Mai i te Kaihautū

Kua mihia te mano tini kua mene ki Hawaiki nui, ki Hawaiki roa, ki Hawaiki pāmamao. Ki a rātou te tūtūtanga o te puehu, te whiunga o te kupu i ngā wā takatū ai rātou, haere atu rā. Kāti rā, ki a tātou te urupa o rātou mā, ngā waihotanga mai e hāpai nei i o rātou wawata, tūmanako hoki, tēnā tātou.

E hihiko ana te ngākau, ā, kei te whakamānawatia tonu ana tēnei e te peha o te motu e pāorooro ana, ‘Mānawatia a Matariki’ Mauriora!

Post Matariki, there is a lot for us to come to grips with. This issue of our pānui is primarily about giving our funded entities a heads up on some work we are undertaking. Along with the additional funding we received in Budget 2022, we were asked to develop the capability to provide enhanced data and analysis to support a strong case for increased long-term funding. We have undertaken some preliminary work and need to talk to our content creators and platforms about what’s required to deliver that analysis.

Our team is continually trying to improve the tools we have available and you may have noticed that there have been further enhancements to Te Pūahatanga. If there are any teething problems, we need to hear about them quickly so that our service provider can address them as soon as possible.

The additional funding has given us an opportunity to review our funding timetable for the current financial year. Make sure you engage with the Funding Team to check what’s available when!

Finally, there is a lot of work going on shaping the New Public Media Entity; preparing for the landing of the Māori Media Sector Shift; considering a refresh for Māori news and current affairs;  and re-visiting our own strategies. We will be reaching out to you all for assistance with this work.

Kia haumaru ai te noho.

Larry Parr, 
Kaihautū o Te Māngai Pāho

Māori music

SoundCheck - Professional Respect Training Workshops

If you're in Ōtepoti and  haven’t been to a Professional Respect training day yet, register now!

Professional Respect is a full day of training and includes: definitions of sexual harassment and sexual harm within New Zealand legislation WorkSafe obligations, legal requirements for workplace's guidance for receiving disclosures of sexual harm, supporting survivors strategies for preventing sexual harm, fostering a respectful work environment and practical tips for bystander intervention.

Keep an eye on the SoundCheck website for further dates and online training launching in September.

Waiata Hou - Chad Chambers

Chad 'The Boogieman' Chambers is set to release 'Ka Puta Mai' his first release as a solo Reggae artist. 

Originally composed by Chad’s father Jack Chambers, ‘Ka Puta Mai’ was released on his iwi radio station, Radio Ngāti Porou, as part of the Manu Waiata song competition back in 2013. With support from Te Māngai Pāho, the waiata has since been revamped with new lyrics by talented father and daughter duo Kimo and Matawai Winiata, musical arrangements by the Creative Nātives Collective and video production by Kaulab Productions.

Listen to 'Ka Puta Mai' on Spotify now

  Project Spotlight:
Te Pāmu Kūmara

The first ever 100 per cent reo Māori action scripted children’s drama drops on Māori+ tonight, 29 July at 7:00pm. 

The series is centred around Tai (12 year old Owairea Tawera) and her superhuman whānau who run their local vege shop from their kūmara farm, and must protect their whenua from those who desire it for their own ends.