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Taringa Podcast

Taringa Podcast

By: Te Wānanga o Aotearoa
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 Want to increase your knowledge of te ao Māori (the Māori world)? With a mixture of Māori and English, the Taringa podcast is the perfect way to learn te reo and tikanga Māori in a fun and relaxed way. Taringa is brought to you by Te Wānanga o Aotearoa. Te Wānanga o Aotearoa is one of New Zealand’s largest tertiary education providers. We offer a comprehensive range of qualifications to New Zealanders from all walks of life.All rights reserved © Te Wānanga o Aotearoa Language Learning
Episodes
  • Taringa - Ep 358 - Once Upon a Taima - Paki Kēhua - The Witches

    Taringa - Ep 358 - Once Upon a Taima - Paki Kēhua - The Witches
    Dec 18 2025

    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
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    1 hr and 1 min
  • Taringa - Ep 357 - Kupu, Kupu, Kupu - Te Whakapapa o te Kupu

    Taringa - Ep 357 - Kupu, Kupu, Kupu - Te Whakapapa o te Kupu
    Dec 4 2025

    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.
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    1 hr and 4 mins
  • Taringa - Ep 356 - Patapatai - Your Questions Answered - pt33

    Taringa - Ep 356 - Patapatai - Your Questions Answered - pt33
    Nov 20 2025

    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.
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    45 mins
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recommend! My top, go-to Reo podcast. Love tht the knowledge is from round the Motu (as much as possible)

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