The team invite astronomer Olive Karena-Lockyer for a round-up of the first Matariki public holiday, and to explore the special connections between the night sky and our taiao.

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Hosted by Leonie Hayden (Ngāti Whātua ki Kaipara), Te Kuru o te Marama Dewes (Ngāti Porou, Ngāti Rangitihi) and Meriana Johnsen (Kāi Tahu, Rangitāne)

Produced by Te Aihe Butler (Ngāti Porou, Te Whānau-ā-Apanui)

Artwork by Xoë Hall (Kāi Tahu)

Music by Te Aihe Butler and Maaka Pohatu (Ngāi Tāmanuhiri, Ngāti Apa, Ngāti Tūwharetoa)

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Leading up to Matariki, and the first official public holiday, Nē? chats to aute cloth maker Nikau Hindin about star-map making and the whetū that help us find our way.

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Hosted by Leonie Hayden (Ngāti Whātua ki Kaipara), Te Kuru o te Marama Dewes (Ngāti Porou, Ngāti Rangitihi) and Meriana Johnsen (Kāi Tahu, Rangitāne)

Produced by Te Aihe Butler (Ngāti Porou, Te Whānau-ā-Apanui)

Artwork by Xoë Hall (Kāi Tahu)

Music by Te Aihe Butler and Maaka Pohatu (Ngāi Tāmanuhiri, Ngāti Apa, Ngāti Tūwharetoa)

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With an unprecedented emphasis on mita (regional dialects), the second Disney film in te reo Māori is about to be released: The Lion King. The team catches up with Oscar-nominated producer Chelsea Winstanley on what it’s like for a small, dedicated group of te reo enthusiasts to deal with the world’s largest entertainment conglomerate.

Hosted by Leonie Hayden (Ngāti Whātua ki Kaipara), Te Kuru o te Marama Dewes (Ngāti Porou, Ngāti Rangitihi) and Meriana Johnsen (Kāi Tahu, Rangitāne)

Produced by Te Aihe Butler (Ngāti Porou, Te Whānau-ā-Apanui)

Artwork by Xoë Hall (Kāi Tahu)

Music by Te Aihe Butler and Maaka Pohatu (Ngāi Tāmanuhiri, Ngāti Apa, Ngāti Tūwharetoa)

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In this episode, we kōrero with writers Trinity Thompson-Browne and Qiane Matata-Sipu. How does one stay in control of the narrative from the inception of the idea to finished pukapuka? And how self-publishing enables them to hold rangatiratanga over their work.

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Hosted by Leonie Hayden (Ngāti Whātua ki Kaipara), Te Kuru o te Marama Dewes (Ngāti Porou, Ngāti Rangitihi) and Meriana Johnsen (Kāi Tahu, Rangitāne)

Produced by Te Aihe Butler (Ngāti Porou, Te Whānau-ā-Apanui)

Artwork by Xoë Hall (Kāi Tahu)

Music by Te Aihe Butler and Maaka Pohatu (Ngāi Tāmanuhiri, Ngāti Apa, Ngāti Tūwharetoa)

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Kura kaupapa advocate and graduate Te Wehi Wright joins us to discuss the history and success of the movement, and why they're refusing to participate in the government's review of kaupapa Māori education.

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Hosted by Leonie Hayden (Ngāti Whātua ki Kaipara), Te Kuru o te Marama Dewes (Ngāti Porou, Ngāti Rangitihi) and Meriana Johnsen (Kāi Tahu, Rangitāne)

Produced by Te Aihe Butler (Ngāti Porou, Te Whānau-ā-Apanui)

Artwork by Xoë Hall (Kāi Tahu)

Music by Te Aihe Butler and Maaka Pohatu (Ngāi Tāmanuhiri, Ngāti Apa, Ngāti Tūwharetoa)

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In this episode we pay tribute to a great man, whose legacy is as strong as he was gentle. We’re joined by Safari Hynes, the young Vic Uni law student proudly carrying on that legacy.

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Hosted by Leonie Hayden (Ngāti Whātua ki Kaipara), Te Kuru o te Marama Dewes (Ngāti Porou, Ngāti Rangitihi) and Meriana Johnsen (Kāi Tahu, Rangitāne)

Produced by Te Aihe Butler (Ngāti Porou, Te Whānau-ā-Apanui)

Artwork by Xoë Hall (Kāi Tahu)

Music by Te Aihe Butler and Maaka Pohatu (Ngāi Tāmanuhiri, Ngāti Apa, Ngāti Tūwharetoa)

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Leonie and Meriana have both headed off to full-immersion kura this year. In this episode they get gassed up by Te Kuru and special guest, kaiako Hēmi Kelly.

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Hosted by Leonie Hayden (Ngāti Whātua ki Kaipara), Te Kuru o te Marama Dewes (Ngāti Porou, Ngāti Rangitihi) and Meriana Johnsen (Kāi Tahu, Rangitāne)

Produced by Te Aihe Butler (Ngāti Porou, Te Whānau-ā-Apanui)

Artwork by Xoë Hall (Kāi Tahu)

Music by Te Aihe Butler and Maaka Pohatu (Ngāi Tāmanuhiri, Ngāti Apa, Ngāti Tūwharetoa)

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It’s the end of summer, when musicians all over the motu should be wrapping up their busy touring and festival schedules. After three years of cancellations, we check in with kaiwaiata Anna Coddington and Te Kahureremoa Taumata about what the hustle looks like in 2022.

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Hosted by Leonie Hayden (Ngāti Whātua ki Kaipara), Te Kuru o te Marama Dewes (Ngāti Porou, Ngāti Rangitihi) and Meriana Johnsen (Kāi Tahu, Rangitāne)

Produced by Te Aihe Butler (Ngāti Porou, Te Whānau-ā-Apanui)

Artwork by Xoë Hall (Kāi Tahu)

Music by Te Aihe Butler and Maaka Pohatu (Ngāi Tāmanuhiri, Ngāti Apa, Ngāti Tūwharetoa)

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This week we’re marking the 40th anniversary of te reo news bulletin Te Karere by getting into the weeds of where Māori media is headed. Leonie and Te Kuru are joined by media legends Mihingarangi Forbes and Peter-Lucas Jones.

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Hosted by Leonie Hayden (Ngāti Whātua ki Kaipara), Te Kuru o te Marama Dewes (Ngāti Porou, Ngāti Rangitihi) and Meriana Johnsen (Kāi Tahu, Rangitāne)

Produced by Te Aihe Butler (Ngāti Porou, Te Whānau-ā-Apanui)

Artwork by Xoë Hall (Kāi Tahu)

Music by Te Aihe Butler and Maaka Pohatu (Ngāi Tāmanuhiri, Ngāti Apa, Ngāti Tūwharetoa)

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As Māori we talk a lot about our connection to whenua, but most of us live away from our ancestral lands. We talk to Joe Pihema and Karen Leef about what “going home” means to them, the history of our urban communities and how to be good manuhiri on someone else’s land.

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Hosted by Leonie Hayden (Ngāti Whātua ki Kaipara), Te Kuru o te Marama Dewes (Ngāti Porou, Ngāti Rangitihi) and Meriana Johnsen (Kāi Tahu, Rangitāne)

Produced by Te Aihe Butler (Ngāti Porou, Te Whānau-ā-Apanui)

Artwork by Xoë Hall (Kāi Tahu)

Music by Te Aihe Butler and Maaka Pohatu (Ngāi Tāmanuhiri, Ngāti Apa, Ngāti Tūwharetoa)

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