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Ta Wik' a Ta Re Moriori - Kiwa Hammond: A leader in the Moriori Language, Culture, and Identity Revitalisation & Repatriations Space
October 13, 2026 / 74:38 / S1E91
Kioranga!
This week is Moriori Language week and I had the amazing opportunity to chat with one of the whanaunga, Kiwa Hammond, a leader in the Moriori Language, Culture, and Ident...
Maui Tinihanga - Who is Maui?
October 7, 2026 / 23:12 / S1E90
Kia ora!
Most of us know who Maui is, most of us have also heard or read some of the korero surrounding Maui. Today I wanted to share a story taken from George Grey's collection, K...
The Toughest Maori Language Challenge
September 30, 2026 / 6:43 / S1E89
E hoa ma! I'm excited to share with you the Maori language challenge I've set for myself. Basically, I'm introducing an old custom, an old practice that was quite common amongst our tupuna. That is...
Maori speaking Gujarati, born in Kenya, raised in the UK - Reo with Ronzie
September 23, 2026 / 63:38 / S1E88
Kia ora e te iwi! I was so fortunate to speak with my new friend Ronik and talk about his journey towards speaking te reo Maori.
Ronik has spent the last 6 years teaching himself t...
How to improve your spoken reo - Idioms
September 16, 2026 / 8:01 / S1E87
Whakatauki: Kei Hawaiki noa atu ahau e noho atu - I am sitting away off at Hawaiki. (Said by a person to indicate they are far away in thought. [Murdoch Riley, Maori Sayings and Proverbs, 1-17]
...How to express why you are giving thanks
September 9, 2026 / 3:46 / S1E86
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Wharekura - How was it traditionally run?
September 2, 2026 / 21:30 / S1E85
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Aho Whakamahuki - Relative Clauses - What is it and how does it work?
August 26, 2026 / 7:04 / S1E84
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Reo With Kayla: I speak with an aspiring self-taught polyglot - We discuss the importance of friendship in language acquisition & her preparation to spend an entire year without speaking English
August 19, 2026 / 54:41 / S1E83
*Māhauhau - temporary shelter / hostel. (I said the wrong word in this episode. I had called it Māraurau.)
Kia ora e te iwi!
I had the privilege of speaking with m...
No ka - Talking about the past
August 12, 2026 / 6:58 / S1E82
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