He reo mo ake ake – A forever language.
Written By Kata Roberts I think back to a time when te reo Māori was being pushed out of our schools, our workplaces,and our everyday lives. I think back to 1972. I imagine standing there, among thousands of Māori, watching our voices make their way toParliament. I wonder what it felt like to know that […]
Is This Our Year?
“Ki te moemoeā ahau ko ahau anake, ki te moemoeā tātou ka taea e tātou.” Arā kā kupu aTe Puea Hērangi e kawe ana i ngā tūmanako o ō tātou tamatoa i tēnei tau. Inā te tini ngerongero o ngā whakataukī e kōrero ana mō te hiranga o te kotahitanga kia eaai ngā wawata. Ko […]
IF THE ATUA WERE UNI STUDENTS…
Which one sounds like you? If atua Māori were walking around campus, which one would you be? Read through the descriptions and pick the one that feels a little too accurate. HINE-TE-IWAIWA You’re nurturing, capable and somehow everyone’s mum, even when you never volunteered for the job. You’ve got snacks, spare pens and somehow know […]
TŪ PAKARI I TŌ MANA ĀHUA AKE
Tōku tuakiritanga Ka whakato te kākano…. I mua rā nō i tōku hekenga mai ki te whenua. Tīramarama au i te kiko o te rangi, ko tōku wairua e kōriporipo ana i te puna wairua o ngā Rangitūhāhā. I tiro whakararo au ki te mata o te whenua. Kei te kimi noa! Kei te rapa […]
THE STATE OF MĀORI POLITICS
Māori politics is at a particularly significant point right now. With the general election less than two months away, the usual question of who will form the next government is being joined by a much bigger one: what should the relationship between Māori and the Crown actually look like? That question has sat underneath much […]
MORE THAN A KETE
The stories, skill and knowledge woven into raranga Raranga has always been practical. Our tīpuna used what was around them to make the things they needed. Harakeke could become kete for carrying and storing things, muka could be used for clothing and cordage, and raranga was used to make whāriki and all kinds of everyday […]
Te Ao o te Kaituhi
Written By Nadia Solomon Kei te kōrero Māori koe? Kei te tuhi koe i te reo Māori? He maha ngā tūpono mōu. Ka rongo pea koe ki te mahi o ngā kaiwhakamāori, he matua tērā mahi. Mā te mahi a ngā kaiwhakamāori, e whānui ai ngā mōhiotanga o ngā mea o te ao Pākeha, ā, […]
HE AHA TE “LATERAL RACISM”?
Lateral racism is a term you might hear thrown around, but what does it actually mean? Put simply, lateral racism is racism that happens between people from marginalised communities, rather than from the dominant group towards them. For Māori, that can mean racism coming from other Māori. That might sound strange at first. Surely if […]
THE HEALING POTENTIAL OF OUR NATIVE FUNGI
What happens when Māori research looks at healing through a different lens? You might have looked at our $50 note and noticed the striking blue mushroom sitting beside Sir Āpirana Ngata. That mushroom is Entoloma hochstetteri, a native species found in Aotearoa. It is more than just a cool design. It is a reminder of […]