Whakamāori

Bringing Google Translate to life! Join the Whakamāori crew to learn, wānanga and have fun in te reo Māori.

Presented by Kimo Houltham

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Ranginui Walker: Reclaiming Māori Education

Season 1 / Episode 1
Starting off with a bang, the team dissect Ranginui Walker's chapter of the renowned book Decolonisation in Aotearoa. The team has a go at translating a bit of Reclaiming Māori Education, check in to hear if it's an A+ pass or not.
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Martin Luther King, Jr: "I Have A Dream"

Season 1 / Episode 2
Our presenters are challenged in this episode to translate the most famous speech of all time; Martin Luther King Jr's "I Have a Dream". This is one of the finest pieces in human history. Will our team raise, join hands and sing out, free at last?
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Level 4 Lockdown Announcement

Season 1 / Episode 3
Chey and the team translate Jacinda Ardern's announcement to the country of our first level 4 lockdown. Covid has affected us all and this is certainly a topical issue for our Whakamāori team to dive into.
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern speaks to media during a press conference at Parliament on March 31, 2020 in Wellington, New Zealand.

The Fresh Prince of Bel Air

Season 1 / Episode 4
Let's kick it old school, each presenter has their own piece, so listen up because Will Smith is the OG one to beat. So, let's see how it sounds in Māori and if our team can bring the heat.
Logo of Fresh Prince of Bel Air

Bishop Vercoe's Waitangi Speech

Season 1 / Episode 5
Join Chey and the team as they go back in time to one of the most heart-warming speeches about our nation at Waitangi by none other than Bishop Whakahuihui Vercoe.
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Taken

Season 1 / Episode 6
Liam Neeson's monologue in the 2008 movie Taken is spine-tingling. Can the Whakamāori crew achieve the same results? Lights, camera, ACTION.
Liam Neeson

Treaty of Waitangi

Season 1 / Episode 7
Each presenter has an article of the original Treaty of Waitangi document to translate. They discuss the mistranslation and how they would have handled the most important document in Aotearoa history instead.
Private collector Spencer Scoular recently outbid a number of the country's libraries for a prized copy of a corrected printing of a Treaty of Waitangi proclamation of sovereignty and handwritten letter, for 31-thousand dollars.

And Still I Rise

Season 1 / Episode 8
Chey, Anaha and Ani-Piki whakamāori one of the most famous poems in history. "Still I Rise" is an empowering poem by Maya Angelou about the struggle to overcome prejudice and injustice.
NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 24: Writer Maya Angelou attends the memorial celebration for Odetta at Riverside Church on February 24, 2009 in New York City. Astrid Stawiarz/Getty Images/AFP (Photo by Astrid Stawiarz / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)

Inflight Information

Season 1 / Episode 9
Buckle up and hold on tight as we welcome you aboard RNZ Airlines! Here our presenters will ensure that all passengers have been well informed of all boarding, landing and safety procedures, in te reo MÄori.
37072008 - interior of airplane with passengers on seats waiting to taik off.

The Definite Dozen

Season 1 / Episode 10
Today we talk about a list of 12 principles people across the world have adapted in order to live a more healthy and successful lifestyle. Can the crew come up with a healthy and successful translation?
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Te Petihana Reo Māori

Season 1 / Episode 11
The petition that gave significant rise to the Māori language revitalisation movement is translated here by the Whakamāori crew. They also share their own personal reo Māori journeys and aspirations.
'Māori language petition, 1972', URL: https://nzhistory.govt.nz/media/photo/maori-language-petition-1972, (Ministry for Culture and Heritage)

The Finale

Season 1 / Episode 12
To wrap up this first season of Whakamāori: The Podcast, the team take a look back over all 12 episodes and recap on some of their favourite moments. Join them in their final whakamāori efforts.
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Introducing: Whakamāori

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Whakamāori brings Google Translate to life! Historical speeches, poetry and TV theme tunes - anything goes in this podcast which aims to translate some of our best known content from English to Māori, hosted by three te reo Māori enthusiasts who don't always agree.
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