Kiino was born and bred in Ngāti Kahungunu (aka) Hawke’s Bay. She started out as the Rangatahi Show announcer on local iwi radio station Radio Kahungunu in 2013 and as the saying goes, the rest is history.
9 years later and still counting, Kiino is still emceeing majority of local iwi events. Her proudest achievement to date as an iwi emcee is that she now shares the stage and events with keen and highly talented rangatahi who want to share in the spotlight too. Her whakaaro has always been, there is always room on the stage for those who want it most.
We are so honoured to announce Kiino as our MC for Real Talk Te Matau a Māui – Hawkes Bay!
We spoke about Kiino’s journey of emceeing and te reo, her identity crisis that lead to her renaming herself as Kiino to connect deeper with her identity, and breaking the cycle and the glass ceilings we see.
You can find Kiino on IG @kiinokrystal
Listen to Kiino’s podcast Reo Struggles on Spotify here
View more about Kiino on her website here
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Love & light,
Tania & the Real Talk whanau xx
P.S. We talk about some triggering topics. If you feel like you need support, here is a list of contact numbers for you
Big thanks to @__lucysings (Vocals) & @itsmikeygeorge (Music Production) for the Real Talk Intro
P.S. We talk about some triggering topics. If you feel like you need support, here is a list of contact numbers for you
Big thanks to @__lucysings (Vocals) & @itsmikeygeorge (Music Production) for the Real Talk Intro
Join the Real Talk whanau on Instagram @real_talk_nz
Join the Real Talk whanau on Facebook @realtalknz
Check out the latest on our website here
Join the Real Talk Email list to be the first to hear about our next events & news here!