Te Wānanga o Aotearoa

Taringa Podcast

Whakarongo ki a Taringa - listen to Taringa, a bilingual podcast brought to you by Te Wānanga o Aotearoa with funding by Te Mangai Paho. Want to increase your knowledge of te ao Māori (the Māori world)? With a mixture of Māori and English, Taringa podcast is the perfect way to learn te reo and tikanga Māori in a fun and relaxed way.

Author

Te Wānanga o Aotearoa

Category

Education

Podcast website

www.taringapodcast.com

Latest episode

Feb 26, 2026

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Episodes

Taringa - Ep 50 - Iwi o te wiki - Ngai Takoto 27.06.2018

This week we are joined by special guest Peter-Lucas Jones to talk about his iwi: Ngai Takoto. Whakarongo mai e ngā iwi!

Taringa - Ep 49 - Kupu, Kupu, Kupu – Kupu Whakaniko - Pt 1 - Manu 20.06.2018

Our first installment of Kupu Whakaniko focuses on kupu whakarite manu - metephorical ways of speaking Te Reo within the theme of birds.

Taringa - Ep 48 - Tikanga 101 - Tangihanga pt 2 13.06.2018

This week, Paraone and Snowy are joined again by the lovely Awhimai Huka for part 2 of our Tangihanga discussions.

Taringa - Ep 47 - Once Upon a Taima - Te Ika a Māui 07.06.2018

We bring you the epic story of Māui and his brothers on their famour fishing expedition.

Taringa - Ep 46 - Iwi o te wiki - Ngāti Tūwharetoa 31.05.2018

Kaikōrero Kila Haitana joins us to talk about Ngāti Tūwharetoa Iwi.

Taringa - Ep 45 - Kupu, Kupu, Kupu – 'A' and 'O' categories 23.05.2018

The language rules of "A" and "O" categories within Te Reo take us on a journey through many examples of this ever-confusing kaupapa.

Taringa - Ep 44 - Tikanga 101 - Iwi and Hapu Structure 16.05.2018

This week we’re back into Tikanga 101 with Paraone and Snowy discussing Iwi structure and the intricacies of Pepeha.

Taringa - Ep 43 - Once Upon a Taima - Māui and Tunaroa 10.05.2018

This week we tell the story of Māui and Tunaroa, and have a chat about fishing and eeling tikanga.

Taringa - Ep 42 - Iwi o te wiki - Ngāti Rangi 02.05.2018

This week we are joined by special guest Che Wilson to talk about his iwi: Ngāti Rangi. See if you can count how many times our hosts use te kīwaha “We’i na”. There might be a prize for the correct answer!

Taringa - Ep 41 - Kupu, Kupu, Kupu – Kare ā roto 25.04.2018

The focus of kupu kupu kupu this week is the language of kare ā roto. Our hosts draw on personal experience to explain what this means, and at times you may be thinking "turituri warawara” - the kiwaha of the week.

Taringa - Ep 40 - Tikanga 101 - Tangihanga pt 1 18.04.2018

In the first of many kōrero about Tangihana, Awhimai Huka joins us for the 10th installment of Tikanga 101.

Taringa - Ep 39 - Once Upon a Taima - Reitu & Reipae 12.04.2018

Nau mai ki Episode 39 ō Taringa! This week in Once upon a Taima, we have the amazing story of the twins: Reitu and Reipae, followed by a brief discussion about pakuwha. Listen out for te kiwaha o te wiki: “Marika” as our hosts compete to see who can use it the most!

Taringa - Ep 38 - Iwi o te wiki – Ngāi Tūhoe 05.04.2018

Iwi o te wiki features Ngāi Tūhoe, as Paraone and the Snowman have the pleasure of chatting with kaikōrero Dr Rangi Matamua. Whakarongo mai e te whānau!

Taringa - Ep 37 - Kupu, Kupu, Kupu – "Nativisms" 28.03.2018

The focus of Episode 37 is something that our presenters have coined “Nativisms”, in particular as they apply to kupu and associated tikanga in various contexts. Te kīwiha mō tēnei wiki: “kōrero, kōrero!”. Whakarongo mai, and feel free to pop over to Facebook and leave us a comment!

Taringa - Ep 36 - Once Upon a Taima - Maui rāua ko Mahuika 21.03.2018

Welcome to Episode 36 of Taringa! This week's kiwaha is "Kai a te ahi!", listen in to hear it in context. Hopefully you don't have to use it too often! We're also treated to the amazing story of Maui's adventure in pursuit of the power of fire in "Once upon a tāima". Enjoy!

Taringa - Ep 35 - Tikanga 101 - Karakia 14.03.2018

In this episode of "Taringa", our group has an elaborate conversation about the true definition of 'karakia' as well it's various uses and misuses. Te waiata mō tēnei wiki is "Whakataka Te Hau".

Taringa - Ep 34 - Iwi ō te wiki - Maru-Tuahu 26.02.2018

In this week’s episode of Taringa, our hosts compete to use te kīwaha “whu!” as many times as possible. Our iwi ō te wiki is Maru-Tuahu with special guest Korohere Ngāpō, followed by te waiata ō te wiki: “Kotahi Kapua”.

Taringa - Ep 33 - Kupu, Kupu, Kupu – tū whitia te hopo 19.02.2018

This week’s episode of Taringa is centered around the umbrella expression, or kīanga, “tū whitia te hopo”, which means “feel the fear and do it anyway”, especially as it applies to learning Te Reo Māori. Our waiata ō te wiki is “Arohaina Mai.

Taringa - Ep 32 - Tikanga 101 - Karanga 13.02.2018

In this week's podcast, our hosts, Paraone and Tariao are joined by the lovely Pānia Papa to discuss te kīwaha ō te wiki: "Ka ngangaro". The three also discuss and share their experience with "karanga". We then enjoy the waiata "He Kākano Ahau", and we farewell our wonderful Tariao by listening to a few bloopers from past episodes.

Taringa - Ep 31 - Once Upon a Taima - Kahungunu & Rongomaiwahine 08.02.2018

Episode 31 of Taringa brings you an in depth korero about blood identity, and the story of Kahungunu & Rongomaiwahine. Whakarongo mai!

Taringa - Ep 30 - Iwi o Te Wiki - Ngāti Kahungungu 31.01.2018

In this episode of Taringa we will be talking to Tatere mō tōna iwi o Ngāti Kahungungu, ā, ka mutu tēnei hōtaka ki te Waiata o te wiki - Tahi Nei Taru Kino. Kia areare mai ōu Taringa

Taringa - Ep 29 - Kupu Kupu Kupu - Te Reo Ōpaki 22.01.2018

Whakarongo mai te motu e ! Whakarongo mai te iwi e ! Ki tēnei matapaki mō te Reo ōpaki

Taringa - Ep 28 - Tikanga 101 - Whaikōrero 16.01.2018

E rau rangatira mā kua hora te kai a te rangatira e. I tēnei rā we have lyndsay Snowden in the studio with us to have a bit of a kōrero around whaikōrero!

Taringa - Ep 27 - Once Upon a Taima - The Origin of Kio Rahi 08.01.2018

He pūrakau tēnei e pā ana ki Rahi-tutaka-hina and Ti Are Pakewai. This story is about the origins of the kēmu Kī o-Rahi.

Taringa - Ep 26 - Iwi o Te Wiki - Ngāti Raukawa 03.01.2018

Happy New Year e te whanau! In our first Episode of 2018, Paraone talks in depth about his Iwi - Ngati Raukawa.

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