Sometimes we can find ourselves in a bit of a tikanga pickle - unsure what to do and why. Don’t worry, Re:’s reo Māori series Ohinga has got you covered.

I ētahi wā, ka kitea e tātau he horopaki e raru ai tātau ā-tikanga nei - kāore tātau i te mōhio me aha, he aha hoki me pērā ai tātau. Kei māharahara, mā Ohinga, te whakaaturanga reo Māori a Re: koutou e āwhina.

Tikanga advisor Te Aorere Pewhairangi (Ngāti Porou) outlines some of the basics in our Tikanga 101 explainer.

Ka whakamāramahia e Te Aorere Pewhairangi ētahi meka i tā tātau hōtaka whakamārama tikanga.

Ohinga is created by Mahi Tahi Media, with funding from Te Māngai Pāho and the NZ on Air Public Interest Journalism Fund.

He mea hanga a Ohinga nā Mahi Tahi, he mea tautoko nā Te Mānga Pāho, nā te Puna Pūtea Public Interest Journalism a Irirangi Te Motu anō hoki. 

Stay tuned for a new episode every week.

Hoki mai anō kia kite ai i tētahi hōtaka hou.

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