Just stumbled on this 9min 2011 interview with Te Ururoa Flavell, then-leader of what was still called "The Māori Party";

https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rdu985fm/episodes/2011-11-13T13_40_31-08_00

Mainly about their policy to make it compulsory for publicly-funded schools to offer teaching of Te Reo Māori if anyone in the school community wants it. Which seems eminently reasonable.

The tripping hazard here is the word " compulsory", a tinder word in any political proposal.

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#podcasts #RDU #BreakfastWithSpanky #TeReoMāori

At noho marae learning #TeReoMaori in 2026.
We prepared a skit to perform about a trip to the beach. The punchline is:
‘He tiko i roto i te moana!’
‘No whea ēnei tiko?’
‘No te waha o David Seymour’

(There’s poo in the water!
Where did the poo come from?
From the mouth of David Seymour’)
#NZPol

This is a long shot, but I'm hoping someone on here can help me.
I have always been fascinated by the different types of #Haka, and I love to read the meaning behind them. I saw the Haka that #TeamNZ did during the #WinterOlympics for their medalist and didn't recognize it. Turns out it's called Pou Tangata, and it's specifically for Team NZ? I can't seem to find the actual words or a translation anywhere, so if anyone knows it, I'd love to know what they're saying!

#Maori #TeReoMaori #NewZealand #Olympics #MilanoCortina2026

A few days ago I was saying I wanted to find out what the name of tawaka mushroom means.

I did. It’s because it grows on the tawa tree. Of course.

#MustodonNZ #TeReoMaori

Passed Te Reo level 4, and passed the entrance exam for level 5!

#TeReoMaori