Māpuna

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Julian Wilcox presents weekly interviews with Māori throughout Aotearoa, from sports legends, to business leaders, to artists and community advocates.

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Te Mātāwai Tumu Whakarae Poia Rewi
Professor Poia Rewi is the Tumu Whakarae-Chief Executive of Te Mātāwai the independent organisation established in 2016 with the mission to 'restore Māori as a nurturing first language within Māori homes and communities'. Professor Rewi will step down next month after almost five years at the helm. Is Te Mātāwai on track to achieve its goals? Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details
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Dr Maia Nuku, Oceania curator at New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art
Dr Maia Nuku (Ngai Tai) is the Oceania curator at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York and recently its Oceania galleries underwent a major renovation. They will reopen in May 2025 and host a number of delegations from the Pacific including one from Aotearoa. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details
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Black Ferns Sevens captain Sarah Hirini
Black Ferns Sevens captain Sarah Hirini has just returned from Cape Town where she led her team to victory in a tournament there. It adds to a stacked trophy cabinet that includes Olympic and Commonwealth Games gold medals, sevens world championships and two World Cups in the 15-a-side game. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details
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Dr Pounamu Jade Aikman
Dr Pounamu Jade Aikman is one of a new wave of Maori thinkers and academics whose research includes policing, health, education and indigenous knowledge systems in Aotearoa and overseas. Next year he'll be Victoria University's Emerging Maori Writer in residence. Where will his expertise and curiosity lead him next? Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details
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Māori & US tribal leaders discuss sovereignty
Ngāti Toa rangatira Helmut Modlik and chief Kirk Francis from the Penobscot tribe in the northeastern United States discuss sovereignty, tribal economies and constitutional arrangements following an Indigenous Leaders symposium in Wellington. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details
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Julian Wilcox presents weekly interviews with Māori throughout Aotearoa, from sports legends, to business leaders, to artists and community advocates.

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