Breathing Life into Google Translate
Explore a rich spectrum of contemporary and captivating kaupapa in Season Two of WHAKAMĀORI . Image supplied
WHAKAMĀORI is back for a second season following its gold awards for Best Education Podcast and Best Māori Podcast at the 2022 NZ Podcast Awards. The series breathes life into Google Translate and returns with twelve new episodes, tackling famous movie moments and the Shortland Street theme song, plus more serious topics such as key excerpts from Moana Jackson’s Imagining Decolonisation, all in an engaging blend of interactive video and audio content.
This season ventures into a rich spectrum of contemporary and captivating kaupapa (topics), catering to a diverse audience, including te reo Māori speakers, enthusiasts, and learners, all eager to enrich their linguistic experience through high-quality te reo Māori media. With a focus on both rangatahi (youth) and pakeke (adults), Whakamāori aims to delight and enlighten in equal measure.
The series is dynamic and skillfully hosted by presenter Kimo Houltham, alongside te reo Māori expert Dr. Anaha Hiini - joined by the spirited Reo enthusiast Leon Blake, Hana Mereraiha, and the accomplished Kristin Ross.
RNZ’s Producer – Podcast and Series, Justine Murray says it's an invaluable resource for anyone who wants to up their level of te reo Māori.
“By taking popular everyday English literature, slogans, letters and a movie monologue, listeners and viewers gain an insight into the inning workings of te reo Māori words, contexts and sentence constructions. In other episodes, listeners can just have a laugh while the panel fumble their way through translating the Shortland Street 90s theme, and a series of words from the Urban Dictionary like Vibe, Low Key and No Cap!"
Series two of Whakamāori launches on Monday 11 September with the first episode, coinciding with Te Wiki o te Reo Māori. Watch at rnz.co.nz/whakamaori or listen on your favourite podcast app.
