Julian Wilcox
Te Matatini 50 Programme 2
Julian Wilcox and Rob Ruha, the Music Director of Te Matatini's 50th Anniversary waiata release project, introduce a selection of the songs. Audio
Mapuna reflects on Matariki's debut as a public holiday
After 18 months of preparation yesterday Matariki was launched as a public holiday for the first time. Mapuna's presenter Julian Wilcox and RNZ National's Maori News Director Mani Dunlop co-hosted… Audio
Te Matatini 50 Programme 1
Julian Wilcox and Rob Ruha, the Music Director of Te Matatini's 50th Anniversary waiata release project, introduce a selection of the songs. Audio
Rangimarie Pomare
The rhythms of the Maori lunar calendar have been influencing more than just holidays and dawn ceremonies. The school year is about to end for a Kura Kaupapa in the far north whose timetable is shaped… Audio
Are some Māori 'disconnected' from their role as kaitiaki?
What is kaitiakitanga, guardianship, and how important is it in our communities? Xena Tautari is currently studying for her doctorate at Te Whare Wanganga o Awanuiarangi and says in the Hokianga… Audio
What is tono tupapaku?
After the body of Tommy Murray was taken back to his home marae against his wife's wishes Mapuna takes a look at tono tupapaku. Retrieving a loved one back to their whanau at home to be buried… Audio
Witi Ihimaera: 'the concept of time now has an indigenous alternative'
With the first celebration of Matariki as a public holiday just weeks away one of Aotearoa's most prominent writers, Witi Ihimaera, has written a new children's book about Matariki, Te Kokorangi, The… Audio
Craig Ritchie: Uluru Statement is a 'springboard' for indigenous Australians
This week the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies hosted a summit in Queensland which was attended by a thousand delegates from across Australia including the new… Audio
Is Australia on a path towards a treaty with indigenous Australians?
Australia's new Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said recently "we will be advancing the need to have constitutional recognition of First Nations people, including a Voice to Parliament that is… Audio
Te Reo Maori, haka and poi in the USA
The founder and CEO of Learn Maori Abroad, Amelia Butler, lives in Los Angeles and she also heads the performance group Nga Anahera Maori. Her online Te Reo Maori classes started in 2018 with ten… Audio
Maori teaching guide for all in the tertiary sector
Nga Hau e Wha o Tawhirimatea is a practical guide to culturally responsive teaching practice in the tertiary sector is designed to support kaiako (teachers) to reconfigure the teacher/learner dynamic… Audio
Waka Ama team prepares for World Championships
The World Championships will be held in the UK in August and coach Kiwi Campbell is starting to prepare her team to defend their world title. Campbell was herself a very successful competitor at… Audio
Deborah Stokes on son Ben becoming England cricket captain
On Thursday New Zealand born Ben Stokes was named as the new England cricket test captain. His mum Deborah, or Deb Stokes, lives in Christchurch and is a victim support advocate, who has received a… Audio
Master carver James Rickard
Chances are you have seen some of James Rickard's work across the land, or even in places like Passchendaele in Belgium and Singapore. James Te Taonui a Kupe Rickard was a part of the first carving… Audio
Martin Luther King & Liam Neeson in Maori
Next week a new podcast will be launched called Whakamaori. It features Maori speakers translating famous speeches, movies and writing into Te Reo Maori. For example parts of Martin Luther King's… Audio
History lessons from 1769 for our future
Three years ago Aoteaora marked 250 years since the first encounter between Maori and Captain James Cook and his crew on board HMS Endeavour. Tuia 250 commemorated those first encounters and now a new… Audio
How will Maori contribute to three waters reforms?
The government's reforms will create four publicly-owned water service entities to ensure every New Zealander has access to affordable, long-lasting drinking, waste and stormwater infrastructure… Audio
Oral maps guide Nic Low through South Island
Author Nic Low writes Low writes about how he reclaimed his ancestral knowledge by walking the ancient pathways across the mountains of Te Waipounamu using oral maps given to him by elders, discovered… Audio
Maori immunologist on Omicron surge
Auckland health officials are cautiously optimistic that case numbers may have reached a peak in the city, although the number of people in hospital could continue to rise for the next week. The… Audio
Māori knowledge and its response to climate change
For the first time indigenous knowledge has been included in a major report on climate change. The latest assessment by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change was released this week and the… Audio