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This week Taringa discusses the spiritual guardian and their signs. I tēnei wiki ka matapakihia e Taringa te kaitiaki me āna tohu.

This story is about the origins of Pounamu (or Greenstone) - a beautiful and precious stone found in certain parts of the South Island, New Zealand. Pounamu is a Taonga that plays an important part in Māori history and Tikanga, and in this episode - we both tell the story and talk about how, and why.

Our friend and Māori language teacher Te Kurataioho Kapea joins us for a kōrero about his Iwi - Ngāti Whātua.

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

Covering Macrons, Pao, Karanga and a classic mis-heard lyric - we bring you another dose of answers to your questions.

Go to www.twoa.ac.nz/tikanga to register or learn more about our Tikanga and Reo courses. 
We look at behaviour and courtesies around the digital world - things to consider with the use of technology, social media and online platforms.

Taking a trip back through the ages, we tour through the Ngā Taonga archives and listen to some different types of famous Haka that were performed at significant moments, and have a kōrero about their importance at the time, and influence they have on the Haka we see today.

'Tūkapi Puriro' or 'Posessive Pronouns' - tāku, āku, tāu, āu etc - our hosts drill many examples of how ownerhsip structure works in Te Reo Māori.

Go to www.twoa.ac.nz/tikanga to register or learn more about our Tikanga and Reo courses. 
Hawaiki - the ancestral home of Māori and peoples of Te Moana Nui a Kiwa (islands of the pacific triangle). Where is it, why did they leave it and how? These are some of the questions we touch on in this kōrerorero.

We're back in Story mode, with this epic tale about Hātūpātū and the Kurangaituku, the Birdwoman.