Taringa Podcast

Delving into questions about time - mua and muri, te ingoa Māori o Australia, being an isolated reo speaker and some ideas around Māori business conduct.

Who you gonna call? Not the Ghostbusters - but if you listen to this kōrero you can gain some understanding. Using our own experiences and knowledge, we go into depth with acknowledging spiritual presences, and how to live and communicate with wairua that may be in some of the spaces we also inhabit.

We go though some common mistakes in Te Reo such as whakahua (pronunciation) and plurals, the use of 'āhei' and 'taea', 'i' and 'ki', statives, mai and atu and some good tips for online resources to help your Reo learning.

This week's kīwaha is "Māna" (I could be wrong...)

Back in the studio, we bring you the engaging story of Putauaki and Tarawera - a fable of a meandering course of love, and the breaking points of two Maunga.

Reo learners and geeks take note. We look at double vowel vs macronisation of compound words, the use of some common kupu like 'Arā', 'Otirā' and Īna/Inā, and discuss a few other common perplexities in the use of Te Reo.

This episode's kīwaha is "Inē" = surprise reaction - is that right!?

Today our hosts answer you pātai about immersive learning, the difference between Tipuna and Tupuna, double negatives, and non Māori based pēpeha.

NOTE: This episode was recorded before the level 4 Covid-19 government restrictions were set in place.

Hard times call for hard calls. Tikanga has evolved throughout the centuries and continues to do so today. As the world comes to terms with the threat of the COVID-19 pandemic - te ao Māori has also had to shift its ideas around tikanga. Me whakamoe te tikanga kia ora ai te tangata. We talk through the practicality and protocols of still honouring our culture, while staying safe and healthy. This episode was recorded prior to the governemnt announcement on Level 3 and Level 4 protocols. Original waiata source: https://bit.ly/2WKyMTe

Jamie Tuuta skypes in to talk to us about this iconic Northern Taranaki Iwi, including some interesting history around the Crown Land confiscation and Parehaka. This week's Waiata o te Wiki is "He Pikinga Poupou", performed by the Taringa Waita crew - view the lyrics to sing along here: https://waiatamai.wordpress.com/2015/01/08/he-pikinga-poupou/

How can you make something more or less of what you are saying? We discuss many intensifiers and comparatives that can help the expression of anything descriptive.

The first question session of 2020 - Paraone and Erica talk about Kūmuri Hāngū, Reo around taking photos, mis-use of macrons, kupu rata, and Paraone's choice of 3 prominent whaikōrero speakers of the current time.

Ngā mihi o te tau hōu pākehā - happy new year Ngai Taringa - We know you'll enjoy this compilation of our Waiata from Episodes 74 through to 99 - kanikani move that body!

Go to www.twoa.ac.nz/tikanga to register or learn more about our Tikanga and Reo courses. 

Track listing:

01:10 - Hautoa Matatika

04:16 - Nā Tane

07:30 - Ōku Tapairu

11:48 - Working to Live

16:07 - Te Putorino

18:19 - Ko Koe Io

20:26 - Te Matatini Ki Te Ao

23:57 - Hutia Te Rito

25:13 - He Putiputi pai

27:25 - Maramataka

28:50 - Hineamaru

32:22 - Tīhore Mai Te Rangi

33:54 - E Te Hokowhitu Atu

35:41 - Ka Tangi te Tītī

38:40 - Ō Tohu Rā

44:42 - Tēnei Au

46:00 - Whiti Te Marama

48:28 - Auē Te Aroha

51:31 - Tēnei Mātou

53:43 - Niwareka

57:21 - Rona

58:34 - Rongomai

61:34 - Anō Te Pai

Watch the full episode https://facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1637628009712627&id=1015299791945455

In this filmed feature episode, we talk about kirihimete, kai, presents and patero as we look back at some of our highlights from the year.

Link to the original waiata on Youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_QF55i9GH4&feature=youtu.be.

See you all in 2020! Taringa Hi!

Our fourth installment of Kupu Whakaniko focuses on kupu whakarite kararehe - the figurative language in Te Reo around the theme of Animals.  

Discussing more of your questions - we cover the modern progression of values around tapu, the difference between Anake and Noa Iho, some A and O chat around a famous whakataukī, and the language evolution of our Tipuna.