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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
Aku rangatira, mai i nga tōpito o te motu, tēnā rā koutou. Tēnā rā koutou i roto i ngā tini āhuatanga o te wā, i runga anō hoki i tō tātou pouri i te wehenga atu o tētahi o ngā tino taonga o te motu. Ko Tā Wira Gardiner tērā. Tēnā e te tuakana rangatira haere, haere, haere oti atu. Otirā, koutou ngā mate huhua o te ao Māori, huia katoatia, haere, haere, haere ki te Pō!
Kāti rā, huri hoki ki a ngāi tātou ngā waihōtanga o rātou, kei konei e pūtohe ana kia whakatīnana ai o rātou moemoeā. Tēnā koutou, tēnā rā tātou.
I recall vividly my first ever conversation with Wira. It was about August 1985, just after he had very publicly resigned from his role at Civil Defence. I basically cold-called him to discuss the notion of a film about the Māori Battalion. We jousted. Shall we just say, I left the conversation wiser! Neither of us could have imagined that less than ten years later I’d have the great pleasure to work with his very talented daughter, Ainsley.
Wira also has a strong connection with Te Māngai Pāho. In the early 2000s Te Māngai Pāho encountered some challenges. In May 2003, Hon Parekura Horomia appointed Wira the Chair of Te Māngai Pāho, with the instruction to fix it! In his brief two year period between 2003-2005, Wira successfully led the organisation through a period of rebuilding and consolidation. We are hugely grateful for his lasting contribution to Te Māngai Pāho.
Larry Parr,
Kaihautū o Te Māngai Pāho
Current funding rounds
EOI for Te Wiki o te Reo Māori
This EOI is seeking innovative new ideas to promote te reo Māori to a wide audience. The primary focus is to strengthen the engagement of wider Aotearoa and so initiatives that target a broad receptive audience will be preferred. The potential reach of the initiative will be an important selling point and those initiatives that have multi-platform support or opportunities will have an advantage. Read the EOI document here.
Applications close Friday 25 March 2022
Māori Wardens RFP
We're calling for responses to this one-stage RFP process to produce a documentary that highlights the rich history of the Māori Wardens here in Aotearoa. It is expected that the project will include a significant documentary that will appeal to a wide audience, but innovative content creators may propose additional or ancillary content assets to maximise the audience appeal of the content. Te Māngai Pāho, with the support of Te Puni Kōkiri, is prepared to allocate up to $300,000 (plus GST) of funding for this project. Read the RFP here.
Applications open Tuesday 29 March
Information Zoom hui
We're hosting a Zoom hui to discuss the Māori Wardens documentary funding round, the intentions for the round and to answer any of your questions.
Join our Head on Content, Blake Ihimaera at 4:00pm this Thursday, 24 March to discuss this RFP.
2021 APRA Silver Scrolls are moving online!
Tune in for this live broadcast event on Thursday 24 March at 6:30pm to celebrate and acknowledge all the amazing skill and wairua that we have in the Aotearoa music community, and congratulate our kaitito puoro and kaitito pūoru, our songwriters and composers, on their creations.
Māori music
Waiata Hou: 'Te Aroha Mauroa' - MOHI
Following his debut single ‘E Kii’ in 2021, MOHI (Ngāpuhi, Te Rarawa, Ngāi Te Rangi, Ngāti Kahungunu ki Te Wairoa) is now releasing his second single ‘Te Aroha Mauroa’, ahead of his upcoming debut EP ‘Moments’.
'Te Aroha Mauroa' has an organic instrumental sound, with the help of producer Dan Martin, MOHI's guitar playing is part of the track itself. It also focuses on bringing his exceptional voice to the forefront to showcase a very special vocal talent.
“I hope that when people listen to it, it takes them back to a memory - of childhood sweethearts, or even a more recent love. To the moment when they felt that urge to take the plunge and go for love. I hope it brings joy to whoever is listening to it.”
Funding opportunities + Important dates
Te Wiki o te Reo Māori
Applications close Friday 25 March 2022
Māori Wardens - Read the RFP
Zoom hui - Thursday 24 March 2022 - Register now
Round opens Monday 29 March
Round closes Friday 29 April
Project Spotlight:
Beyond the Veil
Six supernatural stories inspired by the Māori, Pasifika, Filipino, and Chinese people of Aotearoa. Made with the support of NZ On Air and Te Māngai Pāho.
Ahakoa kei whea, ahakoa āwhea, ahakoa pēwhea, kōrero Māori!
Māori language - everywhere, every day, in every way!
