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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!
Mānawa maiea, te putanga o Matariki
Mānawa maiea, te Ariki o te rangi
Mānawa maiea, te mātahi o te tau
Tukua ngā mate o te tau ki a Pōhutukawa
Kua whetūrangitia koutou
E tū Tupuārangi
E tū Tupuānuku
E tū Waitī
E tū Waitā
E tū Waipunarangi
E tū Ururangi
E tū Hiwaiterangi
Matariki atua ka eke ki runga
Nau mai ngā hua
Nau mai ngā taonga
Nau mai te mātahi o te tau
Haumi e! Hui e! Taiki e!
Tēnā o tātou tini mate e rūpeke atu nei ki te pō, ki te taha o Pōhutukawa, moe mai rā koutou 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, e kīa nei, te hunga kei konei e pūtohe tonu ana ki te whakatīnana ai ngā moemoeā ā te hunga kua riro. Nō reira, me pēnei noa ake te kōrero, ko rātou ki a rātou ko tātou ki a tātou, nō reira e te hunga waihanga kaupapa, e te ao pāpāhō Māori, tēnā anō rā tātou.
What an incredible three or four weeks this has been! Our Minister secured additional funding for the Māori media sector in Budget 2022; Whakaata Māori rebranded and staged the most successful iteration of Ngā Tohu Matariki o Te Tau; Mahi Tahi and Blackout Media along with their respective partners, have rolled out an amazing Matariki ‘awareness campaign’; Aotearoa appears to have genuinely embraced the notion of Matariki; all of our major broadcast platforms are collaborating to deliver unique Matariki broadcast, Disney's The Lion King in te reo Māori and Whina the story of a wahine toa that inspired us all, both premiering this week and on Friday, we will celebrate Matariki as a public holiday for the first time.
Te Māngai Pāho is pleased to have been able to play a small part in all of this activity. We are most grateful to all of our partners for including us in this unique opportunity for all of Aotearoa to make a clear statement about who we are. We are also mindful that this will not be seen as a success for Māori and Aotearoa alone. Indigenous peoples all around the world, will look to Aotearoa and draw inspiration from this moment in our history.
Nō reira, e Rangi, e rere ana ngā mihi ki a koe otirā koutou ko te tira e āta ārahi, e āta poipoi tēnei kaupapa mai rā anō ki tōna ake putanga i ēnei nā rā. Mauriora!
Larry Parr,
Kaihautū o Te Māngai Pāho
Celebrate Matariki - Mānawatia a Matariki
The inaugural Matariki public holiday will be marked by a pre-dawn hautapu ceremony at Te Papa Tongarewa, and will be a part of a five-hour broadcast carried by all major broadcasters in Aoteaora.
Funded by Te Māngai Pāho and NZ On Air and hosted by Stacey Morrison and Mātai Smith, the Celebrate Matariki – Mānawatia a Matariki broadcast will provide insights into the significance of Matariki and include waiata, kapa haka, music, panel discussions facilitated by Moana Maniapoto, John Campbell and Julian Wilcox and an address from the Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern.
Tune in to the Matariki website, your favourite broadcaster, media network or news outlet from 6:00am Friday 24 June to watch the full broadcast.
What to listen to over Matariki
Te Aranga o Matariki - Goldsmith Baynes
Te Aranga o Matariki celebrates the rising of Matariki, te mātahi o te tau and names the nine whetū. This waiata was written to celebrate the official inaugural Matariki holiday this year.
Goldsmith Baynes' latest single Te Aranga o Matariki will be released Friday 24 June.
Ngā Mata o te Ariki Tāwhirimatea - Maisey Rika
Released in 2020, Ngā Mata o te Ariki Tāwhirimātea shares ancient knowledge, teachings and stories about Te kāhui tapu o Matariki (The star constellation of Matariki) handed down through generations.
What to watch over Matariki
Purapura Whetū
A spectacular night of waiata awaits in this special live event, available to stream on both TVNZ+ and TVNZ’s TikTok. With performances from Six60, Hollie SMith, Theia/Te Kaahu, Rob Ruha & Ka Hao and RIIKI Reid – the super charged evening will celebrate the power of music and bring the ihirangaranga (musical vibration) to all listeners and viewers, with songs in both English and Te Reo Māori.
Stan Walker: Impossible Live
Off the back of the incredible success of his memoir and two new albums, Stan Walker: Impossible Live weaves kōrero and waiata in an intimate setting as Stan shares his journey in honour and celebration of Matariki. Watch on TVNZ 2 from 7:30pm, Friday 24 June.
Beyond Matariki
To find out more about Matariki, join Professor Rangi Matamua as he explores the depth of knowledge that pertains to Māori astronomy. Watch Beyond Matariki now on Whakaata Māori.
Whina
The story of Dame Whina Cooper, the beloved Māori matriarch who worked tirelessly to improve the rights of her people, especially women. Flawed yet resilient, Whina tells the story of a woman formed by tradition, compelled by innovation, and guided by an instinct for equality and justice whose legacy as the Te Whaea o te Motu (Mother of the Nation) was an inspiration to an entire country.
Watch Whina in theatres from Thursday 23 June.
The Lion King - Reo Māori
The Disney classic The Lion King has been translated to te reo Māori and will be released in theatres from Thursday 23 June.
Click here to find a theatre showing The Lion King Reo Māori near you.
Funding opportunities + Important dates
Tamariki & Rangatahi funding round
Applications close 5pm Friday 1 July 2022.
Read the RFP and apply now.
News and Current Affairs funding round
Applications for this round opens on 1 July 2022
Waiata Reo Māori funding round
Applications for the Waiata Reo Māori round 1 will open on 4 July 2022.
Ahakoa kei whea, ahakoa āwhea, ahakoa pēwhea, kōrero Māori!
Māori language - everywhere, every day, in every way!
