Coming up on Te Karere The 13th Festival of Pacific Arts opened over the weekend with all 27 nations being housed in the Hawaii convention centre Kaumatua in the community of Ahipara have come together to celebrate Matariki with Māori kai A Māori chef has been announced as Auckland's most outstanding chef at the Lewisham Awards. 10 June 2024 Tēnā koutou katoa, and welcome to Te Karere. Continuing our coverage of the 13th Festival of Pacific Arts, the event's main village centre opened over the weekend, with all 27 nations being housed in the Hawaii Convention Centre for the next week. Our reporter Ethan Oneroa caught all the action on the opening day, here's his report. The doors open, the artworks are blessed. A celebration of years of work, all leading up to this moment. We are all very lucky to show our work off here in Hawaii. Various art forms, both of traditional and contemporary styles were on full display at the opening of the festival village paying tribute to the work of our ancestor whilst advancing our Pacific arts to a new level. As our ancestors said; the traditional patterns spark our minds which brings out ideas, and from ideas, discussions are made here are the discussions that have been talked about. I created this piece for the Auahi Tuuroa event; it was an idea that came about from Haapai te Hauora during the month of May to celebrate Smokefree. It's only right that we bring this piece here knowing that the issue of tobacco use affects every one of us in the Pacific. This is place where the exhibition stalls will be for our people across the Pacific, an endless plethora of activities from weaving, tapa making and performing arts spaces to show the world here is the Pacific. This centre, filled with people. My name is Tangi, I'm from the Cook Islands. I'm here with the women who are doing hand-stitched embroidery. As proud as they can be, at this major event of ours. We're unable to provide subtitles Day one of the week long te reo in the Public Sector urgent inquiry WAI 3327 began today which investigates the government policies impacting te reo Māori. Tauranga based iwi Ngai te Rangi filed the application late last year after the government instructed non-Māori departments to priorities Pākehā names and language. Roimata Stanley-Kaweroa says Kaupapa Māori initiatives have already had a funding cut, with Ngāti Rangi schools receiving less funding for Māori curriculum. It clashes within you, as you ask these questions. It's as if it's implied that te reo Māori is restricting my quality of life. I've watched children who muck around. And for us at Ngāi Te Rangi with our tribal practice, if we have a child who is acting out, we try and find an approach for them that ensures they thrive. The Wai 3327 hearings will continue throughout this week. Toroi, titi, pickled paua and smoked eel are just some of the Kai Māori on the menu at a Matariki function for Kaumatua and kuia in Ahipara. Harata Brown has more This is titi and kumara. Dishing out produce from the realm of the forests, the sea and freshwater also. The foods that I ate today were that of mussels, that type of food, I also ate some toroī, toroī is so tasty. So tuatua, pipi, those are real gems here in Ahipara, but some of the ancient foods are titi watercress, kumara and peruperu. The old-time food, food of old is the theme that's pulled these kaumātua of the Far North here, to also honour the Māori new year. This is called pickled pāua, my test is to try how tasty it is. Hmm, that's an 8 out of 10. Titi, kutai, even lambs tails are some of many produces that have drawn the pillars of the Far North here, in to the Maru a Roto dining hall. When do you become a kaumātua, is it in five years or so. This for me is about bringing together our generation, the elders of home. Rēwana and butter, there's no margarine. This incentive started last week, to uplift the spirits of these the elders of the tail of the fish of Māui. Harata Brown, Te Karere. A new chef has joined the ranks of the most prestigious chefs in Aotearoa. He has been making wavws ever since he was announced as Auckland's most'outstanding chef' at the Lewisham awards, which celebrates excellence in hospitality. Our reporter, Mārena Mane, went to visit this 'outstanding chef' at his restaurant in Auckland. Meet our first recognised Māori chef in Auckland. All the way from Tautoro in the North Island. Most important to me is the Māori world, that is what is important. Kanuta creates his signature dishes from fond memories of being with his parents, after losing both of them at the young age of 14. Dressed to the nines for the masquerade-themed event, thinking that even if he lost, at least everyone would be watching him. Despite still learning the language, there are times when he has had to research Māori words for his menu. Move over Peter Gordon, Josh Emett, there's a new kid on the block. Marena Mane, Te Karere For years Whitebait have been a delicacy for Māori but a certain species is at risk of extinction. The Kōkopu population has been declining, but Manaaki technologies is helping to solve that problem by reintroducing the fish back into the Waitakere rangers, by breeding them before being released into the wild. Kruze Tangira went along to the release. An effort to save kōkupu is underway. Releasing upstream in a remote part of Waitākere Ranges. Local iwi Te Kawerau a Maki hope that the eight hundred new Kōkupu will increase its population. Using knowledge from local experts to breed the fish is a top priority. Natural disasters have caused changes to the environment. As the saying goes, if the first home is no longer livable, another must be created, so that wellbeing can be maintained. Kruze Tangira, Te Karere Thousands took to the streets of Auckland in the weekend to protest what they're labelling the government's war on nature. They're calling for the controversial Fast Track Approvals Bill to be binned saying it gives ministers too much power to bypass environmental protections. The next question now is where to next for pākiri residents and mana whenua, ngāti manuhiri. After the break, three rugby clubs from New Zealand are through to the semifinals of the Super Rugby competition. Welcome back, Three rugby clubs from New Zealand are through to the semifinals of the Super Rugby competition. Top of the table Hurricanes defeated the Rebels in Wellington 47 to 20. Blues had a thumping win over Drua, suffocating them to only one try 36 to 5 And the chiefs over the Reds in Hamilton 43 to 21. With the Brumbies defeating the Highlanders over this weekend's quarterfinals. They will be hosted by the Blues in Auckland on Friday night. The Chiefs who have yet to gain a win over the Hurricanes will look to changes around this Saturday in Wellington. The Stars have picked up their first win of the season in the domestic netball premiership. Beating the steel 63-46 in Auckland. It was a dominant performance from the Stars. Who rallied together after losing midcourter Mila Reuelu-Buchanan to a serious knee injury earlier in the week. Stars defender Kate Burley from Te Arawa was impressed. Taking six intercepts. Former netball international Kayla Johnson from Ngāpuhi will suit up for the mystics tonight as an injury replacement for Peta Toeava. After the break we have the weather. To the weather now. For weather, see tvnz.co.nz. That's all we have for today. Turou Hawaiki. Captions were made possible with funding from Te Māngai Pāho. Copyright TVNZ 2024.