Taringa Podcast

Discussing more of your questions - we cover the modern progression of values around tapu, the difference between Anake and Noa Iho, some A and O chat around a famous whakataukī, and the language evolution of our Tipuna.

Go to www.twoa.ac.nz/tikanga  to register or learn more about our Tikanga and Reo courses.  This week Taringa discusses the spiritual guardian and their signs. I tēnei wiki ka matapakihia e Taringa te kaitiaki me āna tohu.

This story is about the origins of Pounamu (or Greenstone) - a beautiful and precious stone found in certain parts of the South Island, New Zealand. Pounamu is a Taonga that plays an important part in Māori history and Tikanga, and in this episode - we both tell the story and talk about how, and why.

Our friend and Māori language teacher Te Kurataioho Kapea joins us for a kōrero about his Iwi - Ngāti Whātua.

Negation - can't, won't, didn't etc - Paraone puts Erica to the test with a one-on-one schooling in negatives.

Covering Macrons, Pao, Karanga and a classic mis-heard lyric - we bring you another dose of answers to your questions.

Go to www.twoa.ac.nz/tikanga  to register or learn more about our Tikanga and Reo courses.  We look at behaviour and courtesies around the digital world - things to consider with the use of technology, social media and online platforms.

Taking a trip back through the ages, we tour through the Ngā Taonga archives and listen to some different types of famous Haka that were performed at significant moments, and have a kōrero about their importance at the time, and influence they have on the Haka we see today.

Rawiri Waititi is our kaikōrero on this hōtaka - joining us by phone to chat about the history, the area and the people of this large East Coast Iwi.

'Tūkapi Puriro' or 'Posessive Pronouns' - tāku, āku, tāu, āu etc - our hosts drill many examples of how ownerhsip structure works in Te Reo Māori.

Go to www.twoa.ac.nz/tikanga  to register or learn more about our Tikanga and Reo courses.  Hawaiki - the ancestral home of Māori and peoples of Te Moana Nui a Kiwa (islands of the pacific triangle). Where is it, why did they leave it and how? These are some of the questions we touch on in this kōrerorero.

We're back in Story mode, with this epic tale about Hātūpātū and the Kurangaituku, the Birdwoman.

Ngarimu calls in to kōrero about his Iwi from the East Cape and Gisborne regions - Ngāti Porou.

We're back with some more answers for several new audience questions - new dialects, formal and informal kōrero, taea vs ahei and ngā momo kaupare - all sprinkled with our usual tangents and anecdotes along the way.

With Paraone in Mahuru Māori mode, we have a very knowledgable special Reo speaking guest, Whakarongotai Hohepa, join us to talk about the ever confusing yet vitally important use of 'ā' and ʻō'.

Go to www.twoa.ac.nz/tikanga  to register or learn more about our Tikanga and Reo courses.  This kōrerorero covers practices, customs and beliefs about hair.

The first of our new kaupapa! We bring you some famous audio excerpts from Ngā Taonga Sound and Vision, and our hosts kōrero about them. Here, we feature some major events in the 1970s - the Te Reo Māori language petition, Dame Awhina Cooper's land march, and the Māori land occupation at Bastion Point. Visit  https://www.ngataonga.org.nz  to explore the vast amount of historical content on offer....

Ngāti Wairere historian and carver Wiremu Puke phones in to talk to us about his Iwi. We kōrero around the whakapapa, and find out some interesting facts about Hamilton place names along the way.

Our first RRR kōrero covers the functions of negating with "kāore aku", applying possesives like "māu/mōu, nōku/ōku, nāku/āku" etc, along with "a vs ā" and "ā and ō" category differentiations. Along the way we unpack the kupu and give examples of how they can and should be used in Te Reo Māori.

Go to www.twoa.ac.nz/tikanga  to register or learn more about our Tikanga and Reo courses.  Ngānehu Turner phones in to kōrero about Māori food - the forgotten delicacies, traditions and some of her favourites.

In this episode we have the second instalment of the Tāwhaki story, as told in a conversation between Koro and Moko.

Pakake Winiata calls in to talk with us about his Iwi - the history, the stories, and the people.

Go to our facebook page and watch the Ep:  https://www.facebook.com/1015299791945455/posts/1487579071384189/ This features 3 very special famous guests, celebrating 100 episodes with lots of laughs and discussions about te Reo i te kāinga and te ako i te Reo.

Enter our competition for Taringa merch! http://eepurl.com/gwmu-H This episode is an in depth discussion looking at the uses of "i" and "ki" in Te Reo Māori.

We hassle Dr Rangi Mataamua for his thoughts on the division of time and also puts his ideas out about the practice of our Māori knowledge. Ka whakahōhā tātou i a Dr Rangi Mataamua mō ōna whakaaro o te whakawae o te wā ka mutu, ka aia atu ōna whakaaro mō te whakamahinga o ō tātou mātauranga Māori.