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.

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Te Wānanga o Aotearoa

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www.taringapodcast.com

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Feb 26, 2026

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Episodes

Taringa - Ep 241 - Tikanga 101 - Whakapapa 27.05.2022

He aha te whakapapa? He aha rānei te whakapapa ki a koe? He aha tōna iho hei tō te mātauranga Māori? Ka wānangahia ēnei tūwhai pātai i tēnei puni o Tikanga 101. What is whakapapa? What is whakapapa to you and how can we find it? What is it's essence in accordance to Māori philosophy? These are the types of questions considered on this installment of Tikanga 101.

Taringa - Ep 240 - Kupu, Kupu, Kupu - Kupu Whakakaha - Intensifiers 20.05.2022

Hoki mai anō ki Kupu Kupu Kupu. Ka wānangahia e tātou ētahi anō kupu whakakaha kāore i kōrerotia i te puni 130. Ka kōrerotia hoki ngā whakamahinga e whakaaetia ana te whakamahi me ētahi kāore e whakaaetia ana. Welcome back to Kupu Kupu Kupu. We deliberate over more adjective intensifiers that weren't mentioned in ep 130 (pt 1). We also discuss their permitted uses and their non-permitted uses.

Taringa - Ep 239 - Patapatai - Your Questions Answered - pt23 12.05.2022

Ka āta wetewete te tokotoru o Taringa i ngā pātai ka tukuna mai e koutou. Kia piri mai ki tēnei puni kia rongo ai, kia wānanga ai hoki i ngā kōrero ka puta. The Taringa trio unpack the queries sent in by you. Join us to hear and deliberate on the conversation that eventuates.

Taringa - Ep 238 - Tikanga 101 - Moemoea 05.05.2022

He aha te tohu o te moemoeā? He aha rānei ana whakamāoritanga? Ka āta wānangahia e te tokotoru o Taringa ō rātou wheako ki te moemoeā me ngā tohu. What is the sign of a dream? What are the interpretations? The Taringa trio share their own experiences with dreams and their messages.

Taringa - Ep 237 - Ngā Taonga - Aotearoa Traditional Māori Performing Arts Festival (ATMPAS) - 1983 29.04.2022

I te tau 1983 tū ai te Whetiwara Poronihia i Tomoana Showgrounds i Heretaunga kei raro i te manaakitanga o Ngāti Kahungunu. Ka āta matapakihia ētahi waiata haka anō hoki a ētahi kapa i tū ai i tēnei whakataetae. In 1983 the Polynesian Festival was held at Tomoana Showgrounds, Hastings under the care of Ngāti Kahungunu. A selection of items by some of the groups that competed in this competion are...

Taringa - Ep 236 - Kupu, Kupu, Kupu with MC Grammar - Postposed Particles - pt 3 23.04.2022

Ka hono mai anō tō tātou ake kaiako a MC Grammar ki te whakataka i ētahi anō kura o ngā kupu pūmuri. Hei tēnei wiki ka matapakihia ngā kupu 'anō' me 'rānei' me ana āheinga katoa. Our very own tutor MC Grammar joins us again to drop some more gems on postposed particles. This week we discuss the words "anō" and 'rānei' and a few of their functions.

Taringa - Ep 235 - Tikanga 101 - What does it take to change kawa and tikanga? 14.04.2022

E panoni ai i te tikanga te kawa rānei me aha te iwi? He aha rānei ngā whakaaro me wānanga? What does it take to change kawa or tikanga? What are the considerations that should be deliberated upon.

Taringa - Ep 234 - Once Upon a Taima - Irawaru and Māui 07.04.2022

Our old mate, Māui, is back at it in this old tale about greed, self control, and the relationship between brother in laws!  Whakarongo mai!

Taringa - Ep 233 - Hoki Whakamuri - Iwi o te Wiki - recaps 31.03.2022

We have a look back at some snippets of our older Iwi episodes to stir the barrel of mātauranga and prompt your curiosity. We look at eps 137, 178 & 192. If you haven't listened to these eps already - then go back and do so, there is gold in them hills!

Taringa - Ep 232 - Kupu, Kupu, Kupu with MC Grammar - Postposed Particles - pt 2 24.03.2022

Kei...ana = Whilst. Ka...ana = Whenever. Kia...ana = to be left as is. Are you intrigued or confused yet? Jarred Boon AKA MC Grammar will be dorpping bars on these constructs giving us more way's to express ourselves in everyday te reo Māori contexts. Kia areare mai nei e tai mā.

Taringa - Ep 231 - Patapatai - Your Questions Answered - pt22 17.03.2022

We take another dive back into more questions from you - our treasured audience! Answering pātai on Manaia, tikanga around photos of loved ones who have passed, and other related kōrero along the way.

Taringa - Ep 230 - Tikanga 101 - Toi Moko 11.03.2022

Mokomōkai: He aha te mokomōkai he aha i panoni ai tēnei ingoa mō te upoko kua kōhuatia ki te ingoa o Toi Moko? What is mokomōkai? Why was this name for a preserved head changed to Toi Moko? Tamahou Temara joins the Taringa crew to explain this whakaaro and to elaborate on his commitment to the repatriation of the remains of our tūpuna from the far reaches of the globe.

Taringa - Ep 229 - Ngā Taonga - NZ Polynesian Festival 1981 03.03.2022

We have another delve back into the archives to bring you some of the items performed at what is now called Matatini, in 1981. Details of the Ngā Taonga excerpts featured are: Excerpt 1 (10:11): Kaikōrero: Irirangi Tiakiawa. Haka: Te Arawa E - https://www.ngataonga.org.nz/collections/catalogue/catalogue-item?record_id=231727 Excerpt 2 (18:15): Mangatū from Te Tairāwhiti - WHAKAEKE : Taku patu taku...

Taringa - Ep 228 - Iwi o te Wiki - Kahungunu ki Wairarapa 24.02.2022

Whatahoro Fox joins us to speak about his Iwi from South Waiarapa.

Taringa - Ep 227 - Kupu, Kupu, Kupu with MC Grammar - Postposed Particles - pt 1 17.02.2022

Pūmuri = Postposed particles. Pū Tohu = Manner Particles. Tonu = a manner particle. Intrigued yet? Listen to this ep to find out the many uses of tonu with our in lingustic luminary Jarred Boon aka MC Grammar.

Taringa - Ep 226 - Tikanga 101 - Onioni 10.02.2022

Mahimahi, ekeeke, onioni. Hei tēnei puni o tā tātou punua pāoho ka matapakihia te kaupapa o te mahi ai hei tā te tirohanga Māori. In this episode we look the act of copulating from a Māori perspective. Kia areare mai ō koutou taringa, kia huakina mai te whare o Hinengaro.

Taringa - Ep 225 - Special Feature - Waitangi 2022 - With Dayle Takitimu 03.02.2022

Ka hono mai a Dayle Takitimu ki te whakaputa atu i ōna whakaaro mō te ture me te tiriti me etahi atu kōrero hei te tirohanga o tēnei roia. Kia areare mai hoki ō taringa ki te kīwaha e whakahuatia ana te pono me te whenua. Dayle Takitimu joins us to express her thoughts on law and the treaty along with other views. Also keep an ear out for the idiom that conveys truth stemming from the earth. Tarin...

Taringa - Ep 224 - Iwi o te Wiki - Te Pāhū 27.01.2022

This week we welcome Rutene Gabel to discuss Ngāti Kahu. Whakaronga mai!

Taringa - Ep 223 - Kupu, Kupu, Kupu with MC Grammar - Complex Particles ”ai” - pt 3 20.01.2022

He ahe koe i kore ai e kai? He aha ia e kore nei e kai? He aha au e kore ai e kai? Hei tukatuka ake anō i te tau hōu mahi ka kotahi atu tātou ki te Kupu Kupu Kupu me tō tātou mātanga reo ara ko Jared Boon me kī ko Mc Grammar. Ka āta matapakihia e mātou ngā rerenga kua whakahuatia ake i mua nā. Why didn't you eat? Why isn't he eating? Why won't I eat? To kickoff the working year we head straight in...

Taringa - Waiata Compilation 9 - Summer 2022 13.01.2022

To help break up those back-to-work blues, we have some more music for you to sing along to, waiata previously featured in Eps 171 — 184.  Taringa will be back with our regular kōrerorero next week.  Track Listing; 00:42 - Nōhea (Rei, Tyna) 04:01 - Te Reo o te Ngākau (unknown artists) 06:41 - Tohora nui (unknown artists) 07:43 - Raumati (Pere Wihongi) 11:06 - A-ha-ka-ma (Te Ara Reo Māori - Pānia P...

Taringa - Waiata Compilation 8 - Summer 2022 06.01.2022

We hope you're all having a good summer break! Enjoy some more waiata, previously featured in Eps 157 — 168 Track Listing: 00:42 - Oriori Tekau mā waru (Ngā Tūmanako) 04:48 - Kei Moumou (Ngā Tūmanako) 07:47 - He Rangi ataahua (Te Reo Takiwa Dunn) 11:29 - Medley: Tōia Mai, Maringi ngā roimata (Ngā tamariki wāhine o te kura o Te Waipounamu, 1977) 15:38 - Mahuru (Earth wind and fire remake for Mahuru...

Taringa - Waiata Compilation 7 - Summer 2022 30.12.2021

Ngā mihi o te tau hōu! For your summer jams, enjoy a selection of waiata previously featured in Eps 145 — 156. Track Listing; 00:42 - Ka Kotahi Ai Te Iwi (Te Ara Reo Māori - Pānia Papa & friends) 03:40 - A Me Te O (Te Ara Reo Māori - Pānia Papa & friends) 05:53 - Rule Your Mind (Sophronia Smith) 08:56 - E Rima E (unknown artists) 11:20 - He Whare Mokemoke (Te Ara Reo Māori - Pānia Papa & friends)...

Taringa - Ep 222 - Special Feature - Hineraumati 2021 24.12.2021

In our last episode for what has been rather strange and challenging year, we talk about the shifting Tikanga around Christmas, and have a look back at some of our favourite moments from the year. Te Wānanga o Aotearoa and the entire Taringa crew would like to thank everyone for their support, and wish everyone a very safe and happy festive season.

Taringa - Ep 221 - Tikanga 101 - Hapa me te Whati - pt3 16.12.2021

We give examples of some errors that can happen when writing or reciting karakia, and incorrect tikanga practices around the building & opening of Whare. We then discuss the effects that these mistakes can have on the intentions of important kaupapa.

Taringa - Ep 220 - Patapatai - Your Questions Answered - pt 21 09.12.2021

It's a real mixed bag in this ep as we answer a reo question about the use of "mo" and "kimi", offer some thoughts on tikanga around whānuangatanga in the current covid climate, and we also discuss Taniwhā gender - inspired by Story the from Ep 218.

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