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Mai i te Kaihautū
Te Māngai Pāho welcomes Minister Jackson's announcement this week that Cabinet has approved 'he anga whakamua' - a direction of travel - for the Māori media sector. We agree with the Minister, that the changes are required to encourage a more coherent, collaborative and valued public media sector.
Much of what has been announced is supportive of the collaborative approach that Te Māngai Pāho has been promoting for some time. We look forward to working closer with our colleagues, in both the Māori media sector and the wider public media landscape, to secure even better outcomes for Māori and te reo Māori. There is a clear benefit in having a coherent strategy across the whole Public Media landscape and Minister Jackson is well placed to lead that.
We recognise the fast changing environment we are in and welcome the opportunity to support the development of a sustainable content creation sector that is agile, innovative, and responsive to the needs of diverse audiences. Our goal is to have a creative sector that embraces new technologies and is able to deliver quality Māori content to audiences - anywhere, any time, in any way - via their preferred medium or device.
Te Māngai Pāho looks forward to working with the Māori media sector, the Minister, Te Puni Kōkiri, Ministry of Culture & Heritage, and NZ On Air to implement the Cabinet recommendations. Together, we will work to ensure that our collective efforts support the goals of the Maihi Karauna and the wider aspirations of Te Whare o te Reo Mauri Ora.
Larry Parr,
Kaihautū o Te Māngai Pāho
Waiata Anthems Week
Waiata Anthems Week kicked off on Monday 5 September with 30 of Aotearoa's finest artists releasing brand new waiata reo Māori, a second season of the Waiata Anthems documentary series, and a wero to us all to take part in a 'champions of te reo Māori' campaign via waiata, this September.
Artists and releases featured in this year’s Waiata Anthems Week include:
ROB RUHA - COTERIE - LADI6 - DRAX PROJECT - JACKSON OWENS - SOL3 MIO - VALKYRIE YAHYAH - RORY NOBLE - DILLASTRATE - HĀNI DREAD - GOLDSMITH & BAYNES - RIIKI REID PACIFIC HEIGHTS FT. STAN WALKER & CRETE - AOTEAROA ALLSTARS - HUIA - PAPA’S PACK ORIGIN ROOTS AOTEAROA - CHAD CHAMBERS - RIA HALL - MAZBOU Q - GEORGIA LINES - CHEY MILNE - IA - REI
Artists and releases featured in the Waiata Anthems documentary series on TVNZ+ include: LORDE - TIM FINN – KORA - BARNABY WEIR - MIKEY DAM - PAIGE
He Toa Reo Māori, 50 years on - Te Petihana Reo Māori 50th Anniversary Event
A national commemorative event will be held at Parliament to mark the 50th anniversary of the Māori language petition from 11:30am – 1pm on 14 September. Nau mai, haere mai ki tēnei hui ahurei!
Everyone is welcome to join the national commemorations during Māori Language Week. There will be formal speeches, live music, free kai and a moment for all of us to celebrate te reo Māori!
The event will be broadcasted live on Whakaata Māori and the Māori+ app.
What to watch during Te Wiki o te reo Māori
Shortland Street
Te reo Māori has always been part of the Shortland Street world and continuing with this tradition, New Zealand’s longest running drama series will once again celebrate Te Wiki o te Reo Māori 2022 by fully integrating the language into each episode over the course of the week.
Watch Shortland Street on TVNZ 2, Monday to Friday.
Meng
A one hour bilingual documentary that follows former Gisborne mayor and current Race Relations Commissioner Meng Foon as he navigates a very public role at a national level after 18 years in local politics.
Fluent in te reo Māori, Meng is often seen as a symbolic bridge between Māori and Chinese (or tauiwi) communities. This documentary charts a year of ups, downs, and personal transformations for Meng.
Watch Meng on Whakaata Māori, 8:30pm, Monday 12 September
Maumahara (Someday Stories)
A recycling truck driver takes his son on a night shift and tries to impress upon him the importance of not losing his reo.
'Maumahara' is one of the Someday Stories 2022 series of sustainability-focused short films by emerging young film-makers from Aotearoa, New Zealand. Someday Stories is produced by Connected Media with support from NZ On Air and Te Māngai Pāho in association with Stuff, RNZ and Whakaata Māori.
Watch 'Maumahara' from Monday 12 September.
Kia Ora, Good Evening
Watch Kia Ora, Good Evening on Three, 8:30pm, Tuesday 13 September.
Kia Ora, Good Evening follows the journey of Mike McRoberts as he attempts to reclaim a taonga that was lost to his whānau a generation ago – the ability to speak te reo Māori. Mike’s story is one of language loss, disconnection, trauma, reconnection and re-awakening. In this deeply personal documentary, we see Mike McRoberts and his whānau as we’ve never seen them before – unearthing the powerful story of connection, and what it means to be Māori in contemporary Aotearoa.
Speak No Māori
Made to coincide with and celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Māori language petition being presented on the steps of Parliament in 1972, Speak No Māori is a one hour documentary that unpacks the history of te reo Māori in Aotearoa from the days of it being the dominant language between tāngata whenua and the early colonists, it’s gradual decline due to assimilation policies, through to the modern day revitalisation efforts.
Speak No Māori premieres on Tuesday 13 September at 8:40pm on TVNZ 1.
Get The Name Right
This six-episode series produced by Pango Productions, aims to set the record straight with an unauthorised Māori perspective of our place names. Comedian Joe Daymond (Te Āti Awa/Fijian) and co-host Kara Rickard (Ngāti Porou, Ngāti Koata, Tainui) will travel Aotearoa and the globe, getting to the heart of the origins of our place names and posing the question about whether it’s time for change.
Get the Name Right premieres on Thursday 15 September at 9:30pm on Three.
Ngā Kapa Haka Kura Tuarua o Aotearoa 2022
Due to COVID-19 the decision was made to broadcast the National Kapa Haka competition. This year, teams will perform in five rohe between Wednesday 14 - Friday 16 September 2022. Judging will take place separately and performances will be made available on the Te Reo channel from Wednesday 21 - Friday 23 September. A virtual prize giving will also air on Friday 23 September.
Watch Ngā Kapa Haka Tuarua o Aotearoa on Whakaata Māori from Wednesday 21 September.
For other kaupapa Māori and te reo Māori content, our showcase page has a comprehensive list of content funded by Te Māngai Pāho.
Current funding rounds
Waiata Reo Māori - read the RFP
Applications close 5pm, 23 September 2022.
Content Development - Read the RFP
Applications close 5pm, 23 September 2022
Innovation - Read the RFP
Applications close 5pm, 14 October 2022
Ahakoa kei whea, ahakoa āwhea, ahakoa pēwhea, kōrero Māori!
Māori language - everywhere, every day, in every way!
