Story teller and longtime educator Hēnare Ngāia, shares with Te Poihi his whakapapa links to Ngā Puhi and his childhood upbringing between Te Taitokerau and Taranaki. He talks about Tonga Awhikau, a prominent kaumātua of Ngārongo Pā, Ketemarae as told by his elders when Hēnare was young.
Highlights from Te Matatini Kapa Haka Festival 2019, the world’s largest kapa haka competition, held at Westpac Stadium, Wellington.
On the outskirts of Taupō, the whānau of Waitahanui are looking forward to their building extension and increasing the capacity of their already growing kōhanga reo.
A strong advocate of Te Ataarangi movement, Marina Hineara Parata sits with Te Poihi shares with him her childhood memories of Ngārongo Pā, Ketemarae near Matariki (Normanby), South Taranaki. She also expresses her passion to teach te reo Māori using the Te Ataarangi methodology.
Highlights from Te Matatini Kapa Haka Festival 2019, the world’s largest kapa haka competition, held at Westpac Stadium, Wellington.
Tonight, the māmā of the kōhanga are putting in the hard yards & tackling the massive amount of painting required to complete this renovation.