Every Saturday after the Midday news, Julian Wilcox talks to Māori throughout Aotearoa, from sports legends, to business leaders, to artists and community advocates. Māpuna acknowledges those who are beloved and respected within their communities. 'He māpuna e arohatia ana, e kaingāukautia ana.' Producer - Tama Muru.

Every Saturday after the Midday news, Julian Wilcox talks to Māori throughout Aotearoa, from sports legends, to business leaders, to artists and community advocates. Māpuna acknowledges those who are beloved and respected within their communities. 'He māpuna e arohatia ana, e kaingāukautia ana.'

Every Saturday after the Midday news, Julian Wilcox talks to Māori throughout Aotearoa, from sports legends, to business leaders, to artists and community advocates. Māpuna acknowledges those who are beloved and respected within their communities. 'He māpuna e arohatia ana, e kaingāukautia ana.'

Every Saturday after the Midday news, Julian Wilcox talks to Māori throughout Aotearoa, from sports legends, to business leaders, to artists and community advocates. Māpuna acknowledges those who are beloved and respected within their communities. 'He māpuna e arohatia ana, e kaingāukautia ana.'

Every Saturday after the Midday news, Julian Wilcox talks to Māori throughout Aotearoa, from sports legends, to business leaders, to artists and community advocates. Māpuna acknowledges those who are beloved and respected within their communities. 'He māpuna e arohatia ana, e kaingāukautia ana.'

Every Saturday after the Midday news, Julian Wilcox talks to Māori throughout Aotearoa, from sports legends, to business leaders, to artists and community advocates. Māpuna acknowledges those who are beloved and respected within their communities. 'He māpuna e arohatia ana, e kaingāukautia ana.'

Mapuna is in Kaitaia to meet Ngati Kuri kaumatua Bundy Waitai. Over decades he conducted research into Ngati Kuri's claims before the Waitangi Tribunal. Now he speaks out about the proposed sanctuary covering a 620,000 square kilometre area in New Zealand's exclusive economic zone around the Kermadec Islands, northeast of the North Island.

Every Saturday after the Midday news, Julian Wilcox talks to Māori throughout Aotearoa, from sports legends, to business leaders, to artists and community advocates. Māpuna acknowledges those who are beloved and respected within their communities. 'He māpuna e arohatia ana, e kaingāukautia ana.' Producer - Tama Muru.

Māpuna takes a look back at the celebration of the Maori New Year held at Rotorua Skyline. This year the hautapu ceremony included women to lead some incantations. This is a key difference from last year, where all the incantations were undertaken by men. Julian Wilcox and Justine Murray talk to two of the hautapu participants, Mataia Keepa and Matariki Cribb Fox.

Mihingarangi Forbes and Annabelle Lee-Mather are award winning Māori journalists who worked extensively in mainstream and Māori media and now run their own media collective. What is the future for Māori journalism and training the next generation to get a foothold in the industry?

Every Saturday after the Midday news, Julian Wilcox talks to Māori throughout Aotearoa, from sports legends, to business leaders, to artists and community advocates. Māpuna acknowledges those who are beloved and respected within their communities. 'He māpuna e arohatia ana, e kaingāukautia ana.' Producer - Tama Muru.

Every Saturday after the Midday news, Julian Wilcox talks to Māori throughout Aotearoa, from sports legends, to business leaders, to artists and community advocates. Māpuna acknowledges those who are beloved and respected within their communities. 'He māpuna e arohatia ana, e kaingāukautia ana.' Producer - Tama Muru.

Every Saturday after the Midday news, Julian Wilcox talks to Māori throughout Aotearoa, from sports legends, to business leaders, to artists and community advocates. Māpuna acknowledges those who are beloved and respected within their communities. 'He māpuna e arohatia ana, e kaingāukautia ana.'

Every Saturday after the Midday news, Julian Wilcox talks to Māori throughout Aotearoa, from sports legends, to business leaders, to artists and community advocates. Māpuna acknowledges those who are beloved and respected within their communities. 'He māpuna e arohatia ana, e kaingāukautia ana.'

Every Saturday after the Midday news, Julian Wilcox talks to Māori throughout Aotearoa, from sports legends, to business leaders, to artists and community advocates. Māpuna acknowledges those who are beloved and respected within their communities. 'He māpuna e arohatia ana, e kaingāukautia ana.'

Every Saturday after the Midday news, Julian Wilcox talks to Māori throughout Aotearoa, from sports legends, to business leaders, to artists and community advocates. Māpuna acknowledges those who are beloved and respected within their communities. 'He māpuna e arohatia ana, e kaingāukautia ana.'

Every Saturday after the Midday news, Julian Wilcox talks to Māori throughout Aotearoa, from sports legends, to business leaders, to artists and community advocates. Māpuna acknowledges those who are beloved and respected within their communities. 'He māpuna e arohatia ana, e kaingāukautia ana.'

Every Saturday after the Midday news, Julian Wilcox talks to Māori throughout Aotearoa, from sports legends, to business leaders, to artists and community advocates. Māpuna acknowledges those who are beloved and respected within their communities. 'He māpuna e arohatia ana, e kaingāukautia ana.'

Every Saturday after the Midday news, Julian Wilcox talks to Māori throughout Aotearoa, from sports legends, to business leaders, to artists and community advocates. Māpuna acknowledges those who are beloved and respected within their communities. 'He māpuna e arohatia ana, e kaingāukautia ana.'

Every Saturday after the Midday news, Julian Wilcox talks to Māori throughout Aotearoa, from sports legends, to business leaders, to artists and community advocates. Māpuna acknowledges those who are beloved and respected within their communities. 'He māpuna e arohatia ana, e kaingāukautia ana.'

Every Saturday after the Midday news, Julian Wilcox talks to Māori throughout Aotearoa, from sports legends, to business leaders, to artists and community advocates. Māpuna acknowledges those who are beloved and respected within their communities. 'He māpuna e arohatia ana, e kaingāukautia ana.'

Every Saturday after the Midday news, Julian Wilcox talks to Māori throughout Aotearoa, from sports legends, to business leaders, to artists and community advocates. Māpuna acknowledges those who are beloved and respected within their communities. 'He māpuna e arohatia ana, e kaingāukautia ana.'

Every Saturday after the Midday news, Julian Wilcox talks to Māori throughout Aotearoa, from sports legends, to business leaders, to artists and community advocates. Māpuna acknowledges those who are beloved and respected within their communities. 'He māpuna e arohatia ana, e kaingāukautia ana.'

Every Saturday after the Midday news, Julian Wilcox talks to Māori throughout Aotearoa, from sports legends, to business leaders, to artists and community advocates. Māpuna acknowledges those who are beloved and respected within their communities. 'He māpuna e arohatia ana, e kaingāukautia ana.'

Every Saturday after the Midday news, Julian Wilcox talks to Māori throughout Aotearoa, from sports legends, to business leaders, to artists and community advocates. Māpuna acknowledges those who are beloved and respected within their communities. 'He māpuna e arohatia ana, e kaingāukautia ana.'

Every Saturday after the Midday news, Julian Wilcox talks to Māori throughout Aotearoa, from sports legends, to business leaders, to artists and community advocates. Māpuna acknowledges those who are beloved and respected within their communities. 'He māpuna e arohatia ana, e kaingāukautia ana.'

Earlier this week the Education and Training Amendment Bill passed its third reading in Parliament meaning wānanga are able to choose for themselves how they operate. Wānanga can choose to remain a bespoke Crown entity or convert to a non-Crown entity and be accountable to iwi, hapū or another Māori organisation. Mereana Selby is the tumuaki of Te Wānanga o Raukawa, the first wānanga to be established, she speaks to Māpuna about what the new law means.

Māpuna is in Kirikiriroa Hamilton to meet with Sergeant Wayne Panapa QSM, as he reflects on a 50 year career on the frontline of the New Zealand Police Force. Inside the whare Te Ara Pai, where low-level offenders are put on a pathway towards rehabilitation, we speak with Matua Wayne Panapa about his beginnings, his whānau and his pending retirement at the beginning of next year. [Saturday 12 August 2023, 12:10]

Every Saturday after the Midday news, Julian Wilcox talks to Māori throughout Aotearoa, from sports legends, to business leaders, to artists and community advocates. Māpuna acknowledges those who are beloved and respected within their communities. 'He māpuna e arohatia ana, e kaingāukautia ana.' Producer - Tama Muru.

This week on Māpuna we are talking tikanga and ture, the place of tikanga in the law. Justice Christian Whata and Amokura Kawharu the President of the Law Commission join us to discuss the Commission's latest report, which provides information on the current and future interaction of tikanga Māori and state law. The Law Commission is hopeful the report will help upskill lawyers on tikanga and provide a resource for university law schools and other places where the next generation of lawyers are being taught. [Saturday 23 September 2023, 12:10]

Every Saturday after the Midday news, Julian Wilcox talks to Māori throughout Aotearoa, from sports legends, to business leaders, to artists and community advocates. Māpuna acknowledges those who are beloved and respected within their communities. 'He māpuna e arohatia ana, e kaingāukautia ana.' Producer - Tama Muru.

As the Rugby World Cup in France enters the knockout stages, Māpuna talks to a former rugby professional, Daniel Browne, who lifts the lid on the way it used to be in French club rugby. After leaving New Zealand in 2000 he spent several seasons at Grenoble where he experienced free for all fighting, eye gouging, testicle pulling in what he describes as the 'Wild West'. Players would fall asleep during video analysis sessions and a cigarette or two travelling to matches wasn't unusual. Browne, of Samoan and Irish whakapapa, was once courted by Munster until an Irish monsoon gave him second thoughts. On top of that he shares his thoughts on concussion, the World Cup and hilarious tales of life on tour including jealous boyfriends drawing handguns in Georgia. [Saturday 14 October 2023, 12:12]

This week on Māpuna we speak to one of legends of Māori broadcasting and one of the first people to do sports commentary in te reo Māori, Hemana Waaka. Waaka has called everything from rugby, league and netball to woodchopping and sheep shearing. Over the course of his years in the commentary booth Waaka literally wrote the book on Māori sports terminology, when he started many sports terms had no simple Māori equivalent. With the help of his Tuhoe kaumātua he was able to adapt the right words to sport, such as fullback for which he adopted the word 'haika,' meaning anchor. On the 17th of October Waaka is launching his dictionary of Māori sport terminology as an app covering 12 different sports codes, which he hopes will be both useful resource for teachers and a tool to standardise sports vocabulary in the media. [Saturday 07 October 2023, 12:12]

Every Saturday after the Midday news, Julian Wilcox talks to Māori throughout Aotearoa, from sports legends, to business leaders, to artists and community advocates. Māpuna acknowledges those who are beloved and respected within their communities. 'He māpuna e arohatia ana, e kaingāukautia ana.' Producer - Tama Muru.

Our guest on Māpuna this week is Wellington based singer songwriter Kirsten Te Rito. Who is one of only two artists who have been commissioned to perform at the Wellington Jazz Festival which runs in the capital from 25-29 October. Kirsten will be collaborating on the show with her partner, New Zealand pianist and composer James Illingworth and will perform on Sunday 29 October. The new piece she will be performing titled Māreikura, and draws inspiration from Māori cosmology and Atua Wāhine (female ancestresses) and incorporates taonga puoro. Waiata played on the show today: Kirsten Te Rito - Ne Ra? - Whakaoreore - Tumanako [Saturday 30 September 2023, 12:10]

Māpuna visits the Greek Island of Crete to delve into the history of the battle in 1941 which pitted New Zealand, Australian and British troops against elite paratroopers from Nazi Germany. These battles also forged an enduring bond with the people of Aotearoa that persists to this day. In this very special episode of Māpuna, RNZ Producer Tama Muru visits the Greek Island of Crete to delve into the history of the battle in 1941 which pitted New Zealand, Australian and British troops against elite paratroopers from Nazi Germany. Cretan historian Apostolis Panigirakis leads a tour of famous battlefield sites such as Maleme, Galatas and 42nd Street near Suda Bay where the 28th Māori Battalion performed a haka before taking part in a bayonet charge against advancing German troops. Apostolis says it was a heroic act which gave precious extra hours to Allied troops retreating to Crete's southern coast. And what of the Cretans themselves? The end of the battle did not mean the end of resistance to German occupation as the tangata whenua fought back. This included the audacious abduction of German General Kreipe in 1944. As Apostolis Panigirakis says the Cretans are 'a hard charging people' who are very hospitable but 'don't mess with them'. The battle also forged an enduring bond with the people of Aotearoa that persists to this day.

Ngahiwi Apanui: "We need this week to celebrate te reo and bring new people in." As we head in to Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori for 2023 Māpuna speaks with Ngahiwi Apanui the Chief Executive of Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori, the Māori Language Commission. Julian and Ngahiwi talk about the role of Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori, the future of the language and the 'big, hairy, audacious goal' of reaching 1 million speakers by 2040. [Saturday 09 September 2023, 12:10]

This week on Māpuna we speak to Tauranga community leader Charlie Rahiri as Tauranga Moana prepares to host Te Pūtake o te Riri, the national commemorations for the New Zealand Wars. This year is the 159th anniversary of the battle of Pukehinahina (Gate Pa) where the iwi of Tauranga Moana defeated British forces, and the retribution by the British at Te Ranga. Over the next week commemorations will take place in and around Tauranga providing and opportunity for Māori and non-Māori alike to remember and reflect particularly given the development of the new Aotearoa's history curriculum. [Saturday 21 October 2023, 12:10]

Waiata played on the show today: Ria Hall - Tihore Mai Te Rangi

This week on Māpuna we speak to social media phenomenon Te Aorere Pewhairangi. Pewhairangi has attracted a huge following on both his TikTok and Instagram accounts, but recently he's been putting on his working gumboots as the lead te reo Māori commentator for the 2023 Rugby World Cup. Pewhairangi was educated at kura kaupapa Māori in Palmerston North and has continued upholding te reo in his mahi since graduation. This year he raised money for te Tairāwhiti that was battered by Cyclone Gabrielle by walking the length of state highway 35 and tagged along with New Zealander of the Year Professor Rangi Mātāmua to take knowledge of Matariki global at the Royal Observatory in London. [Saturday 28 October 2023, 12:10]

Every Saturday after the Midday news, Julian Wilcox talks to Māori throughout Aotearoa, from sports legends, to business leaders, to artists and community advocates. Māpuna acknowledges those who are beloved and respected within their communities. 'He māpuna e arohatia ana, e kaingāukautia ana.' Producer - Tama Muru.

Every Saturday after the Midday news, Julian Wilcox talks to Māori throughout Aotearoa, from sports legends, to business leaders, to artists and community advocates. Māpuna acknowledges those who are beloved and respected within their communities. 'He māpuna e arohatia ana, e kaingāukautia ana.' Producer - Tama Muru.

Every Saturday after the Midday news, Julian Wilcox talks to Māori throughout Aotearoa, from sports legends, to business leaders, to artists and community advocates. Māpuna acknowledges those who are beloved and respected within their communities. 'He māpuna e arohatia ana, e kaingāukautia ana.' Producer - Tama Muru.

Every Saturday after the Midday news, Julian Wilcox talks to Māori throughout Aotearoa, from sports legends, to business leaders, to artists and community advocates. Māpuna acknowledges those who are beloved and respected within their communities. 'He māpuna e arohatia ana, e kaingāukautia ana.' Producer - Tama Muru.

Every Saturday after the Midday news, Julian Wilcox talks to Māori throughout Aotearoa, from sports legends, to business leaders, to artists and community advocates. Māpuna acknowledges those who are beloved and respected within their communities. 'He māpuna e arohatia ana, e kaingāukautia ana.' Producer - Tama Muru.

Every Saturday after the Midday news, Julian Wilcox talks to Māori throughout Aotearoa, from sports legends, to business leaders, to artists and community advocates. Māpuna acknowledges those who are beloved and respected within their communities. 'He māpuna e arohatia ana, e kaingāukautia ana.' Producer - Tama Muru.

Every Saturday after the Midday news, Julian Wilcox talks to Māori throughout Aotearoa, from sports legends, to business leaders, to artists and community advocates. Māpuna acknowledges those who are beloved and respected within their communities. 'He māpuna e arohatia ana, e kaingāukautia ana.' Producer - Tama Muru.

96-year-old Māori leader and academic Sir Hirini Moko Mead reflects on a life dedicated to strengthening his people and culture. (An extract from a conversation recorded for the podcast Indigenous 100.) After organising the ground-breaking exhibition Te Māori, leading his iwi's Treaty settlement and founding a university, Sir Hirini Moko Mead is now 96. The esteemed Māori leader and academic (Ngāti Awa, Ngāti Tuwharetoa, Tūhourangi, Tuhoe) sat down with Julian Wilcox in a recent episode of the podcast Indigenous 100. Mātauranga Māori (indigenous Māori knowledge) is "a rare sort of taonga", Sir Hirini tells Julian. In the process of colonisation it was damaged, he says, alongside the Māori language and their leadership and religious systems. "All of those were immediately targeted by the settlers who came here and the missionaries, them combined. So through policies of suppression, Mātauranga Māori disappeared, just went out. "Along with it, te reo, all our kōrero about Rangi and Papa, all our karakia mostly slipped away except in certain places, far away from Pākehā influence it survived." It wasn't until 1975, when the Treaty of Waitangi Act was passed, that "things began to move" in the direction of Māori cultural revitalisation. "The amazing thing about Mātauranga was that not only did Māori seize it when it did come back, but Pākehās loved that, they too wanted that. "You have Māori trying to gain control of their own cultural development. And, this time, waves of Pākehā suddenly interested in Mātauranga Māori. Every government department now has a policy on Mātauranga Māori. "We're in the position now that we're not quite sure, as Māori, whether we own this taonga that is actually a legacy handed down to us from generations who've passed on." This needs to be addressed, Sir Hirini says, and one way could be to "revive" the National Māori Congress. "And this time don't be too hooked on the idea that we have to do it by ourselves. We can't. Just go to the government and say 'We want money to revive The Māori Congress so that it can have a part to play in protecting us and also in protecting the reo, protecting Mātauranga Māori and being not only the protector, but the voice within the nation to let people know that Mātauranga Māori belongs in the first place to Māori." Earlier generations of Māori "may have been more colonised than us now" but their whānau were more cohesive, he says. "I think poverty caused that. That was the response, that whānau had to work together to survive." Sir Hirini tells Julian he sees "signs" that a new generation of young Māori are stronger in their culture than today's elders. "That generation of kaumātua, the present one, are less culturally prepared than the kids that are coming up now. "I see that the rangatahi round here now are just far more talented, it seems to me, you know. Far more talented. "Maybe it's because the new technologies now have helped them to be just smarter than their parents even - some of them are too smart, mind you." Sir Hirini says he couldn't have achieved all that he did without the support of his late wife June. "She was always there and always backing me, always supporting. Most of what I was able to do, I could not have done it without her. And if I slacked up on the job I'd get a word from her, eh." June had a lot to do with the establishment of Whakatāne's indigenous tertiary education provider Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiārangi, he says. "That's why I'm pleased there's a room here that's called the Lady June Room, because my whānau played a big role in getting this place established. And their role was all underpaid voluntary role. "Others refused to come help if they weren't paid, so in the end, it's your own whānau, your own relations, who come aboard and help you get over the initial stages. Then once it's up and running, people forget all about you know - who did the hard work to get it up. "I think for a lot of ventures, people just don't realise the impact on the family and the sacrifices that a family has to make." Although his friends have "all died off", Sir Hirini is grateful to be "still here". "It's been a marvelous experience being still here and seeing the developments and looking at the generation coming up." Although he's unsure how much younger people he interacts with know about his life's work, he is treated with respect. "They just know 'He has a bit of mana around here' ... so I gather from that that the legacy is that some of them do remember what has been done and what I achieved for the [Ngāti Awa] iwi and the many battles that I fought. "One could say that yes, I did walk the talk." [Saturday 03 February 2024, 12:10]

Every Saturday after the Midday news, Julian Wilcox talks to Māori throughout Aotearoa, from sports legends, to business leaders, to artists and community advocates. Māpuna acknowledges those who are beloved and respected within their communities. 'He māpuna e arohatia ana, e kaingāukautia ana.' Producer - Tama Muru.

For the past 200 years blankets have formed part of Aotearoa's history, part of our early trade, providing warmth and comfort during the New Zealand Wars and for our soldiers fighting overseas during two world wars. For Whakaawa and Josh Te Kani, the history of wool in this country is integral to the stories they weave into their blankets and their work will feature in a new exhibition, Paraikete Threads, which opened yesterday at the Pataka Art Museum in Porirua. [Saturday 2 March 2024, 12:10]