Te Kuru o te Marama Dewes

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Te Kuru o te Marama Dewes (Ngāti Porou, Ngāti Rangitihi) is a writer, researcher and co-host for Nē?, The Spinoff's te ao Māori podcast. He is a multi-media content creator, and former Māori Television journalist.

The Tino Rangatiratanga flag flies on the maunga at Ihumātao. (Photo by Phil Walter/Getty Images)

The government banned te reo in the past. It won’t succeed again

For tangata Tiriti waiting for a sign or incentive to start their journey of learning te reo and exploring more about te ao Māori, this is it.

By Te Kuru o te Marama Dewes | 21st December, 2023

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Image: Getty/Tina Tiller

The pou tokomanawa in the whare: Bringing te reo to life in the places we live

Reclaiming te reo Māori is always hard, but the hardest work – and the most important – takes place within the home.

By Te Kuru o te Marama Dewes | 22nd June, 2023

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The last living co-designer of the tino rangatiratanga flag, Linda Munn (Photo montage: supplied/Tina Tiller)

The enduring legacy of the tino rangatiratanga flag

The last living kaitiaki of the tino rangatiratanga flag only has one condition for its use: 'It has to go back into the community.'

By Te Kuru o te Marama Dewes | 17th January, 2023

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Photo: Rawhitiroa Photography / Image design: Tina Tiller

Māori music is hitting the mainstream and it’s not by accident

Music legends are joining with talented newcomers to write new songs and help revitalise te reo in the process.

By Te Kuru o te Marama Dewes | 28th December, 2022

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Image: supplied / Archi Banal

A momentous year for te reo Māori

This year saw a surge in awareness of te reo Māori – thanks to decades of parents, grandparents, teachers and leaders refusing to give up.

By Te Kuru o te Marama Dewes | 22nd December, 2022

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It’s not goodbye forever, it’s mā te wā from the Nē? team, L-R: Hemi Kelly (guest), Leonie Hayden, Meriana Johnson, Te Kuru o te Marama Dewes and Te Aihe Butler.

‘We need more of this’: Reflecting on an inspirational year of Nē?

The team behind Nē?, a podcast about being Māori in the modern world, pick their favourite episodes of the year.

By Te Kuru o te Marama Dewes | 24th November, 2022

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Te Rawhitiroa Bosch

Te Rawhitiroa Bosch, the everywhere man

If it’s a Māori gathering of national significance, you’ll probably catch Te Rawhitiroa Bosch there, camera in hand, ready to shoot.

By Te Kuru o te Marama Dewes | 23rd November, 2022

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Auraki, a character created by Hōhepa Thompson. (Image: Tina Tiller)

Newsflash, mainstream media: te ao Māori is the mainstream

'Culturally aware' media companies are about to get their commitment tested by an innovative and unique character called Auraki.

By Te Kuru o te Marama Dewes | 4th November, 2022

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Image: Supplied / Tina Tiller

A new generation of tamariki will sing ‘Waerea’ in place of ‘Let It Go’

The release of Disney's Frozen Reo Māori marks a world first for the Ngāi Tahu dialect.

By Te Kuru o te Marama Dewes | 28th October, 2022

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Photo: Rawhitiroa Photography / Image design: Tina Tiller

Māori music is hitting the mainstream and it’s not by accident

Musical legends are joining with talented newcomers to write new songs and help revitalise te reo in the process.

By Te Kuru o te Marama Dewes | 7th October, 2022

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