99 – My Birb of the Year 2022

It’s that time of year again! The Forest and Bird competition to see who is Aotearoa’s Bird of the Year is back on! Every year I pick a native or endemic bird to talk about to teach you about some of the weird and wonderful birds we have. This year I chose the mātātā or fernbird!

98 – Tāwhaki the Bold

We tell the story of Tāwhaki, a fairly famous demi-god like figure in Te Ao Māori. In this episode we have two stories. In the first he gets mugged and then does a Noah in retaliation and in the second he goes searching for his parents and murders a bunch of fish in the process.

85 – Hinemoa and Tutanekai

A dramatic retelling of the Rotorua love story of Hinemoa and Tutanekai

84 – Kia Mau

For our last episode on haka we talk all about the most famous haka, Ka mate. Detailing the life of its creator, one of Māoridom’s greatest military leaders, Te Rauparaha of Ngāti Toa.

83 – Ka Rite

Today we continue talking all about haka, what it is, its social importance and that sort of thing!

82 – Taringa Whakarongo

The first of a three part series talking all about haka! What it is, what it means and hopefully clearing up a few misconceptions along the way!

81 – Games for Kids

Today we talk about more simple games that were played by kids, some that even resemble a few that you might recognise! We also discuss some European games that Māori took an interest in.

80 – Board Games

Pretty self explanatory from the title but today we are talking all about board games! Come and have a listen to what Māori were playing in their spare time!

78 – Big Brain Time

Today we are moving from games involving the body to ones involving the mind! Some are similar to Western games, such as the string game whai being similar to cats cradle, and others are uniquely Māori, such as the whare wānanga game tuakiri!

77 – Working Up a Sweat

Today we are once again looking at physical games including some more ball sports but also stilts, sleds and kites!