Rnz: Te Ahi Kaa

Hoki atu ki o tātau iwi, hoki atu ki o tātau maunga, hoki atu ki o tātau marae. Engari kia mau ki tēnei kōrero - tu Māori mai, tu Māori mai, tu Māori mai Go back to our people, go back to our mountains, go back to our marae but cling to this command. Stand as Māori, stand as Māori, stand as Māori This whakatāuki was said by Sir James Henare (1911- 1989) to soldiers of the 28th Māori Battalion when they returned to Aotearoa after serving overseas during the Second World War. Voiced and explained by Leanne Tamaki nō Tūhoe

A few public spaces in Wellington now display Johnson Witehira's digital artwork. His portfolio ranges from creating fonts and typography, tee-shirts, street art to Māori designed wallpaper. Justine Murray talks with Johnson about the range of projects he has on the go.

Toi Tangata is an Auckland-based organisation that specialises in health and wellbeing for Māori and non-Māori. Their work incorporates core Māori values with modern day living, with an overall goal of creating healthy lifestyle choices. Justine Murray talks with managing director Leonie Matoe.

This year marks the 31st anniversary of the Ngata Memorial Lectures. The annual Ngāti Pōrou gathering acknowledges the legacy of leader and politician Ta Apirana Ngata, and provides a forum to discuss issues affecting Ngāti Pōrou today including politics and te reo māori. The idea to host a lecture series came to Sir Tamati Reedy in 1982 while he was studying in Alabama as he recalls with Justine Murray.

Ko te toi o nga ora, Ko te whanau ora. The Pinnacle of health and wellbeing is whole whanau health and wellbeing. This week's whakatāuki is explained by Leonie Matoe nō Ngā Rauru, Ngā Ruahine.

Māori are in need of solid, critical self-reflection according to contemporary M­āori art commentator and cultural historian, Ngahiraka Mason. If we can do that we will find more value in engaging iwi taketake ki iwi taketake rather than the combative iwi Māori ki iwi Pākehā.

Writing her first novel Where the Rēkohu Bone Sings was a means of Tina Makereti understanding her daughters Moriori identity and in the telling of the story giving voice to the relationship between Moriori, Māori and Rēkohu.

Me ua e te ua Let the rain fall

Kia mau ki te Kōura Roa - Hold on to the big crayfish.

Māori language week was officially launched on Monday July 21st at Te Rauparaha Arena, Porirua. A few highlights feature.

Keith Southern enjoyed a friendship with Whanganui composer Morvin Te Anatipa Simon (1944 -2014) for over thirty years. They recorded and arranged maori music together with groups including Kaiwhaiki, Te Matapihi, and Hato Paora College. He talks about what he learned from Morvin, and offers up important advice for present day maori composers.

Dr Paul Wolframm talks about the documentary Nga Reo o te Whenua - Voices of the land. Tāonga pūoro exponent Dr Richard Nunns and Horomono Horo shed light on the connection of traditional Māori instruments and the landscape. Filmed in fifteen locations across Te Wai Pounamu (South Island) it debuts on July 26th Te Papa as part of the New Zealand International Film Festival.

Patua te taniwha o te whakama. Do not let shyness overcome you.

Acting Chief Executive Officer of Te Taura Whiri I te reo Māori (Māori Language Commission) Pita Paraone discusses the concept of Te Kupu o te Wiki as part of the Māori Language week campaign 2014.

In the retail downtown area of Gisborne, Tupara is a business that is steadily building up a name for themselves. They sell a range of Māori art on behalf of the local artists, Justine Murray chats with owner Nick Tupara.

Kia tika te reo, Kia rere te reo, Kia Māori te reo. Let the Māori language be accurate, let it fly and let it be Māori and traditional. This week's whakatāuki is explained by Gareth Seymour nō Ngāti Hikairo and Juanita Teepa nō Ngāi Tūhoe, Ngā Puhi.

Whaikōrero by the Rev. Father James Durining at the opening of the Aotea Meeting House at Mākirikiri, Dannevirke, 1967.

Rachel Wesley shows Justine Murray around the church located a few metres away from Otakou Marae and is home to a whanau Whare Taoka, a small room with a range of photos, treasures and pounamu.

Ngai Tahu choreographer Louise Potiki Bryant talks about her career in dance which includes a range of productions with The Black Grace Dance Company, Atamira and Te Ahukaramu Charles Royal's Te Whare Tapere. Louise also talks about new projects in the works as a result of being awarded the Caroline Plummer Fellowship earlier this year.

Ko te pipi te tuatahi, ko te kaunuku te tuarua. A small wedge is used first, followed by a larger one.