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Want to increase your knowledge of te ao Māori (the Māori world)? With a mixture of Māori and English, the Taringa podcast is the perfect way to learn te reo and tikanga Māori in a fun and relaxed way. Taringa is brought to you by Te Wānanga o Aotearoa. Te Wānanga o Aotearoa is one of New Zealand’s largest tertiary education providers. We offer a comprehensive range of qualifications to New Zealanders from all walks of life.
Episodes

Friday Nov 06, 2020
Friday Nov 06, 2020
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.

Friday Oct 30, 2020
Taringa - Ep 167 - Tikanga 101 - Toi Series - Raranga me te Whatu
Friday Oct 30, 2020
Friday Oct 30, 2020
He Rangatira o te mahi Raranga, Karl Leonard, joins us to talk about his elaborate craft of weaving.
This week's waiata was sourced from the user medadane on youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9P1SLpZXT8&ab_channel=medadane
Taringa does not own this recording and does not claim any copyright or ownership from the use of it in this episode.

Friday Oct 16, 2020
Taringa - Ep 165 - Iwi o te Wiki - Ngāti Wai
Friday Oct 16, 2020
Friday Oct 16, 2020
Aperahama Edwards phones in to talk to us about this Iwi from the Northern East coast of Aotearoa - Ngāti Wai, unified by its descent from one of the oldest lineages in Taitokerau, Ngāti Manaia.

Friday Oct 09, 2020
Friday Oct 09, 2020
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!

Saturday Sep 19, 2020
Taringa - Ep 161 - Special Feature - Mahuru Māori 2020 - Te Reo o te wā
Saturday Sep 19, 2020
Saturday Sep 19, 2020
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.

Friday Sep 11, 2020
Taringa - Ep 160 - Ngā Taonga - He kaitiaki o Ngā Taonga
Friday Sep 11, 2020
Friday Sep 11, 2020
A kaimahi of Ngā Taonga sound and vision talks with us about the importance of archiving, the inner workings of looking after the content, and also shares a few of her own favourites with us too.
Original archive sources:
1) Excerpts from a speech by Te Ouenuku Rene to members of Parliament at the presentation of the Māori language petition.
https://www.ngataonga.org.nz/collections/catalogue/catalogue-item?record_id=229891
2) Katerina Mataira speaking about kōhanga reo.
https://www.ngataonga.org.nz/collections/catalogue/catalogue-item?record_id=229750
3) Paraone at Ngā Manukōrero 1997.
https://www.ngataonga.org.nz/collections/catalogue/catalogue-item?record_id=805697
4) (Waiata o te wiki) Ngā tamariki wāhine o te kura o Te Waipounamu.
https://www.ngataonga.org.nz/collections/catalogue/catalogue-item?record_id=227732

Friday Sep 04, 2020
Taringa - Ep 159 - Iwi o te Wiki - Te Rarawa
Friday Sep 04, 2020
Friday Sep 04, 2020
E ao te kōrero mō tēnei iwi o te wiki. A progeny of Te Rarawa whakapapa and a prodigy of Te Rarawa wānanga. Raniera Mcgrath presents a glimpse into the history of Te Rarawa and its people. Kua whakawerahia hoki te kaupapa o Mahuru Māori nō reira ka kōrero tō hoa i roto i tōna reo ūkaipō. E tai mā, e hika mā e mara mā - whakarongo mai.

Friday Aug 28, 2020
Taringa - Ep 158 - Kupu, Kupu, Kupu - How to pātai - pt1
Friday Aug 28, 2020
Friday Aug 28, 2020
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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.

Friday Aug 21, 2020
Taringa - Ep 157 - Patapatai - Your Questions Answered - pt13
Friday Aug 21, 2020
Friday Aug 21, 2020
We share our thoughts on the "huruhuru" debate, talk in depth about how to learn about Whakapono Māori and what it means to you.

Friday Aug 14, 2020
Taringa - Ep 156 - Tikanga 101 - Toi Series - Philosophies of mahi Toi
Friday Aug 14, 2020
Friday Aug 14, 2020
In the first of our Toi series of Tikanga episodes we talk to Rangi Kipa, a renowned multifaceted Tohunga of toi, who shares his journey and thoughts on learning and applying Māori artistic skills. He talks in depth about the strategies behind using that knowledge in art and design practices that are both culturally relevant to our people in today's society.

Friday Jul 31, 2020
Taringa - Ep 154 - Iwi o te Wiki - Whakatōhea
Friday Jul 31, 2020
Friday Jul 31, 2020
Our kaikōrero Anameka Paenga joins us from Ōpōtiki and talks with us about the eastern bay of plenty iwi named after a Tupuna Wāhine - Muriwai.
Original source for the waiata o te wiki: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gmeJGAECGsg

Friday Jul 24, 2020
Taringa - Ep 153 - Kupu, Kupu, Kupu - A phrase a day
Friday Jul 24, 2020
Friday Jul 24, 2020
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

Friday Jul 17, 2020
Taringa - Ep 152 - Patapatai - Your Questions Answered - pt12
Friday Jul 17, 2020
Friday Jul 17, 2020
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.

Friday Jul 10, 2020
Taringa - Ep 151 - Tikanga 101 - Ghostbusting - part 1
Friday Jul 10, 2020
Friday Jul 10, 2020
Who you gonna call? Not the Ghostbusters - but if you listen to this kōrero you can gain some understanding. Using our own experiences and knowledge, we go into depth with acknowledging spiritual presences, and how to live and communicate with wairua that may be in some of the spaces we also inhabit.

Friday Jul 03, 2020
Friday Jul 03, 2020
In this two-part Matariki special, we reflect on the recent revitalisation of tikanga Matariki, and look at how the umu kohukohu whetū used to be conducted in a traditional way, then at Paraone's house, we give examples of how anyone can do their own hautapu ceremony using what you have at home.
Click HERE to get the Matariki handbook with karakia you can use for your own ceremony.
This episode was filmed and released on Māori TV in 2 episodical parts - to watch the episodes go here:
Part 1 - Matariki Revitalisation
Part 2 - Matariki Hautapu at home