No images? Click here 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 KaihautūTēnā rā tātou, e rere kau ana ngā mihi ki a koutou te hunga pāpāhō Māori, koutou hoki e arohaina ana i tō tātou reo rangatira. Mauriora! For those of us working in the te reo Māori revitalisation space, last week was a feast of riches. Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori conducted an online Kura Reo from Wellington. Towards the end of the week, Whakaata Māori staged a two-day Kura Whakarauora Reo at the Vodafone Event Centre in Manukau, which was also available online. Both events were very well attended and provided interesting insights into new approaches to language revitalisation and language planning. Congratulations to both teams. Of course this week, BUDGET 2022 will be announced. These are challenging times for all of us and the government has a delicate balancing act to perform. No doubt we will all be watching or listening anxiously, hoping that there is an increase in funding for the Māori Media sector. We might also get some more clarity around the pathway for the merger of RNZ and TVNZ. That could also have an impact for our sector. Ko te manako ia, hei te ahiahi pō ā te Taite e menemene ai ana tātou! Larry Parr, In this pānui
Te Marama Puoro o Aotearoa - NZ Music MonthThis month we're celebrating our songwriters and their awesome music. This year’s ‘Level Up’ theme is about bringing into focus tomorrow’s stars, showcasing up-and-coming talent and success stories, and celebrating what emerging success means for New Zealand artists. Waiata Reo Māori Showcase Te Māngai Pāho, APRA and NZ On Air are hosting a waiata reo Māori showcase event live this Thursday, 19 May. You can tune in to the livestream and check out some of our top songwriters including Georgia Lines, Kings, Anna Coddington, Mohi and more! NZ Music T-Shirt Day Other music events coming up:NZ Music Month Summit TANIWHA Aided and mentored by established artists, a te reo Māori consultant and the project producers, TANIWHA will be a monster of musical creativity. Wānanga dates are May 21 and 22 and June 25 and 26. There's only a few spots left. Get in touch here to secure your place. Māori musicTe Māngai Pāho welcomes the announcement of Teresa Patterson as Head of Music for NZ On Air. Ms Patterson has worked in the NZ music and arts industry for more than 25 years in a wide variety of roles across major music labels, artist management, festival management, marketing and PR, mentorship, head of the Music Managers Forum Aotearoa, and most recently as Partnerships Manager at the NZ Comedy Trust/NZ Int Comedy Festival. She has been closely involved with the establishment of SoundCheck Aotearoa, is a board member of MusicHelps, and a past member of the NZ Music Commission Board. Entries for the 2022 APRA Silver Scroll Awards Kaitito Kaiaka are now open. Entries close at midnight on Tuesday 31 May. The Maioha Award winning waiata receives $5000, it’s free to enter, and each songwriter can enter two different waiata. Waiata can also be entered in both Maioha and Silver Scroll Award categories. The key criteria are:
Waiata HouCallan James, an up and coming takatāpui Māori music artist wrote 'Pākia' celebrating all the front line workers who worked tirelessly through the Aotearoa Alert Level 4 lockdowns and connecting with each other. Listen to Pākia now. 'Tukua Te Kūata' by Huia was written in the midst of the COVID-19 rāhui. This song was a free flow of thoughts. Life is too short to hold back your love. Listen to 'Tukua Te Kūata'. 2022-2023 Funding CalendarWe have re-published our funding calendars for the 2022-2023 financial year. You can find the diverse content funding calendar here and the music funding calendar here. Next funding rounds are the Tamariki & Rangatahi and Content Development (fluent) which open on Wednesday 1 June 2022. Project Spotlight: |