Spiritual healer Pineaha Murray says the time has come for an awakening of mankind and Maori in particular. He wishes to share vital information for maintaining spiritual and physical wellbeing.

Naida Glavish became a household name in 1984 after losing her job for greeting toll callers with the words "Kia ora." Join Waka Huia and her people as we celebrate her damehood 34 years on.

Waka Huia is an iconic archival documentary series recording the unique stories and histories of Māori for all New Zealanders.

Waka Huia delve into the history of how the Te Arawa waka was made, its journey to Aotearoa and how these actions have shaped the people and lands of Te Arawa today.

Waka Huia is an iconic archival documentary series recording the unique stories and histories of Māori for all New Zealanders.

Māori have long been following foreign funeral practices. However, the Māori world has begun to see the Kahu Whakatere practice, which derived from Te Rū Wharehoka's desires for his own funeral.

Kua eke a Te Karere, te hōtaka reo Māori tuatahi I te pouaka whakaata, ki tōna whā tekau tau. I whakarewa a Te Karere i te tau kotahi mano waru tekau mā rua, e rua meneti noa iho te roanga atu. Whai muri atu I tēnā ka whakarewahia ōkawatia taua hōtaka ki te Reo Tātaki. Hei whakamaumaharatanga I tōna orokohanga tae noa ki tēnei wā. Te Karere, Aotearoa’s first Māori language news service on television, has reached a huge milestone of 40 years on air. Te Karere first hit the airwaves in 1982 with just a two minute bulletin before becoming a permanent fixture on TVNZ the following year. We take a look back at how it all began and it's evolution to what it is today. Director: Aroha Treacher

He korero mo te kainga pakupaku o Parihaka, me o ratou poropiti rangimarie tokorua, e ai ki te korero o nga uri.

Te wahanga tuarua o enei o nga korero kia rua nga wahanga mo nga kainga matua ki te aka o Whangaroa. Koira, ko pupuke, ko Waihapa hoki.

Ko te tahuhu korero mo te kainga o Otamatea, ki Kaipara, mai i te taenga mai o era o nga waka, ara, ko Mahuhu o Te Rangi raua ko Takitimu, tae noa ki inaianei, ki te whakatuwheratanga o to ratou marae i reira ra.

Ko te haerenga o te waka o Mataatua, mai i Whakatane tae atu ki tona taunga whakamutunga ki Te Taitokerau. Me te uiui ki nga kaumatua o te marae, ko Te Ti.

Ko te hitori o Te Aupouri e ai ki a Toro Ihaka. I to ratau taenga mai ki Aotearoa i runga i a Mamari, ko Ngati Ruanui te ingoa o te iwi nei. Ka noho ki te pa o Maukoro, kei te taha o te awa o Hokianga. I heke tetahi taua mai i Whiria ki te pa whakatorotoro ai. Engari, na te hianga o nga tamariki a Ruanui, i whati te taua ra, katahi ka mate i runga i te moana. Na wai ra, ka hoki te iwi o Whiria, tatari ai ki waho, kia whakapau ra ano te kai me te wai kei roto i te pa. Ka tahuna te pa e Ngati Ruanui hei huna i roto i te paoa, a, ka oma atu. Koia tenei i tapaina ai ko Te Aupouri. He korero ano hoki mo te kainga o Te Kao, me te marae o Potahi. Hei ta Toro i tapaina ko Te Kao na te kumara maroke. Kei reira e tipu ana he momo kumara ko taputini. Ko te mahi hei whakamaroke ka whakatakoto ki runga i tetahi toka e wera tonu ana i muri i te hekenga o te ra. Ka korero a Toro mo te wharenui, ko Waimirirangi, me te take e rereke ana tenei whare. Ko te kaupapa a Ratana te take i penei ai, ara, me waiho nga whakapapa, pukapuka, ki te taha, whaia tonutia ta Ratana e korero ai. Ka korero hoki a Toro mo nga tupuna rongonui o Te Aupouri. Tuatahi, ko Meringaroto, me nga korero mo te hohounga rongo ki Te Rarawa me te whakahua tuatahi i te korero rongonui Unuhia te rito o te harakeke. Katahi ko te muru o Muriwhenua ki Ngai Takoto, na te pakarutanga o te poti whai paraoa. Tuarua, nga korero mo Tohe me tana aru ki tana tamahine a Raninikura ma runga i te Oneroa a Tohe. Tuatoru, nga korero e pa ana ki a Te Houtaewa, me ana mahi whanako kumara i nga mahinga kai a Te Rarawa. Ko te pakanga o Hukatere me te matenga a Te Houtaewa ki Houhora. Hei whakamutunga ka korero a Toro mo ana mahi whaiwhai kuaka i te taha o tona hoa a Timo Wiki. He whakamaramatanga ano hoki o te korero e timata penei ana. Ruia, ruia, tahia, tahia. I roto hoki i te hotaka nei etahi waiata no Te Aupouri.

He tirohanga ki te hitori o te takiwa o Rangitaiki, i tapaina ai mo te tupuna ko Rangiteaorere, hei ta te tirohanga a Tamaitinana (Bob) Te Awekotuku Te Kiri no Ngati Rangiteaorere.

Te wahanga tuatahi o enei o nga korero kia rua nga wahanga mo nga kainga matua ki te aka o Whangaroa. Koira, ko pupuke, ko Waihapa hoki.

Ko Takaro, he tirohanga ki nga tikanga o nga mahi ngahau, nga mahi takaro o nga tamariki i nga wa o mua. The program Takaro is a documentary on the different forms of entertainment and play enjoyed by Maori children up until recent times.

Ko te kaitātaki tāne he turanga kaha kitea ana ki runga papa tūwaewae i ēnei rā. I tēnei hōtaka o Waka Huia ka whakatata atu mātou ki kaitātaki tāne iho pūmanawa e toru, ki a Wetini Mītai nō Te Mātārae I o Rehu, Paora Sharples nō Te Roopu Manutaki, me Tāmati Waaka no te Kapa Haka o Te Whānau a Apanui. Ka puare mai i ēnei kaikōrero, ō rātou whakaaro mo ngā kura, e eke ai te kaitātaki ki te taumata. Kaitātaki tāne are most known as leaders of Kapa Haka on stage. However, in this episode of Waka Huia we speak with three prominent male leaders about their thoughts on what it takes to reach the pinnacle of leading a Kapa Haka. Ringatohu: Semiramis Holland

Nāna te reo Māori i pāho tuatahi ai ki ngā kainga maha puta noa i te motu i ngā tau o te 80, ko ia te kanohi o After School, ko Olly Ohlson. I tēnei hōtaka o Waka Huia, ka whakapuakina e Olly te āhua o tana tupuranga, me te pūtakenga mai o tana hiahia kia horapa te reo Māori me te tirohanga Māori ki ngā tōpito katoa o te motu. He took te reo Māori into the homes of thousands during the 80’s, he was also the face of After School. Olly Ohlson shares with us influential moments in his life which led to wanting to spread te reo Māori and a Māori worldview as far and as wide as he could. Ringatohu: Shania Bailey-Edmonds

Waka Huia is in its 15th year of production. The series began as a result of the impressive successes of the Te Maori exhibition. In the early 1980's our kuia, koroua, and kapa haka had travelled the world alongside the artistic masterpieces of our tüpuna. The international community was stunned by the power of Te Maori. Whai Ngata and the late Ernie Leonard reflected on the disastrous consequences that would result if a plane load of kaumätua travelling back from exhibitions in the United States happened to 'drop out of the sky'. They were mindful too that the iwi knowledge of our tüpuna was a diminishing resource. Whai then devised Waka Huia as a television means to preserve the reo and mätauranga mäori of our kaumätua. Since its first transmission in 1987, Waka Huia has - in about 500 hour long episodes - captured for all time, the faces and voices of many kaumätua who are no longer with us. In the process we have created a vital and important audio-visual archive of Iwi and Hapü life and history. Waka Huia is an archival series. It records and preserves the language and concerns of fluent speakers of the Mäori language. This archival aspect is reflected in the particular history being spoken of, or, in the 'snapshot' that is taken of a certain moment in time of the Mäori world. The kaupapa we have covered have ranged from traditional Iwi and Hapü histories, to the political, social and cultural concerns of the moment. The programme content is wide and varied. In the course of a single year's transmission many rohe will be visited. Waka Huia attempts to preserve the Mäori language in its best form. It asserts a level of linguistic excellence that must be present in a society that is relearning its native tongue. In the course of its long production history, Waka Huia has travelled many thousands of miles to hundreds of marae and special tribal areas. It has recorded thousands of hours of körero with hundreds of our tüpuna. We are proud of a kaupapa which forms a body of knowledge of inestimable value for Iwi, and New Zealand.

E kīa nei ko huripari Gabrielle te āwha nui rawa kua tau mai ki Aotearoa i roto i ngā tau kōtahi rau. Nā tōna kaha ka puta te karanga ohotata ki te motu, ka haukerekerehia hoki te rohe o Te Matau a Māui. Heoi, i roto i te parekura nui nei ka kitea te manaaki, te tautoko, me te kotahitanga a te hapori whānui. I tēnei hōtaka o Waka Huia ka whakatata atu mātou ki ngā papakainga o Omahu, me Tangoio, rongo ai i a rātou kōrero. Cyclone Gabrielle has been described as the worst storm to hit New Zealand this century, causing a national state of emergency and devastating the Hawke’s Bay region. But amongst the carnage there were countless acts of kindness and support, even after the flood waters receded communities banded together to help those who lost everything in the floods. Ringatohu: Aroha Treacher

Waka Huia is an iconic archival documentary series recording the unique stories and histories of Māori for all New Zealanders.

Nora Haupokia was raised by her elders in the seaside settlement of Kiritehere, where she still lives to this day. She's the sole kaumātua living in Kiritehere and one of the keepers of historical knowledge of the area.

Waka Huia is an iconic archival documentary series recording the unique stories and histories of Māori for all New Zealanders.

Pauline Hopa is no stranger to hard work and creating positive changes around her. In this episode of Waka Huia she talks to us about her love for music, her faith and kapa haka.

Waka Huia is an iconic archival documentary series recording the unique stories and histories of Māori for all New Zealanders.

Waka Huia is an iconic archival documentary series recording the unique stories and histories of Māori for all New Zealanders.

Waka Huia is an iconic archival documentary series recording the unique stories and histories of Māori for all New Zealanders.

Waka Huia is an iconic archival documentary series recording the unique stories and histories of Māori for all New Zealanders.

Ko Te Tao Mauī tētahi hapū o Te Rarawa e kaha ana i te mahi hī ika. Engari torutoru noa iho e kaha ana i te reo Māori. Kei te whai tēnei pakipūmeka i tētāhi wānanga i Mitimiti, ko Te Reo O Te Moana. E whakaako ana ētāhi mātanga nō te hau kāinga ki te mahi hī me te reo o te moana. Ki te pupuritia ngā tāonga tuku iho mō ngā uri whakaheke. "Here in our settlement. There are many people who know how to fish. But there are few who know te reo. That is the reason we decided to put together this wānanga." - Nore Martin Te Rarawa descendants of Te Tao Mauī are people of the sea. But few speak te reo Māori. This Waka Huia episode follows a wānanga in Mitimiti called Te Reo o te Moana. Where Te Tao Maui and Hokianga experts utilise their fishing traditions so that their way of life with tangaroa, language and customs are preversed for generations to come. This Sunday 29th January 10am TVNZ1. Field Director: Harata Brown Director: Kayne Ngātokowhā Peters

Waka Huia is an iconic archival documentary series recording the unique stories and histories of Māori for all New Zealanders.

Waka Huia is an iconic archival documentary series recording the unique stories and histories of Māori for all New Zealanders.

Waka Huia is an iconic archival documentary series recording the unique stories and histories of Māori for all New Zealanders.

Waka Huia is an iconic archival documentary series recording the unique stories and histories of Māori for all New Zealanders.

Waka Huia is an iconic archival documentary series recording the unique stories and histories of Māori for all New Zealanders.

I whānau mai a Piripi Paumea Edmonds i te Akau o Tokomaru. Kua 50 tau ia e whakakao ana i ngā whakapapa o tōna whānau. I tēnei hōtaka ka whakamaramahia mai e Piripi tana tipuranga me te pūtake o tana rapu i ngā whakapapa, me tana whakatū marae mo ngā iwi noho manene ana ki te Ūpoko o te Ika. Raised in Tokomaru Bay, Phillip Paumea Edmonds has dedicated 50 years of his life documenting his family genealogy. This episode explores his upbringing which influenced his passion for recording genealogy, and also creating a home away from home for those living in Wellington. Phillip Paumea Edmonds (🌱 Ngāti Porou, Ngā Puhi) Ringatohu: Shania Bailey-Edmonds

I ngā tau kua pahure kua whakawhiwhia a Tā Haare Williams ki te tohu Tā mō tāna whakapau kaha I te ao toi, te ao mātauranga me te reo Māori me ōna tikanga. I tēnei hōtaka o Waka Huia ka whāia e tātou ki tētahi o ana whakaaturanga toi, ko Muru te kaupapa. He mahi tahi ki ētehi ringatoi Māori kē ki te whakatairanga I ngā pakanga nui i tū ki Waikato. Ka rongo hoki tātou I ngā wawata nui ā Haare mō te iwi Māori me ngā tāngata katoa o Aotearoa. In recent years Tā Haare Williams has been knighted for his work in art, education and his advocacy for te reo Māori me ōna tikanga. In this episode of Waka Huia, we unpack his latest exhibition; Muru, with artists Janine and Charles Williams, and Nigel Borrell in a mural that depicts the Waikato Land Wars and their collective hope for restorative justice from the Crown. We also learn about his dreams for a better Aotearoa for all people. Tā Haare Williams (🌱 Ngāi Tūhoe, Te Aitanga a Mahaki) Ringatohu: Ashley Clark

Hei whakanui i te wiki o te reo Māori ka whai tātou i tētahi ope tauā reo Māori, tikanga Māori i Ngāti Kahungunu, ko Te Pōkaitara. Ko tā rātou he pakanga tonu i te pakanga i tīmata i te momo pēnei i a Wī Te Tau Huata ki te whakaora anō i te reo me ngā tikanga i ngā marae puta noa i Ngāti Kahungunu. To celebrate Māori language week, we follow Te Pōkaiatara, a battalion of Māori language and custom enthusiasts in Ngāti Kahungunu. They’re fighting the battle that started with the likes of Wī Te Tau Huata to revitalise the Māori language and customs in the many marae of Ngāti Kahungunu. Te Pōkaitara - Jeremy Tātere Macleod (🌱 Ngāti Kahungunu ki Waimārama, Ngāti Rangiwewehi) Piripi Winiata (🌱Ngāti Kahungunu ki Wairoa) Te Uranga Lee Winiata (🌱Te Tai Tokerau, Te Puku o Te Ika, Te Kāhui Maunga) Juneea Amohia Silbery (🌱Te Rarawa, Ngāti Maniapoto, Ngāi Tahu) Ringatohu: Waiora Aroha Ripikoi

Kua roa nei a Ngāti Kauwhata e whai hononga ana ki a Waikato me te Kīngitanga, engari, kua mimiti haere tēnei piringa, i te matenga o te kuini Māori. Heoi anō, I ēnei rangi nei, e hoki ana te reanga hou nei ki te tūhonohono i ngā uri whakaheke ki ō rātou kawai hekenga me te Kīngitanga e tutuki ai te ōhaki a ō rātou kaumātua. Ngāti Kauwhata have always had a strong to Waikato and the King movement, however, after the passing of the Māori Queen those ties weakened. Now descendants are retracing their lineage back to their ancestral home and to the King movement. Ngāti Kauwhata - Manga Emery (🌱Ngāti Kauwhata), Anaru Himiona (🌱Ngāti Kauwhata), Kevin Emery (🌱Ngāti Kauwhata) Ringatohu: Regan Paranihi

I tīmata mai a Ngā Whenua Rāhui i ngā tau waru tekau, he kaupapa i puea mai i te whakaaro o tētahi iwi ki te hoko ō rātou whenua hei utu i ngā rēti. Nā aua taumahatanga ka whakaritea he pūtea tautoko ki a Ngāi Māori ki te utu i ngā rēti, ki te tiaki i o rātou ngahere taketake, ki te patu i ngā kīrearea, me te mau hoki ki ngā mauri, hītori, mātauranga Māori hoki. Ngā Whenua Rāhui came about in the 1980s when Māori in Waikare in the north looked to sell their lands to pay the rates. That struggle saw the establishment of Ngā Whenua Rāhui in 1991, a contestable fund to support Māori landowners to protect their native forests through pest eradication and the preservation of the mauri, history and mātauranga Māori. Ngā Whenua Rāhui - Kevin Prime (🌱Kaikomihana, Te Kooti Taiao o Aotearoa), Mike Mohi (🌱Kaumātua, Ngā Whenua Rāhui), Mavis Mullins (🌱Haemoana, Ngā Whenua Rāhui), Whakarae Henare (🌱Ngā Whenua Rāhui, Turanga Nui-a-Kiwa) Ringatohu: Aroha Treacher

Ko wai o koutou i whakamahara i te hōtaka o Mai Time i nga tau iwa tekau? He hōtaka ma ngā rangatahi e toro atu ana ki te ao Māori me te ao Pōpa. I tū a Mai Time i runga I tona ake mana ki te whakarauora i te reo i te taha o ngā reo irirangi māori me ngā hōtaka Māori pēnei I a Marae me Te Karere. Nā reira i ahu mai te ao kawe kōrero, ngā reo irirangi Māori me te ao pāpāho māori i hea? Ka ruku hōhonu tēnei Waka Huia ki aua ao e toru me ētahi kanohi rongonui kia kōrero mo te hirahiratanga o te ao pāpāho māori me te whakahau ki nga rangatahi, me pupuri tonu ratou ki te ao o ratou mā i pakanga mo te reo. Who remembers Mai Time from the 1990s? An influential magazine show for Māori youth, exploring te ao Māori and pop culture. Mai Time had it’s own unique role to help revitalise the Māori language alongside iwi radio and Māori programs like Marae and Te Karere. So where did Māori broadcasting, Māori journalism and iwi radio originate from? This episode will examine all three with esteemed Māori broadcasters who remind us of the importance of the industry and explain why future generations should continue the legacy of those who fought for Te Reo Māori broadcasting. Pāpāho - Matai Smith (🌱Rongowhakaata, Ngāi Tamanuhiri, Ngāti Kahungunu). Stacey Morrison (🌱Te Arawa, Ngāi Tahu) Mihingarangi Forbes (🌱Ngāti Paoa, Ngāti Maniapoto) Ringatohu: Semiramis Holland

No tēnei tau ka whakaatu tuatahitia ki te iwi whānui ko ngā hōnore nui i tohua e Kuini Irihapeti Tuarua o Ingārangi ki te ope hōia rua tekau mā waru i te tau rima tekau mā whitu o tērā rautau. Ki tā te mōrehu whakamutunga, nā ngā tikanga Māori i tutuki ai te kaupapa, kua whakakahoretia e te Kāwanatanga me Te Ope Kātua o Aotearoa mō te ono tekau mā whitu tau iaianei, ā, haere tonu nei. Earlier this year, the campaign and battle honours awarded to the 28th Māori Battalion by decree of Queen Elizabeth II in 1955 were presented for the first time ever in public. The only living member of the battalion says Māori protocol was the clincher to finally have the honours perpetuated on colours in acknowledgement of a proud distinguished and famous history that has been denied by the New Zealand Government and Defense Force officialdom for 67 years and counting. Ake, Ake, Kia Kaha E - Sir Robert Gillies (🌱Te Arawa, Ngāti Kahungunu), Harawira Pearless (🌱Ngāti Tūmatauenga), Bernard Henare (🌱Ngāti Hine, Ngāpuhi) Ringatohu: Dean Nathan

Ko te Whare Tū Taua o Aotearoa he toka tū moana i te ao o te kairākau. Ko tētahi o ngā mātāpono, he whakarauora i ngā taonga tuku iho a ō tātou mātua tūpuna. He hītōria, he kawa, he tikanga kei ia o ā tātou rākau whawhai. Hei te tau nei, ka whakanuia e rātou te 40 tau o te kaupapa nei, ka whakapōtaehia hoki te reanga Pouwaru hou. Ko rātou e whakatinana ana i te kōrero, 'Mā te whiu o te mamae, me te ngau o te kuru, ka taea e koe te kite.’ Te Whare Tū Taua has been a stalwart of knowledge pertaining to all our most adept Māori weaponry users. Their foundation is based on the revitalisation of our tāonga handed down to us by our most prestigious ancestors. This artform carries our history and customs. This year they celebrate 40 years with an event that also sees the next generation of Pouwaru, the highest rank possible in Te Whare Tū Taua. This next generation who personify the belief that enlightenment can be found through the pains gained through experience. Te Whare Tū Taua 40 Years - Pita Sharples (🌱Ngāti Kahungunu), Paora Sharples (🌱Ngāti Kahungunu), Chrissy Hirani Hilton (🌱Ngāti Ranginui, Ngāti Kahungunu), Malachi Cameron (🌱 Ngāti Porou), Wiremu Tai Tin (🌱Ngāti Hine, Ngāti Kahungunu) Ringatohu: Kimo Houltham

Mō ngā wāhine no roto mai o te rohe o Ngāti Porou, ehara ko te tū o te wahine i te marae tētahi tikanga hou. I tēnei hotaka o Waka Huia, ka whaiā e tātou ngā take i whaikōrero ai rātou, ā, ka whakamanahia hoki ngā māreikura o te Tairāwhiti, nā rātou te tikanga i kawe i te wā o te taimahatanga. Women speaking on the marae is not a new practice for Ngāti Porou, in this episode we unpack the reasons as to why this occurs while also paying respect to the strength of the women who have helped uphold the customs of Te Tairāwhiti during times of necessity both in the past, and today. Te Tū o Te Wahine ki Ngāti Porou - Rhonda Tibble (🌱Ngāti Porou), Hinetu Dell (🌱Ngāti Porou), Whare Kupenga-Keefe (🌱Ngāti Porou) Ringatohu: Ashley Clark [Tuesday 24 October 2023]

Ko te Tekau mā rua he roopu i whakaritea e Kiingi Tāwhiao i te wā i a ia. Taka mai ki ēnei wā ko te tūranga o tēnei roopu he taituara i te Kiingi Māori, he whakatakoto i ngā kōrero o ngā roherohenga o te motu ki te aroaro tonu o te Kiingi. Ko tēnei kiriata he ruku ki ngā kōrero mō tēnei roopu whakahirahira. The Tekau mā rua is a group that was established by King Tāwhiao in his time. It emulated the 12 disciples seen in the bible. This group still exists today, their purpose is to support and provide insight to the Māori King Tuheitia. This episode delves into the history and gives insight into this fascinating group. Tekau mā rua - Rahui Papa (🌱Ngāti Koroki, Kahukura), Che Wilson (🌱Ngāti Rangi), Peeni Henare (🌱Ngāti Hine), Rikirangia Gage (🌱Te Whānau-a-Apanui) Ringatohu: Tāmati Tiananga

Kua rua tekau tau te hautapu e moe ana i te ākau o Tokomaru. Tua atu, kua rima whakatipuranga te moko kauae e moe ana i te whakapapa ake o Te Ataakura rāua ko Kēri Pēwhairangi. Heoi anō tā te hapū o Te Whānau a Ruataupare, he whakatinana i te kōrero, ‘Matariki Kāinga Hokia’, kia ora anō ai ēnei tikanga hei painga mō te iwi. For twenty years the hautapu ceremony has been dormant in Tokomaru Bay. Furthermore, for five generations in a particular branch of the Pewharangi whānau, moko kauae hasn’t been practised. Embodying the theme of Matariki Kāinga Hokia, Te Whānau a Ruataupare are reviving these traditional practises for the well-being of their people. Matariki Kāinga Hokia - Te Ataakura Pēwhairangi (🌱Ngāti Porou), Te Aorere Pēwhairangi (🌱Ngāti Porou), Kēri Pēwhairangi (🌱Ngāti Porou) Ringatohu: Te Kuru o te Marama Dewes

Waka Huia is an iconic archival documentary series recording the unique stories and histories of Māori for all New Zealanders.

Waka Huia is an iconic archival documentary series recording the unique stories and histories of Māori for all New Zealanders.

Ko tēnei te huritau 30 o te reo irirangi o Ātiawa Toa, he whare pāho ki Te Whanganui ā Tara. He teihana irirangi e hono ana i ngā whakapapa, i ngā kaupapa hoki a Te Ātiawa ki a Ngāti Toa Rangatira. Ka whakanuia e Waka Huia te whare nei, me ana kōrero me tana hītori. This year marks the 30th birthday of Ātiawa Toa FM, a radio station in Wellington. Living up to its name, Ātiawa Toa is a radio station that connects the iwi of Te Ātiawa and Ngāti Toa Rangatira through whakapapa and through the legacy of the radio station. Te Reo Irirangi a Ātiawa Toa - Kura Moeahu (🌱Te Ātiawa, Taranaki Tūturu, Ngāti Toa), Cory Stickle (🌱Muaūpoho, Ngāti Rangi, Te Aupōuri, Ngāti Whātua), Maaka Fiso (🌱Tūhoe, Ngāti Kahungunu, Ngāti Porou, Hāmoa) Ringatohu: Shania Bailey-Edmonds

Waka Huia is an iconic archival documentary series recording the unique stories and histories of Māori for all New Zealanders.

Ko Taini Drummond he wahine i tupu Māori mai, me tana pōhehe, koia te āhua noho o te ao Māori puta noa i te motu. Ka panoni tōna ao i tana hūnuku ki Tāmaki, he panonitanga kua tārai i a ia hei kaitiaki, hei waha kōrero mō te hunga Māori i roto mai i tēnei āo hurihuri. Taini Drummond was brought up steeped in tikanga Māori and manaakitanga, which is how she thought the world was. It wasn’t until she moved to Auckland she felt a shift, a change that would shape her into a guardian and a voice for Māori looking for our place in this society. Taini Drummond (🌱Ngāti Mahuta ki te Hauāuru) Ringatohu: Kimo Houltham

I tēnei hotaka Waka Huia, ka whakatewhatewha tātou i te mana me te tapu o te tuawahine o Ngāti Awa, ko Wairaka. Kua kaha rangona e te marea tōna pūrākau mō te waka o Mataatua, nāna nei te taone o Whakatāne i tapa. Ka ākona hoki e tātou tōna noho ki Tāmaki Makaurau, me te hirahira o ōna tapuwae ki reira mō āna uri whakaheke. ___ This episode of Waka Huia explores the journey of the Ngāti Awa ancestress, Wairaka. Typically known as the heroine who rescued the Mataatua Waka and the reason the town of Whakatāne has its name. We also learn about the time she spent in Auckland and the different places she ventured to that still hold significance to her descendants today. Moerangi Black (🌱Ngāti Awa, Ngāi Tūhoe), Dr. Puoroto Ngaropo (🌱Ngāti Awa, Te Arawa, Te Rarawa) Ringatohu: Ashley Clark