Taringa Podcast

Taringa - Ep 172 - Iwi o te Wiki - Rongo Whakaata

Matai Rangi Smith phones in to talk to us about his Iwi: Rongo Whakaata

Taringa - Ep 168 - Kupu, Kupu, Kupu - Kupu Whakarite - Te Whānau Mārama - pt 2

Part 2 of our focus on metaphorical language in the theme of heavenly bodies looks at more examples of Reo embellishments around the kaupapa of the sky, stars, moon and planets.

Taringa - Ep 164 - Kupu, Kupu, Kupu - Kupu Whakarite - Te Whānau Mārama - pt 1

We delve back into the metaphorical language by going over Kupu Whakarite in the theme of heavenly bodies - using simile to refere to anything that is in the sky - stars, moon, planets, the sun etc. Enjoy!

Taringa - Ep 161 - Special Feature - Mahuru Māori 2020 - Te Reo o te wā

Our first ever live episode! We set up at our Hamilton Mangakōtukutuku campus with a live audience and discuss how Māori language is changing with the times.

Taringa - Ep 158 - Kupu, Kupu, Kupu - How to pātai - pt1

Registered for Mahuru Māori?  go here to sign up!

 

Everyday pātai in everyday reo. Looking at ways to ask some everyday questions, we cover words and intonation for asking past and present times, cups of tea, table manners, travel plans, greetings and more.

Taringa - Ep 153 - Kupu, Kupu, Kupu - A phrase a day

Revered full time Te Reo lecturer from AUT and author Hemi Kelly joins Paraone and Snow to go through some of the examples of useful phrases from his book "A Māori Phrase a day". You can purchase his book here: https://www.penguin.co.nz/books/a-maori-phrase-a-day-9780143773412

Taringa - Ep 152 - Patapatai - Your Questions Answered - pt12

Delving into questions about time - mua and muri, te ingoa Māori o Australia, being an isolated reo speaker and some ideas around Māori business conduct.

Taringa - Ep 147 - Kupu, Kupu, Kupu - Ētahi hapa o te reo

We go though some common mistakes in Te Reo such as whakahua (pronunciation) and plurals, the use of 'āhei' and 'taea', 'i' and 'ki', statives, mai and atu and some good tips for online resources to help your Reo learning.

This week's kīwaha is "Māna" (I could be wrong...)

 

Taringa - Ep 142 - Kupu, Kupu, Kupu - Random Rerenga Reo #2

Reo learners and geeks take note. We look at double vowel vs macronisation of compound words, the use of some common kupu like 'Arā', 'Otirā' and Īna/Inā, and discuss a few other common perplexities in the use of Te Reo.

This episode's kīwaha is "Inē" = surprise reaction - is that right!?

 

 

Taringa - Ep 132 - Once Upon a Taima - Mauao

Popcorn time again everyone! We bring you the Story of the humble lonely Mountain that watches over Tauranga.

Taringa - Ep 130 - Kupu, Kupu, Kupu - Intensifiers

How can you make something more or less of what you are saying? We discuss many intensifiers and comparatives that can help the expression of anything descriptive.

Taringa - Ep 123 - Kupu, Kupu, Kupu - Kupu Whakaniko - Pt 4 - Kararehe

Our fourth installment of Kupu Whakaniko focuses on kupu whakarite kararehe - the figurative language in Te Reo around the theme of Animals.  

Taringa - Ep 118 - Kupu, Kupu, Kupu - Whakakāhoretanga

Negation - can't, won't, didn't etc - Paraone puts Erica to the test with a one-on-one schooling in negatives.