Korero Mail December 12 - 13 2015

Korero Mail December 12 - 13 2015

Saturday 12.00 - 12.30pm

Sunday 12.00 - 12.30pm

Both shows repeated 5.00pm – 6.00pm

On Sunday

On Saturday, This week the 120th birthday of Maori Land March leader Whina Cooper was acknowledge with the ultimate modern accolade, the daily graphic on the Google search page. On Saturday Eruera Morgan talks to Joe Cooper, Dame Whina’s son, about what drove his mother and what she achieved in her long lifetime.

On Sunday, For 25 years Te Hiku Media has been informing, amusing and upsetting people in the far north. The Kaitaia-based radio, television and online empire is celebrating this weekend. In Korero Mai ki Ahau on Sunday, Eruera Morgan talks with station manager Peter Lucas Jones about its continued focus on Māori language revitalisation and its archive which is a rich resource for the region. They also discuss the vision given by native speaking kaumauta and kuia of the region:

He reo tuku iho, he reo ora

- living language transmitted inter-generationally; and the station’s mission, Whakatōkia, poipoia kia matomato te reo Māori o ngā haukāinga o Te Hiku o Te Ika - instil, nurture and proliferate the Māori Language unique to haukainga of Te Hiku o Te Ika.

Korero Mai Ki Ahau a half hour features programme every Saturday and Sunday from noon, which takes an in – depth look at issues affecting te ao Maori. Totally in te reo Maori brought to you by Waatea News in association with Te Mangai Paho.

Ma Waatea ma te reo hei whakamarama

Both shows will be available as podcast on our website: waateanews.com

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