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6:30 AM

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Purākau

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Animated story time series for children focusing on Māori myths and legends. Rangiwhakaekeau and his son Rangiteaorere posed the phrase, "˜He kotahi nā Tūhoe, e kata te pō'. (R)

6:40 AM

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Pipi Pao Pao Tamariki Karaoke

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A lively tamariki show featuring pīpī from kōhanga reo across the motu singing traditional Māori songs with on-screen lyrics for interactive karaoke-style learning. (R)

6:45 AM

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Takaro Tribe

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NEW: Tākaro Tribe take seven kōtare to day camp, practise telling the time in Tikiti-Tokiti’s puku, and sing a fun waiata about the number whitu.

7:00 AM

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Darwin And Newts

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An animated series for youngsters who love to figure out how things work. (R)

7:10 AM

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Tamariki Haka

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Children from kura across the country showcase their haka skills. Te Kura o Nga Ruahine Rangi and Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Ngāti Ruanui. (R)

7:20 AM

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Te Nūtube

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Two clever cousins, Atareta and Te Haakura, share their world with their followers. (R)

7:30 AM

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Kia Mau

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A fun sing-along Māori performing arts series for children. (R)

7:40 AM

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Whare Takataka

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Pāpā Tei Nohotima shares waiata and karakia using a range of Māori tools and movement. (R)

7:50 AM

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Island Of Mystery

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After escaping the slimy, scale-covered ponaturi, Josh, Kazumi, Rangi, Kura, and Toro decide to search the creatures' village for the godstick. (R)

8:00 AM

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Pūkana 2024

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NEW: Te Reo Māori entertainment programme for Kura and Kura Kaupapa tamariki / taiohi.

8:30 AM

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Oranga Ngākau

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Yvonne Te Wanihi Edwards presents uniquely Māori exercise workouts for young and old to keep fit and healthy. (R)

9:30 AM

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Whānau Bake-Off

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A baking show that pits whānau against each other in a battle for bragging rights. (R)

10:00 AM

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Wildest New Zealand

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An exploration of the unique menagerie of creatures of New Zealand. Ocean Legacy: Spring is here, and with it arrives a time of promise for the fur seal and the northern royal albatross.

11:00 AM

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Moon Tide Fishing Grass Roots

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It's the Maurimutu maramataka phase on Tīkapa Moana. While it's a time of declining energy, there's banter and bounty a-plenty, as the Mai FM Morning Crew try and get some tasty kaimoana. (R)

11:30 AM

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Hoiho Riding On

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Lizzie Rangihuna is back to explore the nations back country and reveal the great stories from the paddock, meeting the people making a difference in their communities through their Hoiho. (R)

12:00 PM

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Merchants Of The Wild

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Six indigenous strangers travel within the territory of Kespukwik aka Nova Scotia, and must work together, as they are immersed in culture and faced with their own survival. (R)

12:30 PM

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Piris Tiki Tour

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Piri Weepu travels NZ to meet local divers, farmers, hunters and more. They share with us local hot spots and anecdotes of what moulded them into the people they are today. (R)

1:00 PM

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Hunting Aotearoa

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Join skilled hunter-gatherer Peter Peeti, for another exciting hunting season. Pete is in the Tasman region, with a group of teenagers who are learning how to hunt and provide for their families. (R)

1:30 PM

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Tōku Reo

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Professor John Moorfield's Māori language course supported by an interactive website. (R)

2:00 PM

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Ōpaki

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Pānia Papa uses games, music and activities to teach Māori. (R)

2:30 PM

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Ako

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Pānia Papa presents Māori language lessons for intermediate-level learners. (R)

3:00 PM

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Ako

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Pānia Papa presents Māori language lessons for intermediate-level learners. (R)

3:30 PM

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Purākau

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Animated story time series for children focusing on Māori myths and legends. The beautiful Waitaiki and the taniwha Poutini. (R)

3:40 PM

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Pipi Pao Pao Tamariki Karaoke

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A lively tamariki show featuring pīpī from kōhanga reo across the motu singing traditional Māori songs with on-screen lyrics for interactive karaoke-style learning. (R)

3:45 PM

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Takaro Tribe

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Tākaro Tribe take seven kōtare to day camp, practise telling the time in Tikiti-Tokiti’s puku, and sing a fun waiata about the number whitu. (R)

4:00 PM

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Darwin And Newts

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An animated series for youngsters who love to figure out how things work. (R)

4:10 PM

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Tamariki Haka

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Children from kura across the country showcase their haka skills. Te Kura o Te Pāroa. (R)

4:20 PM

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Te Nūtube

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Two clever cousins, Atareta and Te Haakura, share their world with their followers. (R)

4:30 PM

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Kia Mau

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A fun sing-along Māori performing arts series for children. (R)

4:40 PM

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Whare Takataka

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Pāpā Tei Nohotima shares waiata and karakia using a range of Māori tools and movement. (R)

4:50 PM

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Island Of Mystery

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Josh and his dog Kazumi crash back in time to face a fearsome girl and her acrobatic sister. (R)

5:00 PM

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Pūkana 2024

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Te Reo Māori entertainment programme for Kura and Kura Kaupapa tamariki / taiohi. (R)

5:30 PM

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Brain Busters

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Brain Busters puts everyday kids to the test in a variety of challenges that test their smarts, speed and strength. (R)

6:00 PM

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ASB Polyfest 2024

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Whakaata Māori presents performances from the Māori stage of the ASB Polyfest 2024, the largest festival of it's kind. (R)

6:30 PM

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Te Ao Māori News

NEW: Whakaata Māori’s flagship news programme Te Ao Māori News brings you the latest news that matters to Māori in Te Reo Māori anywhere, anytime on any device. (R)

7:00 PM

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Ata Toi + Wai

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NEW: Join the dynamic trio Chey Milne, Tawaroa Kawana and Jordyn With A Why as they celebrate music through a distinctly Māori lens. Hāni Totorewa shares key lessons he has learn't during his career.

7:30 PM

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Your Island My Home

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Taiwanese Pangcah artists and New Zealand Māori artists exchange and experience each other's unique cultures, lifestyles and hospitality of the different tribes and the Pangcah villages. (R)

8:35 PM

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Buoyancy

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14-year-old Burmese boy Chakra is sold as a slave labourer to the captain of a Thai fishing vessel. the captain's rule on board is cruel and arbitrary. (R)

10:10 PM

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Te Ao Māori News

Whakaata Māori’s flagship news programme Te Ao Māori News brings you the latest news that matters to Māori in Te Reo Māori anywhere, anytime on any device. (R)

10:36 PM

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Whakaata Māori

Whakaata Māori specialises in the stories of Aotearoa. Be entertained and informed with news, current affairs, sports, drama, documentaries and much more.