Justine Murray
Whakataukī of the Week with Justine Murray
Justine has been behind the award-winning docuseries NZ Wars, and tonight she's been celebrating the premiere of a new season with a personal connection, Stories of Tauranga Moana. Audio
Podcast | NZ Wars: Stories of Tauranga Moana | Episode 2
On the eve the battle, British troops have ringfenced Gate Pa. Māori are out-numbered 7:1. Can they survive the biggest artillery bombardment ever on New Zealand soil and face down the might of… Audio
Podcast | NZ Wars: Stories of Tauranga Moana | Episode 1
Paraone Koikoi was at the Battle of Gate Pa in 1864, when Tauranga Moana iwi bested the British army in one of the most humiliating defeats in its history. Now, 160 years later, his great-great-great… Audio
My Tupuna Paraone Koikoi during the conflict in Tauranga Moana
RNZ Podcasts Senior Producer Justine Murray (Ngāti Ranginui, Ngāi te Rangi) presents her own personal connection to these stories through her tupuna Pāraone Koikoi in the two-part podcast series, NZ…
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Season 2 | Episode 3: Papa Tom Davis, From the Seas to the Stars (Rarotonga) | Untold Pacific History
Papa Tom, an extraordinary Cook Islander who smashed new frontiers in space and the ocean in a life that spanned many fields of work. Video, Audio
Introducing: NZ Wars: Stories of Tauranga Moana
On the morning of 29 April 1864, British colonial forces opened fire on Pukehinahina Gate Pā. This was the first engagement of a military campaign waged against the iwi of Tauranga Moana and their… Audio
Home for a bit - RSE workers in Matapihi
Supporting their families back home in Samoa is the main drive of a group of ten young men. Some of them feature in this episode of Voices, produced by Justine Murray. Audio
Best of Matariki 2023 at Rotorua Skyline
Mapuna takes a look back at the celebration of the Maori New Year held at Rotorua Skyline. This year the hautapu ceremony included women to lead some incantations. This is a key difference from last… Audio
Our taiao, our tohu - protecting the Waihi estuary
Tauranga-based producer Justine Murray dons some gumboots and meets some teeny-tiny cockles as she joins a team surveying the Waihi estuary. Professor Kura Paul-Burke is weaving mātauranga Māori and… Audio
Our Changing World - Protecting the Waihi estuary
The health of the Waihi estuary is in decline, threatening its important role as a mahinga kai, or food-gathering site. Justine Murray meets the team trying to turn things around. Audio
Spoken Feature: Nau Mai Town Timaru
We may all know the South Canterbury town as 'Timaru', but did you know that there's two other versions of this name? Justine Murray is back with an episode of Nau Mai Town and joins Justin Tipa, the… Audio
Spoken Feature Nau Mai Town: Petone
It's a seaside town in Wellington and back in 1840 the New Zealand Company migrant ship the AURORA arrived at Petone Beach. With a population of just over eight thousand Petone is home to Jackson… Audio
Nau Mai Town - Season Two
Nau Mai Town is back with host Justine Murray to find out the stories and meaning of place names around Aotearoa. Audio
Podcast | NZ Wars: Stories of Wairau | Episode 1
On June 17th 1843, a posse of European settlers head to the Wairau Valley - planning to arrest the renowned chief Te Rauparaha and his nephew, Te Rangihaeata. A gun battle breaks out and 26 people are… Audio
Podcast | NZ Wars: Stories of Wairau | Episode 2
Tensions over land at Wairau, and injustices and insults against Ngāti Toa leaders reach their boiling point. Arthur Wakefield, the leader of the Nelson settlement decides to seize the land by force… Audio
Podcast Trailer | NZ Wars: Stories of Wairau
The NZ Wars series goes back to the first shots fired... to Wairau in June 1843. The fourth chapter of this landmark podcast is out February 3. Audio
It's not something we think of - "where do you fit in?"
Witnessing a powhiri for some of the Bay of Plenty's newest residents is a pretty special occasion. Justine Murray was part of it all, in this weeks Voices episode. Audio
Nau Mai Town - Coming Soon
Ever wondered about the stories behind some of our place names? Justine Murray finds out more from those who live in heartland Aotearoa. Audio
The resilience of crayfish in Tauranga Harbour
PhD student Kiamaia Ellis describes crayfish as a vulnerable taonga species. Local iwi in Tauranga believe the crayfish population is decreasing because of urban, industrial and harvesting pressures… Audio
A kaitiakitanga approach to studying pēpi kōura
Both Mātauranga Māori and marine science are informing PhD student Kiamaia Ellis’s research into the resilience of baby crayfish. Audio