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 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.

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.

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!

Patapatai. We at Taringa don’t answer your questions – we wānanga on them! Our latest instalment of patapatai has us in wānanga about whakaahua in the home, the use of English words in Māori sentences, types of karakia for kai and more. Whakarongo mai.

E ngā taringa areare o te motu tēnā huri mai anō ki ngā patapatai o te wā. This week we answer your questions; pēpeha for Tangata Tiriti, differences between mihi & whaikōrero and reinforcing of mauri. 

E ngā taringa areare o te motu tēnā huri mai anō ki ngā patapatai o te wā. This week we answer your questions; koha, merchandising of kōrero tuku iho and the aversion Paraone has for reptilian footwear.

In this final instalment of Patapatai for 2023, Snowy and Erica discuss the use of waiata Māori in different contexts, the pursuit of knowledge and truth through a traditional Māori lens, and the application of cultural safety in the workplace.

In this episode, the Taringa crew tackle a few audience Pātai. What is the difference between Mauri and Wairua? What does "makau" mean, and how is it used? There is also a discussion about pepeha.

We welcome the lovely Erica back to the Taringa studios for Q&A with the esteemed Paraone Gloyne. Paraone shares stories about his upbringing, significant memories and influencial people along his journey.

In this episode, Paraone and Kahurangi tackle a few more interesting questions. Which apps do people use when learning a new language? How does one find one's place within te ao Māori? Does there need to be a karakia at the beginning of every hui?

Erica is leaving the Taringa crew for a while, so this episode is all about her time on Taringa. We also welcome our new host - Kahurangi Maxwell nō Te Arawa. We have some fun while acknowledging Erica's contribution to Taringa; looking back at her first episodes, how the term "whana way of saying something" was coined, and also firing questions at her - te patapātai ki a Erica.

While Paraone is still away in Austria, Snowy and Erica answer more questions from you, e Ngai Taringa. They discuss favourite kaimoana, give some advice on using intructional Reo in the house. They also have a brief look at the kupu "hei", using numbers in a listing format and share some thoughts on non-Māori teaching te reo Māori.

The Taringa team answer more pātai from you, our audience. These pātai turn into mini wānanga about some favourite kupu whakarite, whether or not a marae should be built in Australia and government agencies using waiata iwi for waiata tautoko.

In this episode, Paraone and Erica tackle the challenge of answering a few audience questions, with only 2 minutes per pātai!