Whatever the weather 'I'M STANDING ON THE SHOULDERS OF GIANTS'
New Zealand Woman's Weekly|September 12, 2022
The TV presenter's forecasts are causing a storm in a teacup, but Te Rauhiringa's turning the lows into a high
Aroha Awarau
Whatever the weather 'I'M STANDING ON THE SHOULDERS OF GIANTS'

With her cheery demeanour and her passion for te Reo Māori, TVNZ's newest weather presenter, Te Rauhiringa Brown, is a ray of sunshine to those who tune in to watch.

But recently she experienced a cloudy moment in her career after a raft of negative comments surfaced online, complaining about the fluent Māori speaker using both English and te reo while presenting the weather. One complainant said it was a "disgrace".

"It baffles me that people say these things and have views about Māori, a culture that they've probably never spent any time with and a language they haven't put any energy into learning about," Te Rauhiringa tells the Weekly.

"Te reo Māori is more than just a language. It's a world view; it's the way that we treat people."

The 30-year-old grew up attending kōhanga reo and kura kaupapa Māori-language immersion schools.

She started her TV career at 19 as a presenter on te reo Māori children's show Pukana and has been a regular presenter on various kids' shows. She has since become an actress and writer of theatre shows in both English and Māori.

The all-rounder has also acted in films. She joined TVNZ in 2018 as a journalist and worked on Te Karere before joining Seven Sharp. This year, she was asked to juggle her role on the week-night current affairs show with being a weekend weather presenter on 1News to cover for Renee Wright, who is on maternity leave.

この記事は New Zealand Woman's Weekly の September 12, 2022 版に掲載されています。

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