Reo Warriors: Ngā Toa Tauā O Te Reo

Reo Warriors: Ngā Toa Tauā O Te Reo

Ngā Toa Taua o te Reo provides insights rarely seen before into the lives of those who've dedicated their lives to the revitalisation and normalisation of the Māori language.
Documentary & Factual
Stream Worldwide
Season 1

Episode 1

Reo Warriors: Ngā Toa Tauā o Te Reo

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Kōhanga Reo National Trust co-chair, Raneira Procter, reveals how Māori in the Gisborne area disputed the establishment of its first Kura Kaupapa Māori, while also sharing the work that he is doing for te reo Māori.

Episode 2

Reo Warriors: Ngā Toa Tauā o Te Reo

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Tairāwhiti Museum Curator, Tapunga Nepe is helping revive te reo Māori amongst his people of Rongowhakaata.

Episode 3

Reo Warriors: Ngā Toa Tauā o Te Reo

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Dr Cathy Dewes, a member of the Te Reo Māori Society responsible for the birth of Māori Language Week, and stalwart of the Kura Kaupapa Māori movement, shares her story.

Episode 4

Reo Warriors: Ngā Toa Tauā o Te Reo

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Award winning composer, singer and song writer, Pere Wihongi, speaks about the benefits of using platforms like Disney for the normalisation of te reo Māori.

Episode 5

Reo Warriors: Ngā Toa Tauā o Te Reo

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Māori broadcasting legend, Tini Molyneux, discusses the struggles they faced getting te reo Māori on television while also issuing a challenge to the current crop of Māori broadcasters.

Episode 6

Reo Warriors: Ngā Toa Tauā o Te Reo

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Ngarimu Parata, a young Ngāti Porou leader, shares his story of language and story acquisition. He also challenges his tribe on the future of their language and customs.

Episode 7

Reo Warriors: Ngā Toa Tauā o Te Reo

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It takes a community to revive a language. That is the belief of Campbell Dewes, headmaster of Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Kawakawa Mai Tawhiti in the East Coast of New Zealand.

Episode 8

Reo Warriors: Ngā Toa Tauā o Te Reo

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Music is a vehicle which delivers te reo Māori to multiple generations. That is the belief of Te Taepa Kameta, prolific song writer and composer from the heart of Ngāti Pikiao and Ratana Pā.

Episode 9

Reo Warriors: Ngā Toa Tauā o Te Reo

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Dr Anaha Hiini is a Māori language guru, who has paved a life for his whānau through his Māori language consultancy Kōtihi Limited. He’s also branching out to tourism and the language of love.

Episode 10

Reo Warriors: Ngā Toa Tauā o Te Reo

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Mataia Keepa, is a Māori language expert and tohunga karakia in his own right. He shares with Kereama, the burden of these responsibilities and how he navigates his way through heavy criticism.

Episode 11

Reo Warriors: Ngā Toa Tauā o Te Reo

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Mamae Takerei is the first voice you will hear on Tūrangawaewae Marae, from Poukai, to Coronation’s, to royal tangihanga. In this candidate interview she talks about where it all began.

Episode 12

Reo Warriors: Ngā Toa Tauā o Te Reo

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Mahara Nicholas uri o Tauranga Moana is a navigator in his own right, is on the pursuit to build the first 100% reo Māori waka hourua crew.

Episode 13

Reo Warriors: Ngā Toa Tauā o Te Reo

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Tame Iti is the most prolific protestor of the modern era.

Episode 14

Reo Warriors: Ngā Toa Tauā o Te Reo

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Agnes McFarland, an academic and karanga expert talks about the loss of te reo reiuru and te reo reitū.

Episode 15

Reo Warriors: Ngā Toa Tauā o Te Reo

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Whirimako Black pioneered te reo Māori music in a time where it was not widely accepted by the industry. She shares highs and lows of that journey with Kereama Wright.

Episode 16

Reo Warriors: Ngā Toa Tauā o Te Reo

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Tamati Waaka is one of the most decorated kapa haka exponents of the modern era. He shares the roots of his wit and linguistic prowess on and off the stage with Kereama Wright.

Episode 17

Reo Warriors: Ngā Toa Tauā o Te Reo

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This episode of Reo Warriors explores the establishment of Te Rūnanga Nui o Ngā Kura Kaupapa Māori, as they celebrate 30 years since its inception.

Episode 18

Reo Warriors: Ngā Toa Tauā o Te Reo

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Julian Wilcox is a veteran broadcaster who was also groomed in the traditional school of Kupe in the north. Kereama canvasses his life and inspirations in this episode of reo Warriors.

Episode 19

Reo Warriors: Ngā Toa Tauā o Te Reo

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Eru Kapa-Kingi is the modern day protestor. Fighting for mana motuhake and tino rangatiratanga.

Episode 20

Reo Warriors: Ngā Toa Tauā o Te Reo

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He Kāinga Mō Te Reo is one of the most under rated Māori language programs in Aotearoa.

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