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Kia ora koutou! Welcome to this edition of He Pānui - Te Māngai Pāho, keeping you up to date with the latest news in te reo Māori content and funding across Aotearoa!
Mai i te Kaihautū
Tēnā o tātou tini mate e rūpeke atu nei ki te pō. Ko te tao roa o aitua e kore e taea te karo, kia ahatia, kotahi anō te kōrero mō rātou te hunga kua kapia nei o rātou kanohi, moe mai rā e ngā mate, e moe te moenga roa. Kāti rā e te motu, ko rātou te hunga mate ki a rātou, ka whakahokia mai ki a tātou te hunga ora, ngā waihotanga o rātou mā kei konei e pūtohe tonu ana kia whakatīnana ai ō rātou moemoeā – tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou, tēnā rā tātou.
Tēnā koutou e noho haumaru ana. Kei te āta titiro tātou ki ngā karere mō te mate korona.
He āhua roa te wā koutou e tatari mānawanawa ai mō te putanga mai o tēnei nā kawerongo rorohiko, he aha ai? Nā te rahi o ngā kaupapa whakahirahia kei mua i te aroaro a mātou, i tēnei nā wā. Heoi anō, kua tau ngā ngaru whawhati, kua hiki te kohu, kua puta ētahi ara whakamua. Ākuanei, ka hui tahi tātou kia āta wānanga ai ngā whiringa.
First, I want to acknowledge everyone during this COVID-19 lockdown. We recognise the challenges ahead in this lockdown for everyone. Please get in touch and let us know if you anticipate any issues with your productions.
It’s been some time since our last pānui. The past few months have been full of exciting change for us here at Te Māngai Pāho. We have launched a new website, have a full complement of kaimahi, and our Poari has been able to re-assess our funding programme for the 2022 year in light of Budget 2021.
Earlier this year, we said goodbye to two of our young stars Sonny Ngatai and Cherie Mangu who left us for ‘greener pastures’. Sonny has joined PWC as a Senior Analyst. Both of them played important roles in assisting our communications with the sector and we will miss them. In recent weeks we also farewelled our Kaitiaki Pūtea | Corporate Accountant, Madelon Grant. We wish Sonny, Cherie and Madelon all the best and look forward to seeing what the future holds for them. The good news is that we have a new cohort of talented young Māori who have joined us in the last month or two – find out a little more about our new kaimahi below!
Larry Parr, Kaihautū o Te Māngai Pāho
Funding Rounds
We appreciate that some may have been disappointed and inconvenienced by our decision not to proceed with the advertised Innovation Round. We apologise for that. But unfortunately, we needed to make some late changes to our plans for the 2022 financial year. The good news is that the Board has identified and approved some additional funds for distribution. As a result, we are considering the possibility of re-visiting the notion of an innovation round later in the year.
The not so good news is that any plans we have developed over the last three or four weeks will now need to be reassessed in light of the latest COVID-19 lockdown. The overall health of the sector is of real importance to Te Māngai Pāho and we will do our best to monitor progress and where possible provide additional support to mitigate issues.
Please watch this space and we will do our best to keep you posted on developments as they unfold.
News from Te Māngai Pāho
New kaimahi
We have welcomed four kaimahi to the Te Māngai Pāho whānau in the past couple months. We’re confident these kaimahi will bring new and exciting perspectives to Te Māngai Pāho and we are lucky to have them on board.
Kazia Makutu (Ngāti Kauwhata, Ngāti Porou) - Ringa Āwhina Tāhuhu | Executive Assistant
Mai i ngā pae o Ruahine peka atu ki te tihi o Whetumatarau, nei te uri takiaho o Ngāti Kauwhata me Ngāti Porou e mihi ana. He mokopuna i korowaitia e te Kōhanga Reo, e te Kura Kaupapa Māori me te Kura Paerangi, ā, i tipu ake i raro i te āhuru o Rangitāne. E iwa tau ahau i noho hei Kaitohutohu ki te Manatū Whakahiato Ora, hēoi ko taku ngākaunui ki te reo Māori, ki ngā kaupapa Māori hoki, i māmā ai te whakatau kia hūnuku mai ki Te Māngai Pāho. Nōku te maringanui ki te noho tahi hei taituarā ki a koutou, otirā ki te kaupapa!
Bradley Barber-Hyland (Ngāpuhi) - Kaitiaki Pūtea |
Corporate Accountant
With a Bachelor of Accountancy already under his belt, Bradley is currently studying towards his Chartered Accountancy. He was most recently an Accountant at BDO Northland Limited and obtained skills and experience fit for his role as the Kaitiaki Pūtea at Te Māngai Pāho. He has a keen interest in working with Māori organisations and uses his skills to work alongside key stakeholders in his work.
Juneea Silbery (Te Rarawa, Ngāti Maniapoto, Ngāi Tahu) - Kaitohutohu Ārahi Kaupapa | Content Advisor
A product of Kōhanga Reo, Kura Kaupapa Māori, Wharekura and Wānanga, Juneea dedicates herself to the revitalisation of te reo Māori through television and education. Juneea holds a Masters of Mātauranga Māori from Te Wānanga o Raukawa and is a graduate of Te Panekiretanga o te Reo. Complimentary to her role at Te Māngai Pāho, she also teaches Te Aupikitanga ki te reo Kairangi at Te Wānanga o Aotearoa in Auckland and teaches at various Kura Reo around the country. Juneea was most recently at Māori Television as Pou Whakahaere Kaupapa Māori, and Mātanga Reo in the internal production team, Mataora. Her role as a Kaitohutohu Ārahi Kaupapa is to work with the Head of Content, content creators and platforms to guide the creation of engaging Māori content that contributes to the revitalisation of te reo
Māori.
Jess Tawhiri (Ngāti Kahungunu, Ngāi Tahu) - Kaitohutohu Whakapā | Communications Advisor
Jess comes from a communications background with a Bachelor of Arts in History and Media Studies and has most recently worked as a Communications Advisor at NZEI Te Riu Roa. There, she primarily focused on developing social media and website content. She is passionate about te reo Māori and has a keen interest in using her communications skills to encourage the revitalisation of te reo Māori in Aotearoa. Jess has joined Te Māngai Pāho in her role as the Kaitohutohu Whakapā and will manage internal and external communications, ensuring that all our work aligns with our commitment to te reo Māori.
Te Māngai Pāho website
You may have seen some changes on our website. At the end of March, our re-designed website went live! Special thanks to the team at Octave who worked with us and supported us to create a website that met our vision and upheld our kaupapa. Check out our new website, and stay tuned for some more developments over the coming months!
Māori music
HUIA - 'Marama La Luna'
Scribed during the blood moon eclipse, Reggaeton record ‘Marama La Luna’ (Moon Moon) by Huia is out tomorrow!
Both soothing and mysterious, the track was produced by Huia, with music additions from Rei and polished to perfection by Chris Chetland at Kog Studio.
The waiata embraces four languages - Te Reo Māori, NZ English, Spanish and Italian which are all part of Huia’s whakapapa. The lyrics speak of how the moon can bring memories flooding back, how she can give comfort over the ages to all who gaze at her beauty.
Māori music awards
The 2021 awards will be held in Hastings on September 10th and will feature many talented Māori artists.
Also check out
Funding opportunities + Important dates
News and Current Affairs funding round
Closes 5:00pm, Rāmere, 20 o Here-turi-kōkā. Download the RFP here.
Waiata Reo Māori Funding Round 2
Opens Rāhina, 30 o Here-turi-kōkā
General Audience Funding Round 2
Opens Rāmere, 3 o Mahuru
Ahakoa kei whea, ahakoa āwhea, ahakoa pēwhea, kōrero Māori!
Māori language - everywhere, every day, in every way!