Rongomaitāwhiri Ah Ching – Te Atihaunui ā Pāpārangi | Ngā Paerangi | Ngati Maniapoto | Hāmoa
7am to 10am – Monday to Friday
Taku taumata tonu ko runga o Koro Ruapehu. Ko Te Waiinuinu o Rua Tipua tēnā te tere mai nei hei mātāpuna o te ora. Ka tau ki te nui o Ngā Paerangi, ki Kaiwhāiki. Whakaarongo rā ki te tangi o te poi o Tohu Kākahi. Ka peke atu ki Pirongia Maunga, ki Ngati Maniapoto he Uekaha, he Huiao, he Paretekawa tēnei.
Me taku māringanui, i pakeke mai ahau e ōku kaumātua, e ōku pāhake ki te Reo Māori me ngā tikanga o Whanganui. He manu pīrere o Te Kōhanga Reo, he paetahi ō te Kura ā Iwi o Kokohuia. Ko te tūnga ahurei, te arapiki ki ngā taonga i tuku iho, ko te iho atua te tuapapa o toku whare, taku papa tupu i taku arohanui ki te reo, ki tōku ahurea Māori.
Kei aku rangatira, tēnā koutou.
Rongo’s journey with Awa FM began early — just 5 years old — spending her after‑kura hours immersed in the station alongside her Aunty Kiritahi. She returned in her early teens through the Gateway and STAR programmes, gaining hands‑on experience and stepping into broadcasting with her very first segment, Te Rongo Kōrero, on the Morning Breakfast Show — a space dedicated to Rangatahi voices.
Since then, Rongo has grown into a familiar and much‑loved presence on our airwaves. Her passion and deep love for her people and her ahurea Māori truly shine through in everything she does. You can catch her weekday mornings from 6am–10am, where she brings her big personality, infectious laughs, and topical kaupapa to wake the iwi — all delivered with the charm we’ve come to know and love.
E oho me Rongo, MATIKA, MARANGA, WHAKARONGO!