Lead te reo Māori commentator for the Rugby World Cup, Te Aorere Pewhairangi.

This week on Māpuna we speak to social media phenomenon Te Aorere Pewhairangi. Pewhairangi has attracted a huge following on both his TikTok and Instagram accounts, but recently he's been putting on his working gumboots as the lead te reo Māori commentator for the 2023 Rugby World Cup. Pewhairangi was educated at kura kaupapa Māori in Palmerston North and has continued upholding te reo in his mahi since graduation. This year he raised money for te Tairāwhiti that was battered by Cyclone Gabrielle by walking the length of state highway 35 and tagged along with New Zealander of the Year Professor Rangi Mātāmua to take knowledge of Matariki global at the Royal Observatory in London.