Tīrama Mai te Pō
Nau mai, haere mai ki Tīrama Mai te Pō - a podcast about loss, grief, death, and dying from a Te Ao Māori perspective. Here, we platform kōrero from both kākāpō – whānau sharing their lived experiences and kākā – practitioners who work with whānau on related kaupapa. This podcast provides you the listeners with perspectives, resources, and stories primarily by, for, with, and of Māori.
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Wednesday Jun 10, 2026
Wednesday Jun 10, 2026
In this third episode of the Tīrama Mai te Pō podcast, we welcome guests Rico Maaka (Tūhoe, Ngāti Porou, Ngāti Maniapoto, Ngāti Hauā) and Tai Mataroa (Arorangi, Rarotonga).
Guest host Finley Ngarangi Johnson (Rongomaiwahine, Ngāti Kahungunu, Rongowhakaata) asks the kākāpō (special guests with lived experience) about their experiences of loss and grief, how they navigated it as tāne, and what advice they would give other men going through similar things.
Hosted by: Temira Mataroa (@temira.mataroa)
Produced by: Pō Pīata (@po.piata) & Tūtū Kākā (@tutukakakaupapa)
Technical production: Isaac Te Reina (@patu_productionz)
Music production: James Illingworth (@illkeys)
Graphic design: Tahlia Conrad-Hinga (@theworkshoptahlia)
Intro waiata vocals: Jade Te Hira
Funded by: Māhutonga
Toitū te Tiriti. Toitū te reo Māori.
Wednesday Jun 10, 2026
Wednesday Jun 10, 2026
In this second episode of the Tīrama Mai te Pō podcast, we welcome guests Jade Te Hira and Paris Mataroa. Temira asks the kākāpō (special guests with lived experience) about their experiences of loss and grief, how they navigated it as rangatahi, and what advice they would give other young people their age going through similar things.
Hosted by: Temira Mataroa (@temira.mataroa)Produced by: Pō Pīata (@po.piata) & Tūtū Kākā (@tutukakakaupapa)Technical production: Isaac Te Reina (@patu_productionz)Music production: James Illingworth (@illkeys)Graphic design: Tahlia Conrad-Hinga (@theworkshoptahlia)Intro waiata vocals: Jade Te HiraFunded by: Māhutonga
Toitū te Tiriti. Toitū te reo Māori.
Wednesday Jun 10, 2026
Wednesday Jun 10, 2026
In this first episode of the Tīrama Mai te Pō Podcast, we hear from our host Temira Mataroa.
Temira shares the story of how she lost two of her tamariki, Rio and Taison.
Hosted by: Temira Mataroa (@temira.mataroa)
Produced by: Pō Pīata (@po.piata) & Tūtū Kākā (@tutukakakaupapa) Technical production: Isaac Te Reina (@patu_productionz)
Music production: James Illingworth (@illkeys)
Graphic design: Tahlia Conrad-Hinga (@theworkshoptahlia)
Intro waiata vocals: Jade Te Hira
Funded by: Māhutonga
Toitū te Tiriti. Toitū te reo Māori.