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. References: https://teara.govt.nz/en/video/44607/te-reo-maori-petition-1972 https://www.ngataonga.org.nz/collections/catalogue/catalogue-item?record_id=228497 https://www.ngataonga.org.nz/collections/catalogue/catalogue-item?record_id=226152

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.

Go to www.twoa.ac.nz/tikanga to register or learn more about our Tikanga and Reo courses. Our special kaikōrero Rereata Māhika joins us by phone to kōrero and share his knowledge of Maramataka and many other important factors in our natural world.

The origins of Tā moko are told through this famous story of love and jealousy.

We are fortunate to have Taku Parai phone in to talk with us about the people of the northern Taranaki Iwi - Ngāti Tama.

After a visit to the Tokoroa Kura Reo o Ngāti Raukawa in April, We bring you some snippets of the kaiako and the classrooms. Be sure to check out the video on our facebook page - https://facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1453331268142303&id=1015299791945455

When does convenience affect Tikanga? Should it ever? As our fast modern times start to be blend our customs, there are sometimes cases where Tikanga is adapted for certain occasions, but it might not always be appropriate.

Our story on Tāne and his brothers continues, as he journeys to Rangiātea to retrieve the three Kete o te wānanga.

We pay tribute to one of the instigators of the elite Te Panekiretanga o Te Reo Māori programme and a giant of te reo Māori, Dr James Te Wharehuia Milroy QSO, CNZM (Ngāi Tūhoe and Ngāti Kōura), who passed away on Tuesday.

This ever popular and sometimes confusing Reo subject covers many examples of you, me, them, us etc. We try to decode and outline some rules with examples of pronoun use in Te Reo Māori.

Paraone and Te Puaheiri kōrero about Māori games and passtimes - from way back when, now, and the future.

In a slight change of plan, this week we have put together a compilation of some of the beautiful waiata from past episodes, and we have a special guest to help Erica explain why!

The parents are away and the kids are left to play - Snowy and Erica answer questions about embalming, lunar phases, tohutō (macrons) and Tikanga compromised for convenience like practices around hākari, karakia, wairea and karanga.

Pita Tipene phones in to talk with us about the history and stories of the Northern Iwi - Ngāti Hine.

We are treated to a visit from a very special kaikōrero; passionate Irish Te Reo speaker Aoife Finn shares the experience of teaching herself our Māori language from afar - he tangata kai ngākau a Aoife.

Get your note pads out, as we discuss more terms of embellishment and the metaphorical use of Te Reo surrounding the topic of rākau.

Ka kōrero mo Tikanga 101 - Paraone and Snowy discuss Tapu in it's various contexts, including the history, as well as how it is viewed and applied in modern times.

Turn up the volume and enjoy this kōrero that includes our first chapter of the famous story about Tāne and his brothers in their pursuit for knowledge and wisdom.

After a bit of a kaupapa break - Iwi o te Wiki kicks off again with Kiley Nepia joining us to talk about Ngāti Apa, including some of the positive initiatives they have put in place. Check out their delicious Iwi made goodness at https://www.tastemanaaki.com/

As Te Matatini ki te Ao 2019 is taking place in Pōneke, we talk about some of the ins and outs of Kapahaka - with special guest Tiaki Terekia.

In our first kōrero on Kupu Mino — or loaned words, we start to de-mystify the common mis-use of the word "Transliteration" and cover the history and function of borrowed words used in Te Reo Māori.

As you isten to this kōrero on a digital device - consider the impact of technology on our Tīkanga in the modern age.

We continue the story of Kupe as he hunts his nemesis Te Wheke while naming many places in the newly found Aotearoa.

Mau mai hoki mai ki Taringa mā 2019! We start the year off with a some throwbacks to a couple of our favourites from 2018, enjoy!

More music for you to enjoy from 'Waiata o te wiki' - get the guitar out and have a sing along!

Jam along to some of our 'old time favourites' on this compilation of songs from 'Waiata o te wiki'.

Meri Kirihimete e te whānau! Our 2018 Christmas special features Te Wānanga o Aotearoa Te Taiurungi (CEO) Te Ururoa Flavell - with jingle bells, stories and many laughs along the way.