki te kāwana ka huri tēnei. Anō ngā iwi o runga te noho nei i Akarana, a Te Arawa, te mahi mai i te rawa mōna. Te ngangare nei rātou nei ko ngā Pākehā me te ngangare teina, me te ngangare tuakana. Ka nui te pai o te Pākehā o Akarana, kāore he whakahouhou ki te kumu o te tangata Māori e haere tahanga ana, arā, a Te Arawa. Ka nui te pai o te Māori, o te Pākehā ki a rātou nei. Tērā tētahi iwi pai kei te Kaipara, kei tērā tāone, ko tērā iwi tītora kāore e kai i te rama, he iwi hou, he iwi rangatira. Kāore he kōrero kino e puta i te waha, he iwi karakia, ka nui te aroha ki te Māori. Ko ngā taewa me ngā poaka, me ngā kau, me ngā mea katoa a te Māori, he tuku katoa atu mā taua iwi nei e mākete, ka rite, kātahi anō ka wehewehea ki tērā tangata, ki tērā tangata. He iwi pai rawa tēnei. Tēnei tētehi kōrero, he kiore hou kua tae mai ki a Ngāpuhi ka rua tau, ko te nunui me te ngeru nei anō te rahi (o) te waka i hoe mai ai he pungapunga. Ko tāna he kirikaraka ināianei kua kai ki te kūmara, ki te taewa. E Tami, e tika ana aku kōrero e tuhi atu nā ki a koutou. Mea ake ka kore he tākaro mā ngā Māori, arā, ka kore te kīngi, kāore tētehi e rongo ki tētehi, me tētehi ki tētehi. Heoti anō, Ka huri, hei konā rā i a Riwai Nā Mātene Te Whiwhi. Ngā reta Māori Grey New Zealand Māori letters Auckland Libraries Heritage Collections GNZMA 187 https://kura.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/digital/collection/manuscripts/id/4979/rec/1 Read by: J. Ramanui Music Intro: Hirini Melbourne and Richard Nunns Sound Engineering: Justin Rodenas & Sue Berman Recorded at Te Oro Studios Glen Innes

Tonight on Kawekōrero, John Tamihere CEO of Te Whānau o Waipareira in West Auckland joins us to discuss the future of Whānau Ora now the Māori party has gone. We cross to Gina Rangi of Te Arawa who has been named as the Rotorua Lakes Council's new General Māori Manager. Finally, Willow-Jean Prime and Kiritapu Allan, two of the 13 Māori Labour MPs who have new born babies joins us to talk about the challenges of motherhood and parliament.   

John Cowan talks to Troy Kingi, a musician-actor of Te Arawa, Nga Puhi and Te Whanau-a-Apanui descent. Troy is best known for his role as TK in Taika Waititi's film Hunt for the Wilderpeople.Raised in Rotorua, Te Kaha and Kerikeri, Troy took to music at a very young age. During his Time at Te Aute College, Troy took a particular interest in the guitar. Since then he has grown to be a master of both electric and acoustic guitars; drums, bass, keys and countless other instruments. It is this musical literacy that allowed him to begin composing his own songs in the early 2000s. Troy also spent time at the Mainz music and audio institute where he honed his musical skills and made more musical contacts. In early 2012, Troy had been spotted by producers of an upcoming New Zealand film Mt Zion. He attended an audition and the director was instantly struck by Troy’s unique personality and musical talent.He enjoys spending time with family, helping youth, sports and recreational diving. Troy currently lives in the Bay of Islands of New Zealand with his wife Huia and soon to be four children. 

Professor Poia Rewi of Te Tumu - School of Māori, Pacific and Indigenous Studies, delivers his Inaugural Professorial Lecture, "Hoka: Motivators of Time". Professor Rewi (Tūhoe, Ngāti Manawa, Te Arawa) works on a regional and national level in multiple areas of Te Reo promotion, teaching and research. 14 July 2016.

Professor Poia Rewi of Te Tumu - School of Māori, Pacific and Indigenous Studies, delivers his Inaugural Professorial Lecture, "Hoka: Motivators of Time". Professor Rewi (Tūhoe, Ngāti Manawa, Te Arawa) works on a regional and national level in multiple areas of Te Reo promotion, teaching and research. 14 July 2016.