Whakamāori

It's arguably the most popular book in the world, the panel look to the paipera tapu this week and translate the ten commandments.

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This Māori language week the nation celebrates their 'Māori Moment' where people commit to carrying out tasks in support of te reo Māori. In this episode our panel are joined with a live audience to translate the ten commandments.

How will our panel tackle words like 'Thou Shalt Not'?

Spurred on and encouraged from the largely Māori speaking audience, the trio then discuss what are their own Māori language commandments?

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Heartfelt words from a soldier to his mother separated by ten thousand miles, the panel translate a letter written by Ben Rata in 1942.

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There's nothing like being transported to a place in time through movies, literature or in this episode a simple letter from a son to his mother.  In an online article 'Ben Rata Writes Home' this week the panelists Kimo, Anaha and Hana unravel the heartfelt story where Ben describes the foreign lands of Baalbek while serving in WW2 in Syria, 1942.

Inspired by Ben's love of family, friends and wonderment of the middle east the hosts transport us to a time of courage and separation. Immerse yourself in this episode as they honor the legacy of service and aroha, reimagining history's words in the warmth of Te Reo Māori.

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Inspired by the 'Man in the Arena' written in 1910 the panel translate this speech by the 26th US President Theodore Roosevelt.

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'If he fails, at least fails while daring greatly...

The sentence is featured in the speech 'Man in the Arena' written by Theodore Rosevelt in 1910 has undoubtedly inspired people. This week Leon Blake joins the tepu alongside hosts Kimo Houltham and Anaha Hiini to translate this work and finds there are similarities of whakatauāki (proverbial sayings) that relate to Roosevelt's speech about  bravery, courage, grit and determination.

Leon Blake is part of the first intake of Te Panekiretanga, the school of excellence in te reo Māori, he shares helpful tips on how to become an effective translator.

Urban dictionary a collection of slang words, this week the panel translate 'Sassy'.

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Inspired by Dr Rangi Mataamua's easy-to-follow Matariki handbook, the panel look at the relation of the stars to the preparation of a hautapu.

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Step into the celestial realm of "Matariki", where the Whakamāori team come together to translate parts of Dr Rangi Mātāmua's 'Matariki Handbook' into te reo Māori.  If you are new to the ceremonial aspects of Matariki, or if you want to know more about the stars and the connection to the environment join the panel as they each discuss their their own experiences.

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What is your love language? The panellists Kimo, Kristin and Anaha get all lovey dovey in this first episode.

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Welcome to the first episode of Whakamāori season 2, where the presenters Kimo Houltham, Kristin Ross and Anaha Hiini unlock the secrets of love. Delve into the captivating world of the 5 love languages written by Gary Chapman,  where each host give their own interpretation of words of affection.

When it comes to expressing your aroha, do you know what your love language is?

The hosts also discuss 'kupu mino' or 'borrowed words' that are based on sound of the English word.

Urban Dictionary is the source of slang words, find out how the panel translate 'vibe'.

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Whakamāori brings Google Translate to life. Host Kimo Houltham and the team of panelists translate a movie scene and even a viral recipe from English to te reo Māori, let the fun and learning begin!

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Whakamāori is back!  The second season of this award winning podcast and video series is available from September 11th to coincide with Māori Language Week.

Host Kimo Houltham and co-host Dr. Anaha Hiini take the helm, accompanied by reo Māori experts Leon Blake, Hana Mereraiha, and Kristin Ross. These devoted te reo Māori enthusiasts will weave their linguistic magic by translating engaging written and audio content from English into Māori. By joining the Whakamāori crew, you'll immerse yourself in learning, wānanga (discussion), and the sheer enjoyment of the Māori language!

Watch and listen as hosts Kimo Houltham, Anaha Hiini, Kristin Ross, Leon Blake and Hana Mereraiha attempt to translate some of your favourite pop culture and historical content from English to Māori.

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To wrap up this first season of Whakamāori, the team take a look back over all 12 episodes and recap on some of their favourite moments. Join them in their final whakamāori efforts.

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From historic speeches to nearly historic, well the 90s anyway, TV themes. From poetry to petitions. Whakamāori has translated heaps of well known and a few not so well known bits of content from English to Māori.

Don't miss this quick recap of the season, the highs and lows, the successes and failures and particularly the passion behind some of the recitations.

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The petition that gave significant rise to the Māori language revitalisation movement is translated here by the Whakamāori crew. They also share their own personal reo Māori journeys and aspirations.

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Te Petihana Reo Māori was delivered to Parliament on the September 14, 1972.

More than 30,000 people had signed the document asking for active recognition of te reo Māori.

Find out if the team can translate the document that helped make this entire podcast possible.

Nearly 50 years since that historic petition was delivered to parliament, the whakamāori team tell us what it would have said if it was delivered in the reo it was demanding recognition for.

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Today we talk about a list of 12 principles people across the world have adapted in order to live a more healthy and successful lifestyle. Can the crew come up with a healthy and successful translation?

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The 12 principles of the Definite Dozen include things like Respect Yourself and Others and Make Hard Work Your Passion.

See how the team passionately translate these rules to live by into te reo Māori.

The Definite Dozen was first penned by trail-blazing US basketball coach Pat Summitt in her book Reach for the Summit: The definite dozen system for succeeding at whatever you do.

Summitt's legacy is a lot to live up to - can the team manage it?

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Buckle up and hold on tight as we welcome you aboard RNZ Airlines! Here our presenters will ensure that all passengers have been well informed of all boarding, landing and safety procedures, in te reo MÄori.

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Every time you fly you have to run through the inflight safety information.

Even if you fly regularly, they say, you must pay attention.

Maybe you'll find the whakamāori version a bit more ear-catching.

The question is, will the crew's translation have lift off? Or will we have to evacuate the aircraft?

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