To close the season on the campus of Waikato University's Tauranga campus, the team translate Stan Walker's "I Am," a powerful waiata about identity, pride, and knowing your worth.
The final episode of Whakamāori was recorded live at Waikato University's Tauranga campus during the Te Tohu Paetahi wānanga, surrounded by tauira on their own haerenga with re reo Māori.
To close the season, the team—Chey Milne, Tākuta Anaha Hiini, & Ngairo Eruera—translate Stan Walker's "I Am," a powerful waiata about identity, pride, and knowing your worth.
With tauira in the room, the session became more than a translation—it turned into a shared learning space where every kupu sparked kōrero about whakapapa, confidence, and the reo we use to affirm who we are. A fitting way to wrap up the season: celebrating growth, language, and the strength we find in each other as Māori.
Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details (https://www.rnz.co.nz/podcast/whakamaori?share=deb9398f-cd18-4eff-b86d-1e3b738f1c55)
25 Nov 2025
Proverbs
The team translate some of the world's most recognisable proverbs: phrases passed down through generations, across cultures and continents.
In this episode of Whakamāori, the team—Chey Milne, Tākuta Anaha Hiini, & Tamati Waaka—translate some of the world's most recognisable proverbs: phrases passed down through generations, across cultures and continents.
From "what goes around comes around" to "every cloud has a silver lining," these sayings carry life lessons, warnings, and words of encouragement—often wrapped in metaphor.
The panel explores how these ideas can be expressed in te reo Māori, and what shifts when we bring them into our own cultural and linguistic lens.
Whether you're learning new kupu or just love the art of a god whakataukī, this episode if all about finding the meaning between the lines.
Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details (https://www.rnz.co.nz/podcast/whakamaori?share=4fad6391-0b89-4338-a4fa-5bc40bd471c1)
18 Nov 2025
Bob Marley – "Redemption Song"
The team take on one of the most iconic protest songs of all time: Bob Marley's "Redemption Song."
In this episode of Whakamāori, the team take on one of the most iconic protest songs of all time: Bob Marley's "Redemption Song."
A waiata of resistance, remembrance, and hope, its lyrics speak to the pain of colonisation and the fight for freedom—messages that deeply resonate here in Aotearoa.
The panel—Chey Milne, Tākuta Anaha Hiini, & Piripi Winiata—translate the lyrics into te reo Māori, unpacking the metaphors, the history, and the spiritual heartbeat behind the song.
It's a kōrero about liberation—not just political, but personal—and how te reo can carry that wero into our own stories.
Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details (https://www.rnz.co.nz/podcast/whakamaori?share=913665ed-5bb0-4e50-83e7-3ba7ba5bf41c)
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