Sunday, 8 December 2013

“E kore au e ngaro te purapura I ruia mai I rangiatea”

I will never be lost, the seed sown from Rangiatea.

This weeks whakatāuki is explained by Karl Johnstone nō Rongowhakaata, Te Aitanga a Mahaki.

In Te Ahi Kaa this week Justine Murray visits Te Puia, the New Zealand Māori Arts and Crafts Institute in Rotorua. At the helm of the weaving school, Te Rito is Edna Pahewa who was taught weaving at a young age by her mother Emily Schuster and her kuia Ngaitai Bubb. It was Emily that planted the institutes’ first pā harakeke (flax plantation) in the late 1960’s. Today the flax is thriving but demand has outweighed supply resulting in Edna looking at other ways to source harakeke.

Edna Pahewa nō Te Arawa.

It was a first for both the men’s and women’s Māori Basketball teams to compete at the FIBA (International Basketball Federation) Oceania Championships in Porirua. The men took out the finals beating Australia 71-66. A few days out from the final, Justine Murray met players Puke and Natasha Lenden; and Coach Jeff Green who breaks down the team’s strengths, and discusses the upcoming tour schedule.


Action from the 2013 FIBA Ocenia Pacific Basketball Championship, Porirua 2013, (Photos courtesy of Grant Chapman.)

Rosemary Rangitauira is with Chef Erueti Tutaki cooking Hangi Scotch Fillet and Horopito Beetroot Chutney in his kitchen at Takapuna R.S.A on Auckland’s North Shore.

Chef Erueti Tutaki cooks hangi scotch fillet steak with horopito beetroot chutney in his kitchen at Takapuna R.S.A.

As thousands hit Napier this weekend for Iron Māori, third time competitor Nasir Mulligan nō Ngati Raukawa sees it as a stepping stone to further his fitness goals. He talks about the importance of Iron Māori with Justine.

Nasir Mulligan nō Ngati Raukawa.