Whakamīere - Reo Māori Stories

A sparrow and cat that have grown up together are the best of friends. Then, one day, the sparrow needs the cat's help!

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A wolf is elected to be the leader of the wolves and foxes, and he has some advice for all his followers. One follower calls him out though.

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Irony, generosity and the search for the perfect Christmas gift - O. Henry's masterpiece has us wondering where the story is going right to the very end.

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Raurangi takes us back to where it all began, with Wini-te-Pū, Upoko 1. This episode was originally released in Te Wiki o te Reo Māori in 2024, and introduces us to Pū and some of his friends.

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A look back at Kate Chopin's The Story of an Hour - a story in which a woman's life seems to completely change forever over the course of only an hour.

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We revisit a Sherlock Holmes classic that is widely considered to be one of the best Sherlock Holmes stories both by fans and the author himself. Te Mahi Mātātoa a te Pēne Tongitongi has twists and turns you don't expect, and is a joy to read... and re-read!

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We've pulled out a thriller from the archives. This episode features The Lottery by Shirley Jackson - a dark and mysterious pakiwaitara that may have even been the inspiration for The Hunger Games.

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Continuing on with our Raurangi series, we revisit a Pakiwaitara which was originally published in January 2025. A family favourite that has endured for nearly 200 years.

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The first of our Raurangi series revisits our very first Pakiwaitara, which was originally published in September 2024.

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As Toratī and her new friends continue along the road of yellow brick, they find yet another obstacle in front of them. This one is much bigger than anything they've come across yet, and it may spell the end of their journey!

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An old woman finds a cask which was, until recently, filled with choice wine, and the memories begin to flood in.

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A dishonest groom has been selling off half the horse's food, and the horse is not happy about it.

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A lion spies four bulls feeding. Being such close friends, however, they stick together, which makes hunting them very tricky for the lion.

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A gardener has a pest problem: a hare keeps eating all his vegetables! So he calls upon his landlord, who is a great hunter, to help him sort the problem out.

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A boy is stung by a nettle and runs home to tell his mother. This episode also includes some very useful information before the kōrero, please listen to it fully.

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A proud warhorse meets a lazy pig, and they have very different outlooks on life and each other's purpose.

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After a little fish is caught, he pleads to be released, and makes a promise to the man.

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War has waged between the cats and the mice for as long as we can remember, but the mice have a plan to help them win. What could it be?

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A fowler is asked by a blackbird what he is doing, and the blackbird naïvely takes him at his word.

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In the final chapter of Wini-te-Pū, Kiritopa Rōpene throws a party and invites all our friends along to celebrate a very special bear.

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While felling a tree, a man loses his axe in the river, but Mercury appears to help him out.

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A classic fable about the everlasting battle between beauty and brains.

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Two travelers come across an axe in a wood, but there is disagreement about whose it should be.

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War breaks out between the birds and beasts. The lion is in charge, though, and know's exactly what every animal's job is.

A clumsy ass makes a fortunate mistake in stumbling while crossing the river.

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The country mouse hosts the city mouse at his abode, but our city friend is not so impressed with the whole affair. He suggests that the country mouse come to his home that evening to show him how good life is, and what the country mouse is missing out on.

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While hunting, a hawk is caught in a trap laid my the farmer to caught crows in his cornfield. Things go south very quickly though!

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As Toratī and her companions continue through the forest, they are confronted by a deep growl coming from deep in the bushes. What or who could it be?

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A blind sheep arranges with the owl to undergo surgery to fix his ailment. He has a few questions before the surgery goes through though.

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Probably the most famous of Aesop's fables - The Boy Who Cried Wolf needs no introduction.

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A herdsman's young cow goes missing, and a reward offered to Jupiter for help in finding the thief. The herdsman may not have thought this offer all the way through though!

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A wolf comes across a fox which has accidentally stumbled, and fallen into a well. Can he help him out, or is it too much?

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After a ship goes down near Greece with an ape aboard, a cunning dolphin comes to the rescue.

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A sneaky wolf conjures up a plan to snatch a sheep from the shepherd's flock. But has he thought everything through?

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A beggar is scrounging scraps behind the manor of a Lord, and is observed quietly by a servant who shares a very similar reality to the dog.

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A short kōrero about the first time people met the camel.

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Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, what happened next?

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Punua finds himself in a precarious situation, surrounded by rainwater that is quickly rising. Pū finds a note in a bottle and asks Kiritopa Rōpene for help.

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Upon being made a god, Hercules snubs Plutus - but why? Jupiter demands an answer of him.

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A shepherd catches the travel bug and wants to be a merchant no matter the cost. But things don't turn out as expected.

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