KahuRangi
- Presenter(s):
Te Ataahia Eraina Hurihanganui, Suni Brown and Waireka Collings - Show Times:
Thursdays 11.00am
KahuRangi
Programme Info
Kia hiwa rā, kia hiwa rā, kia hiwa rā ki tēnei tuku, kia hiwa rā ki tērā tuku – kia tū, kia oho, kia mataara! Nau mai, haere mai…
Join us on a journey as we explore the culture, history, traditions, and realities of local descendants and dwellers of Ngāti Kahungunu-ki-Wairarapa and Rangitāne.
KahuRangi brings together our rich Wairarapa history with its current and vibrant reality – by delving into local kōrero, pūrākau and taonga of Wairarapa while also helping whānau to stay connected and up to date with relevant kaupapa Māori across Aotearoa.
Each week, we meet people, hear stories, explore our whenua, discuss kaupapa of significance including Wairarapatanga, Tūpuna Parenting Ways, Māori Entreprenuereality, Aotearoa History, Equity in Education and more. Your local whānau are your guides as we journey together to discover the treasures of our place.
About me
Suni Brown – Rangitāne, Ngāti Kahungunu, Ngāti Wai, Ngāti Manuhiri:
Suni Brown was born and raised in Wairarapa – the domain of the Rangitāne people who have lived in the surrounding Wairarapa areas for 800 years. In this time, there have come many a great story of this area’s formidable ancestors, including the great ancestor Kahungunu (Ngāti Kahungunu) for which much history is known. The Ngāti Kahungunu and Rangitāne lineages are important and Suni hopes to be able to share some of the histories and stories that have been transferred to him by his prominent tīpuna or ancestors, on KahuRangi. He sees this as a platform for inviting guests along for in-depth interviews, and knowledge-sharing opportunities, providing all listeners; near or far; Māori or non-Māori, local or otherwise, a thorough insight into the rich history of Wairarapa’s mana whenua and hau kāinga (home people).
Waireka Collings – Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Hine, Ngaiterangi, Ngāti Pukenga, Ngāti Ranginui:
Born and raised in Masterton, Waireka, is a ‘whāngai’ of the Wairarapa through her birth in this region, where she also received her Reo Māori. Her mother, Paremo Matthews has been part of many Wairarapa kaupapa to revitalise the language all her life, and when Waireka was only 3 months old, and the first Kōhanga Reo opened, Mum Paremo was one of only a handful of people who had native Reo Māori.
Waireka is the founder of the Puāwai Pūrau STEM Academy who connect young people to mentors who will empower and support them to succeed in their academic pursuits. Her passions are to see educational transformation for tamariki Māori in the community, to update the narrative to reflect thriving taiohi Māori of Wairarapa who know who they are, and to see young ones inspired by what they see Māori can achieve.
Catch her on KahuRangi where she will talk all things education!
Te Ataahia (Taahia) Hurihanganui – Rangitāne, Ngāti Kahungunu-ki-Wairarapa, Ngāti Ira, Ngāti Porou, Ngāti Tahu-Ngāti Whāoa, Tūhourangi-Ngāti Wāhiao, Ngāti Whakaue-Ngāti Te Roro-o-te-Rangi:
Te Ataahia, also known by her nickname, Taahia is a proud mother raising her children back in her hometown of Whakaoriori (Masterton) Wairarapa after many years living away – both in other tūrangawaewae (ancestral homes) like Takapau in the Hawkes Bay, and Pito-ōne and Tapu-te-Ranga in Te Whanganui-a-Tara/Wellington as well as abroad in Rome and Sicily, Italy, where her husband hails from. She is deeply passionate about her indigenous culture, language, heritage, and traditions, and hopes to celebrate and share this through her KahuRangi sessions which will delve into the indigenous Māori time-system and environmental calendar ‘te Maramataka’, traditional Māori parenting practices, and other aspects of interest related to Māori language and culture. Join her in exploring, learning from, and nurturing the treasures of Te Ao Māori!
Video / TV
See the latest show via WaiTV on Demand.
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