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9 Lives hosting duties. “I might throw in the odd kīwaha, which is basically the Māori word for colloquialism or slang,” he says. The show, which has four contestants in each episode, is billed as bilingual. “I kind of liken it to a snack-bite-sized portion of te reo [Māori] as opposed to a family feast, where you’re going to be, ‘Oh my gosh, what did he just say?’,” says Smith. “That’s not what this show is about. It’s about seamlessly and organically implementing te reo [Māori] into the show in a very friendly and comfortable and inviting way.”

Matangireia: Māori Political Legacies is coming to RNZ on 8 June The second season of Māori Political Legacies, explores the careers of former Māori Members of Parliament. Eight former Māori MPs from across the political divide discuss the highs and lows of their time in Parliament in a series of revealing conversations. Filmed in Parliament's historic Māori Affairs room from which the series takes its name, Matangireia is presented by three acclaimed Māori journalists; Mihingarangi Forbes, winner of the NZ TV Awards’ Best Presenter News and Current Affairs 2020, Maiki Sherman, awa...

Within the application form, contestants are asked to rate their general knowledge, and gives details of their “specialist subject”. They are also asked to explain why they would be a great contestant. Te Māngai Pāho, the Māori broadcasting commission, funded the programme, which would air on TVNZ 2 later this year. Smith, from Rongowhakaata, Ngāi Tāmanuhiri and Ngāti Kahungunu, is a fluent speaker of te reo and would intertwine te reo Pākehā and Māori into the show. He has appeared on television on both side of the Tasman, starring in The GC, a reality television show about...

CJF Lifetime Achievement Award goes to Thaioronióhte Dan David, APTN founding news director News provided by Share this article TORONTO, April 1, 2021 /CNW/ -  Thaioronióhte Dan David is the recipient of The Canadian Journalism Foundation's (CJF) 2021 Lifetime Achievement Award, in recognition of launching the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network's (APTN) news service, the world's first national Indigenous-led news network and for his life-long support of journalism initiatives around the world. Thaioronióhte Dan David is the recipient of The Canadian Journalism Foundation’s 2021 Life...

Pandemic Disparities In Tribal Communities Listen to Full Show Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin. Lummi Nation member James Scott (native name Qwelexwbed), left, receives the first COVID-19 vaccination on the Lummi Reservation by registered nurse Alyssa Lane, Thursday, Dec. 17, 2020, near Bellingham, Wash. AP Photo/Elaine Thompson The pandemic is disproportionately affecting tribal communities. According to the CDC, they’ve been one of the hardest-hit groups by the pandemic. Leaders and experts now say the death and infection tally numbers in their...