50 – Kūmara Comes from the Freezer!

Today we talk about a bit of a random mix of things, from specifc plants to climate change and the linguistics of naming plants and animals!

49 – Dank Weeds

Today is all about weeds! What they are, how Europeans and Māori viewed them and even a bit on how Pākehā used them as a justification for colonisation (no, seriously). We also talk a bit about harvesting as well!

48 – How to Plant a Garden

Today we talk about a few different things around Māori horticulture from how gardens were made up, fertiliser, tools, gods and planting!

47 – Colder, Colder…

We start our look at Māori horticulture talking about the challenges and ingenuity of Māori upon arriving in Aotearoa. Specifically, the climate in their new home and how that affected the tropical plants they knew and loved.

46 – Mataora and Niwareka

We go back to our tā moko episodes and do a dramatic retelling of the story of Mataroa and Niwareka, the couple that brough moko and tāniko to our world!

45 – Repatriation with Te Herekiekie Herewini

We talk to the head of Te Papa Tongarewa’s Repatriation Team all about the repatriation of Māori and Moriori human remains from overseas. We talk about what it involves and why it’s important to Aotearoa! I would like to thank Te Herekiekie for taking the time to chat to me and the wider Te Papa team for helping to get it all organised.

44 – Māori Music with James Holt: Part Rua

This is the second episode of my interview with James Holt, continuing on our discussion of Māori music including Māori showbands, WW2 songs and kapa haka!

43 – Māori Music with James Holt: Part Tahi

Our first interview! We chat to James Holt, someone who knows a lot more about Māori music than I do! We discuss modern Māori music from Stan Walker to Herbs to Alien Weaponry, as well as a variety of tangents as well.

42 – For Today

We round out our discussion on the various taonga pūoro as we talk about the nguru, pūkāea and pūtōrino, among a couple of other interesting tidbits!

41 – Why Does Love do This to Me?

This episode we look at the realm of Hineraukatauri, goddess of flutes. We primarily look at the kōauau, what it was, how it was made, what it was used for and of course how it sounded! We also talk briefly about the rehu and whio!