Taringa Podcast

Before the questions are answered in this ep - we have a bonus wānanga on what makes a question a question and the different kinds of questions that are used in reo Māori. Other pātai prompts from listeners spark wānanga about Māori commerce, Polynesian grouping and tikanga around fishing.

The Taringa trio discuss the use of the term “me ... (insert word here)... ai koe”, dissecting the definition and applying it in different contexts. We also have another beautiful waiata by Tuari Brothers.

He aha te parekawakawa? He aha te tauā? He aha te tikanga o aua mea? This week we look at the significance of the mourning wreath as well as some tikanga pertaining to this tradition.

This episode features part one of the story "Witches", from the Pahi Kēhua series. This story inspires a spooky wānanga about urban legends, wairua, kēhua and how legends shape our understanding of history, with many spooky anecdotes along the way. To Listen to the second part of the Witches Story, go here

A startling revelation about the tikanga of the kupu Whaikōrero. This is an in depth kōrerorero about kupu etymology focussing on the word "whaikōrero", what people think it means, what it actually means, and how these meanings come to be.

The hosts dive into a fresh batch of listener pātai — from how to appropriately koha kai to a nearby marae, to the lingering mystery in the story of Reitū and Reipae, and finally a whakaaro about the kupu waka when used as a metaphor and how that affects its place within the ā/ō categories. Whakarongo mai as we unpack tikanga, pūrākau and reo nuances in true Taringa style.

Ringa Hora Services (workforce development council) held their annual Tuia conference in Hamilton - two days of vocational insights, whanaungatanga, and inspiration, with learnings that will contribute to the successful and sustainable future for our mokopuna. Taringa were privileged to have been invited to kōrerorero on stage at Tuia 2024, where this episode was recorded live, as the hosts discuss what it means to be truely Māori and offering thoughts on how to strive for a collective approach to Māori business and iwi development.

Kia ora e te iwi! In today’s episode of Taringa, we dive into Take, Utu, Ea, exploring how tikanga guides our relationships and balances through koha, reciprocity, and clearing hara. We discuss the importance of being prepared with waiata, how using phones on the pae can be misunderstood, and the different ways Māori and Pākehā value exchanges. Our kōrero touches on the deeper meanings of respect, responsibility, and how tikanga shapes our daily lives.

Toitū te reo Māori, toitū te mana motuhake, toitū a Taringa. I tēnei puninga hirahira ka manaaki a Taringa i te karanga o Toitū te Reo ki Heretaunga ki Ngāti Kahungunu. Ka wānangahia e te tokotoru o Taringa ngā tini kōrero pēnei i ēnei Ngā ōhākī ki te ao Māori. Ngā mea me mōhio e te tangata kia kīia ai he mātanga reo ia. Moumou te toto Māori - mā wai tō toto Māori e whakawā.

The second part of our kōrero from Tūrangawaewae during the tangihanga of Kīngi Tūheitia Pōtatau Te Wherowhero VII, about ngā ringringa me ngā waewae o Kimiora. We get more of the inside scoop of the happenings behind the scenes, as Kawe Nikora & Huirama Matatahi share insights into their mahi and offer some closing thoughts on this historic event.

This episode is brought to you live from Ako Ararau, Māori Expo. MC Grammar leads us off with some of his usual grammar mastery, and then the crowd are invited to ask a few pātai. Whakarongo mai!

The conversation continues with Rob Ruha. Rob shares his experience as a creative, and finishes up with a short waiata, a capella.

Tuarihia ki runga, tuarihia ki raro, tuarihia te rongo o ngā waiata, o ngā kura o te whānau Tuari. This week we are honoured to host the Tuari brothers and their infamous sister, boss, māngai Ani Piki Tuari. A whānau spoilt with a wealth of musical talent, haka experience and te ao Māori tirohanga. They share with us their views of stage from musicals, haka and song recording.