Ko Te Tao Mauī tētahi hapū o Te Rarawa e kaha ana i te mahi hī ika. Engari torutoru noa iho e kaha ana i te reo Māori. Kei te whai tēnei pakipūmeka i tētāhi wānanga i Mitimiti, ko Te Reo O Te Moana. E whakaako ana ētāhi mātanga nō te hau kāinga ki te mahi hī me te reo o te moana. Ki te pupuritia ngā tāonga tuku iho mō ngā uri whakaheke.
"Here in our settlement. There are many people who know how to fish. But there are few who know te reo. That is the reason we decided to put together this wānanga."
- Nore Martin
Te Rarawa descendants of Te Tao Mauī are people of the sea. But few speak te reo Māori. This Waka Huia episode follows a wānanga in Mitimiti called Te Reo o te Moana. Where Te Tao Maui and Hokianga experts utilise their fishing traditions so that their way of life with tangaroa, language and customs are preversed for generations to come.
This Sunday 29th January 10am TVNZ1.
Field Director: Harata Brown
Director: Kayne Ngātokowhā Peters
Waka Huia is an iconic archival documentary series recording the unique stories and histories of Māori for all New Zealanders.