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Taringa Podcast

Taringa Podcast

Te Wānanga o Aotearoa 375 episodes Latest Feb 27, 2026

Whakarongo ki a Taringa - listen to Taringa, a bilingual podcast brought to you by Te Wānanga o Aotearoa with funding by Te Mangai Paho. Want to increase your knowledge of te ao Māori (the Māori world)? With a mixture of Māori and English, Taringa podcast is the perfect way to learn te reo and tikanga Māori in a fun and relaxed way.

Episodes

Taringa - Ep 361 - Patapatai - Your Questions Answered - pt34 Feb 26, 2026 2822 Before the questions are answered in this ep - we have a bonus wānanga on what makes a question a question and the different kinds of questions that are used in reo Māori. Other pātai prompts from listeners spark wānanga about Māori commerce, Polynesian grouping and tikanga around fishing.
Taringa - Ep 360 - Kupu, Kupu, Kupu - "Me ... ai" Feb 12, 2026 2905 The Taringa trio discuss the use of the term “me ... (insert word here)... ai koe”, dissecting the definition and applying it in different contexts. We also have another beautiful waiata by Tuari Brothers.
Taringa - Ep 359 - Tikanga 101 - Parekawakawa Jan 30, 2026 3847 He aha te parekawakawa? He aha te tauā? He aha te tikanga o aua mea? This week we look at the significance of the mourning wreath as well as some tikanga pertaining to this tradition.
Taringa - Waiata Compilation 14 - Summer 2026 Jan 15, 2026 1806 More summer jams - featuring our 'Waiata o te Wiki' tracks from Eps 233 — 240. Enjoy! Track Listing; 00:00 - Taringa Are Are - Te Wānanga o Aotearoa (feat Big Hā & Annette Tūnoho) 03:00 - Ki ngā Taitamariki - Te Reotakiwa Dunn 05:33 - Whakarongo - Warren Maxwell 10:55 - Wairua Tapu - Te Reotakiwa Dunn 13:48 - He Putiputi Pai - Joe Mac 16:39 - Mīhini Ātea - Te Roopu Manutaki (ATMPAS - 1983) 19:
Taringa - Waiata Compilation 13 - Summer 2026 Jan 1, 2026 2294 A compilation of songs for you to jam to over the festive season, featuring our 'Waiata o te wiki' from Eps 224 — 232. Track Listing: 00:00 - Taringa Are Are - Te Wānanga o Aotearoa (feat Big Hā & Annette Tūnoho) 03:00 - Ngā iwi o Muriwhenua - Muriwhenua Kapa Haka 1 at Te Rarawa Summit 2012 06:00 - Maranga Ake Ai - Aotearoa 09:24 - Pīki Whara - Panekeritanga group 2014 14:34 - Hiwa-i-te-rangi
Taringa - Ep 358 - Once Upon a Taima - Paki Kēhua - The Witches Dec 18, 2025 3655 This episode features part one of the story "Witches", from the Pahi Kēhua series. This story inspires a spooky wānanga about urban legends, wairua, kēhua and how legends shape our understanding of history, with many spooky anecdotes along the way. To Listen to the second part of the Witches Story, go here
Taringa - Ep 357 - Kupu, Kupu, Kupu - Te Whakapapa o te Kupu Dec 4, 2025 3831 A startling revelation about the tikanga of the kupu Whaikōrero. This is an in depth kōrerorero about kupu etymology focussing on the word "whaikōrero", what people think it means, what it actually means, and how these meanings come to be.
Taringa - Ep 356 - Patapatai - Your Questions Answered - pt33 Nov 20, 2025 2723 The hosts dive into a fresh batch of listener pātai — from how to appropriately koha kai to a nearby marae, to the lingering mystery in the story of Reitū and Reipae, and finally a whakaaro about the kupu waka when used as a metaphor and how that affects its place within the ā/ō categories. Whakarongo mai as we unpack tikanga, pūrākau and reo nuances in true Taringa style.
Taringa - Ep 355 - Iwi o te Wiki - Ngāi tai ki Tāmaki Oct 9, 2025 3079 Zaelene Maxwell-Butler phones in to chat with us about Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki, an Iwi based in Maraetai, Te Waitematā and Tikapa Moana. Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki exercise mana whenua and mana moana interests across Auckland and the Hauraki Gulf. Whakarongo mai e te iwi - Tapuwae o Nuku, Tapuwae Ariki, Tapuwae o Tai.
Taringa - Ep 354 - Kupu, Kupu, Kupu - Complex Particles "ai" - pt 3 Sep 25, 2025 3151 The Taringa trio dive back into grammar land, having a wānanga about the particle "ai", this time giving examples of how it can be used with the agent-emphatic possessives "Nā, Nāu and Nāku".
Taringa - Ep 353 - Tikanga 101 - Koroneihana 2025 Sep 12, 2025 4680 Te whakanuitanga tuatahitanga o te Koroneihana o Te Arikinui Kuini Nga wai hono te po. This week we reflect on the first celebration of the coronation of Te Arikinui Kuini Nga wai hono i te po. The team discuss some tikanga around the momentous occasion as well as how she should be addressed. All this and more. Whakarongo mai.
Taringa - Ep 352 - Once Upon a Taima - Māui and Hine-nui-te-pō Sep 7, 2025 3259 Māui ponders why we must die and sets out on a mission of immortality. Whakarongo mai!

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