About this episode
Eugene Bingham shares the story of Te Pahi, a significant Maori leader, and discusses the importance of such narratives today.
Award-winning journalist Eugene Bingham tells two stories - Te Pahi's story and his own! Te Pahi is the extraordinary true tale of the first influential Maori leader to cross the Tasman. Te Tai Tokerau rangatira Te Pahi's curiosity about the Pakeha world forged alliances, saved lives and ultimately cost him his own. Eugene is one of Aotearoa's most respected investigative journalists and an internationally acclaimed podcaster. He's an athlete too! Eugene has completed dozens of marathons and ultra-marathons. Nowadays, though, he's more likely to be at the start line of a 5km parkrun. Since 2021, he's been learning te reo Maori, mostly at Te Wananga o Aotearoa, with the goal of re-introducing the language to his whanau. His book is The Chief and the Empire and he talks to Susie about why stories like this are so important today.
People in this episode
Host: Susie
Guest: Eugene Bingham
Topics covered
- Maori leadership
- journalism
- cultural history
- language learning
- personal stories
Keywords
- Eugene Bingham
- Te Pahi
- Maori
- journalism
- Aotearoa
- Te Wananga o Aotearoa
- language
- cultural history
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Te Wananga o Aotearoa
Books & works: The Chief and the Empire
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