Please note: This podcast is spoken in te reo Māori (Māori language) & English.

What is the relevance of mōteatea in this day and age? In this episode of He Reo Tawhito: Conversations about Mōteatea, Teina Moetara shares how mōteatea are not just relics of the past but living, breathing expressions that offer guidance and insight for contemporary life.

This podcast is supported by funding from Manatū Taonga | The Ministry for Culture and Heritage.

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He Reo Tawhito: Conversations about Mōteatea

Mōteatea is a centuries-old tradition of chanted song-poetry; a great literary and musical art form that expresses the powerful portrayal of storytelling and is reflective of the emotional depths of a Māori world view. Its vast richness is yet to be fully understood. 

In this four-part series hosted by Crystal Edwards, we hold conversations with some of the world's leading experts on mōteatea and ask them: What exactly is mōteatea? How has it changed since colonisation? What issues does it face today?

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