Whakamāori

Whakamāori brings Google Translate to life. Host Kimo Houltham and the team of panelists translate a movie scene and even a viral recipe from English to te reo Māori, let the fun and learning begin! Watch the video trailer for the second season here. Whakamāori is back! The second season of this award winning podcast and video series is available from September 11th to coincide with Māori Language...

To wrap up this first season of Whakamāori, the team take a look back over all 12 episodes and recap on some of their favourite moments. Join them in their final whakamāori efforts. Watch the video version of the episode here. From historic speeches to nearly historic, well the 90s anyway, TV themes. From poetry to petitions. Whakamāori has translated heaps of well known and a few not so well know...

The petition that gave significant rise to the Māori language revitalisation movement is translated here by the Whakamāori crew. They also share their own personal reo Māori journeys and aspirations. Watch the video version of the episode here. Te Petihana Reo Māori was delivered to Parliament on the September 14, 1972. More than 30,000 people had signed the document asking for active recognition...

Today we talk about a list of 12 principles people across the world have adapted in order to live a more healthy and successful lifestyle. Can the crew come up with a healthy and successful translation? Watch the video version of the episode here. The 12 principles of the Definite Dozen include things like Respect Yourself and Others and Make Hard Work Your Passion. See how the team passionately t...

Buckle up and hold on tight as we welcome you aboard RNZ Airlines! Here our presenters will ensure that all passengers have been well informed of all boarding, landing and safety procedures, in te reo MÄori. Watch the video version of the episode here . Every time you fly you have to run through the inflight safety information. Even if you fly regularly, they say, you must pay attention. Maybe you...

Chey, Anaha and Ani-Piki whakamāori one of the most famous poems in history. "And Still I Rise" is an empowering poem by Maya Angelou about the struggle to overcome prejudice and injustice. Watch the video version of the episode here. Maya Angelou's poem And Still I Rise was published by Random House in 1978, her live recitals of it are awe-inspiring. So what happens when Chey, Anaha and Ani-...

Each presenter has an article of the original Treaty of Waitangi document to translate. They discuss the mistranslation and how they would have handled the most important document in Aotearoa history instead. Watch the video version of the episode here. The Treaty of Waitangi is Aotearoa New Zealand's founding document but there have long been disputes about what was actually agreed. Chey, An...

Liam Neeson's monologue in the 2008 movie Taken is spine-tingling. Can the Whakamāori crew achieve the same results? Lights, camera, ACTION. Watch the video version of the episode here. The scene in the 2008 20th Century Fox movie Taken where Liam Neeson's character tells his daughter's kidnappers what he is going to do if they do not let her go is iconic. So is the Whakamāori translatio...

Join Chey and the team as they go back in time to one of the most heart-warming speeches about our nation at Waitangi by none other than Bishop Whakahuihui Vercoe. Watch the video version of the episode here. In 1990, as Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh looked on the Bishop of Aotearoa Reverend Whakahuihui Vercoe (Ngaitai, Ngāi Tuhoe, Te Arawa and Whakatōhea.) delivered a stirring addr...

Let's kick it old school, each presenter has their own piece, so listen up because Will Smith is the OG one to beat. So, let's see how it sounds in Māori and if our team can bring the heat. Watch the video version of the episode here. While the Fresh Prince spent most of his days on the playground, chilling out max, relaxing and shooting some B-ball, the Whakamāori team has spent its days translat...

Chey and the team translate Jacinda Ardern's announcement to the country of our first level 4 lockdown. Covid has affected us all and this is certainly a topical issue for our Whakamāori team to dive into. Watch the video of the episode here. On March 26, 2020, Aotearoa was plunged into a level four lockdown and the global covid-19 pandemic hit our shores for the first time. The Whakamāori team de...

Our presenters are challenged in this episode to translate the most famous speech of all time; Martin Luther King Jr's "I Have a Dream". This is one of the finest pieces in human history. Will our team raise, join hands and sing out, free at last? Watch the video version of the episode here. On August 28, 1963, Martin Luther King Jr spoke to the crowds marching on Washington for jobs and freedom....

Starting off with a bang, the team dissect Ranginui Walker's chapter of the renowned book Decolonisation in Aotearoa. The team has a go at translating a bit of Reclaiming Māori Education, check in to hear if it's an A+ pass or not. Watch the video version of the episode here. Nau mai ki WHAKAMĀORI. Hosts Chey Milne, Ani-Piki Tuari and Dr Anaha Hiini dive head first into episode one, translating th...

Whakamāori brings Google Translate to life! Historical speeches, poetry and TV theme tunes - anything goes in this podcast which aims to translate some of our best known content from English to Māori, hosted by three te reo Māori enthusiasts who don't always agree. Watch the video version of the trailer here. Watch and listen as hosts Chey Milne, Ani-Piki Tuari and Dr Anaha Hiini attempt to transl...