Te Pararē

03/12/2022

Reviewing Covo Solid's How to Loiter in a Turf War, Damien Levi (Te Āti Haunui-a-Pāpārangi) marvels the innovative novel that is giving a voice to the lived experiences of urban Māori and Pasifika. Through unpacking its themes and triumphs, a literary revolution on the rise is revealed, one that we need to get behind to transform the Aotearoa publishing industry for the better.

Public Interest Journalism funded through NZ On Air.

Reviewing Coco Solid's How to Loiter in a Turf War, Damien Levi (Te Āti Haunui-a-Pāpārangi) marvels on the innovative novel that is giving a voice to the lived experiences of urban Māori and Pasifika. Through unpacking its themes and triumphs, a literary revolution on the rise is revealed, one t...

02/12/2022

At times, it may feel like issues we face environmentally but also socially are big daunting all consuming beasts. In this essay, Molly Huggan (Te Aitanga-a-Māhaki, Rongowhakaata) arms us with a breakdown of why these issues exist and how dismantling one will simply not suffice - they all must fall.

Public Interest Journalism funded through NZ On Air.

At times, it may feel like issues we face environmentally but also socially are big daunting all consuming beasts. In this essay, Molly Huggan (Te Aitanga-a-Māhaki, Rongowhakaata) arms us with a breakdown of why these issues exist and how dismantling one will simply not suffice - they all must fall...

01/12/2022

N'Khaya Paulson Moore (Ngāti Maru ki Hauraki, Ngāruahine, Ngāti Pūeknga) reflects on a week deep in the Moana as she shares what it was like being apart of the Flying Fetu Writers Festival; A literary festival unlike any other before.

Public Interest Journalism funded through NZ On Air.

N'Khaya Paulson Moore reflects on a week deep in the Moana as she shares what it was like being apart of the Flying Fetu Writers Festival.

30/11/2022

Tupu Toa is on a mission. That mission is to see more Māori and Pasifika leaders in the corporate sector.

We had a kōrero with Kawa Stirling, who not only went through the programme as an intern - but has returned as a kaimahi or ‘Navigator’ to help the next reanga battle ‘imposter syndrome’ and launch their career pathway in the corporate sector.

Public Interest Journalism funded through NZ On Air.

Tupu Toa is on a mission. That mission is to see more Māori and Pasifika leaders in the corporate sector. How? By building pathways for our people to transition from grads to yo-pro’s (young working professionals) - through programmes such as internships, workshops and cadetships. We had a kōrer...

22/11/2022

It’s the end of another academic year (āmine!) and for some, graduation is just around the corner! Te Pararē got the lowdown from three recent graduate tauira on how they navigated the transition from “student life” to “adulting”. Pānui mai!

E mihi ana ki a Emma Jonathan, Scarlett Travers rātou ko Christian Hawira-Seanoa. Thank you for sharing your whakaaro!

Public Interest Journalism funded through NZ On Air.

It’s the end of another academic year (āmine!) and for some, graduation is just around the corner. Maybe you've lined you up a job for 2023, have been accepted into an internship or graduate programme, you're about to take a gap year, or you're still unsure on your next steps. It's a big deal lea...

19/11/2022

Editorial: Indigenous = Ingenious. Being indigenous is so fricken cool right now (or an article where Taylor fangirls over the amazing display of mana Māori at the Silver Scrolls).

"Māori owned a stage that has historically been a Pākehā dominated space. Our creative geniuses and incomparable talents were recognised as the best of the motu."

Pānui mai on our website: https://www.temanaakonga.org.nz/post/indigenous-ingenious

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05/11/2022

This editorial celebrates the success of the APRA Silver Scrolls Awards 2022 in representing and recognising Māori excellence! It also talks about how we can, and we must, take these wins as inspiration to stand strongly and proudly in our mana Māori motuhake in our own spaces. Pānui mai 🤩

Kaiwāwāhi Matua Takirua Taylor-Rose Terekia fangirls over the APRA Silver Scroll Awards 2022, supporting why it's cool to be indigenous!

26/10/2022

"The Queen is dead. Mana motuhake is not. It’s time for Aotearoa to become a republic."

"Thanks to years of hui for Matike Mai, we already have the framework for constitutional transformation grounded in mana motuhake. It’s up to te kāwanatanga to adequately respond to this report, but I don’t see this happening without strong pressure from the public.

It's a double editorial week starting with this piece by Callum Knight! Pānui mai below.

The Queen is dead. Mana motuhake is not. It’s time for Aotearoa to become a republic.

26/10/2022

"Hanelle Harris (Ngāphui), alongside the other co-creators of the series SIS, announced last night in an Instagram Live that they would be leaking the first season of the show in protest against the exploitation and diminishment of their mahi and values."

Briar Pomana reports on the surprise free release of new season of SIS, and the creators open letter and petition on equity and justice for all in the Aotearoa screen sector.

“We know we can’t own it, we also know that it belongs to us” Hanelle Harris (Ngāphui), alongside the other co-creators of the series SIS, announced last night in an Instagram Live that they would be leaking the first season of the show in protest against the exploitation and diminishment of ...

16/10/2022

Ashleigh Putt-Fallows (Ngāti Whātua, Ngāpuhi, Ngai Tūhoe) examines the risks and difficulties of being Māori in predominantly Pākehā environments.

As Ash puts it, it is not your job as the only Māori in these spaces to be the illumniative voice for your people but unfortunately, this can be a hard stereotype to escape and should this evasion even be our responsibility?

Ashleigh Putt-Fallows (Ngāti Whātua, Ngāpuhi, Ngai Tūhoe) examines the risks and difficulties of being Māori in predominantly Pākehā environments. As Ash puts it, it is not your job as the only Māori in these spaces to be the illumniative voice for your people but unfortunately, this can be ...

04/10/2022

Disheartened by the school system, 16 year old Ngāpuhi native Lillian Smith left school to join her sister in Tāmaki-nui-a-Rua to start nurse training. She met her husband and raised two children in Tāmaki Makaurau.

Now, Lillian and her whānau reside in Te Matau-ā-Maui. Lillian is a full-time student at Te Ūranga Waka committed to reclaiming te reo Māori for her whānau.

Mary-Therese Leathers begins this column interviewing tauira on their journey of "Reclaim our Reo". Pānui mai!

Disheartened by the school system, 16 year old Ngāpuhi native Lillian Smith left school to join her sister in Tāmaki-nui-a-Rua to start nurse training. She met her husband and raised two children in Tāmaki Makaurau. Now, Lillian and her whānau reside in Te Matau-ā-Maui. Lillian is a full-time s...

27/09/2022

As the Victoria University of Wellington Student Association seek to adopt a new Māori name concerns arise, tauira māori expressing worries over the efforts put into gifting an ingoa Māori to the association. Te Pararē interviewed VUWSA president Ralph Zambrano to discuss accountability, intentions and partnership in the process of the upcoming name change.

VUWSA look to strengthen ties with Ngāi Tauira. As the Victoria University of Wellington Student Association seek to adopt a new māori name concerns arise, tauira māori expressing worries over the efforts put into gifting an ingoa māori to the association. We interviewed VUWSA president Ralph Za...

27/09/2022

He kōrero tēnei e hāngai ana ki te mauri, ko te aha te mauri, i hea mai tēnei mea te mauri, ā, nā wai te ‘mauri’?

Pānui mai te katoa o tēnei tuhinga roa, nā Zayne Collier (Te Rarawa me Ngāti Porou), mā runga tō mātou whārangi ipurangi: www.temanaakonga.org.nz/post/te-orokohanga-o-te-mauri

15/09/2022

Haututū. Menace. Troublemaker. Tricksters are badass indigenous figures who transgress the status quo and lead cultural resets. They’re cheeky, rebellious, and intuitive; bulldozing through the s**t of the past and present, and boldly creating new futures.

Feature | Nā Reni Broughton (Ngāruahine, Ngāti Ruanui, Ngāti Tūwharetoa, Ngāti Whātua ki Kaipara)

Haututū. Menace. Troublemaker. Tricksters are badass indigenous figures who transgress the status quo and lead cultural resets. They’re cheeky, rebellious, and intuitive; bulldozing through the s**t of the past and present, and boldly creating new futures. Nā Reni Broughton (Ngāruahine, Ngāti ...

14/09/2022

KARERE 🍃 This year marked the first Koroneihana held in person up at Turangawaewae in 3 years. For Te Waiora, the University of Waikato’s Māori student association, it marked the beginnings of a new wero for tauira māori: tertiary level kapa haka, Antonia Quinn reports.

Public Interest Journalism funded through NZ On Air.

This year marked the first Koroneihana held in person up at Turangawaewae in 3 years. For Te Waiora, the University of Waikato’s Māori student association, it marked the beginnings of a new wero for tauira māori: tertiary level kapa haka. Maumahara (Te Tai Rawhiti, Kanaka Maoli) secretary of Te ...

05/09/2022

Te Tira Hou is a profile series in which we take a look into the Māori university student associations across the motu and discover what each individual association is all about. This week we chat with Te Akatoki tumuaki Rosa Hibbert-Schooner on the unique experience of Māori students attending University of Canterbury and what makes Te Akatoki…Te Akatoki.

Te Akatoki - Māori Students Association University of Canterbury

UC Māori students home away from home. Te Tira hou is a profile series in which we take a look into the māori university associations across the motu and discover what each individual association is all about. This week we chat with Te Akatoki tumuaki Rosa Hibbert-Schooner on the unique experience...

01/09/2022

Black cats are not the same as taniwha. You call them Myths, we call them Legends. A cultural comparison by Molly Huggan (Te Aitanga-a-Māhaki, Rongowhakaata).

You call them Myths, we call them Legends. A cultural comparison between black cats and taniwha, and superstitions.

01/09/2022

This feature article by Jak Rata is an ode to the power in Māori film-making and kōrero p**i. Reviewing films such as Whina, Waru and Cousins, the author highlights the cinematic evolution taking place as Māori pioneers continue to indigenise the screen.

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31/08/2022

2022 marks the 40th anniversary of one of the most popular songs of the 80s.

Ella takes readers on a historical overview of the infamous Māori track 'Poi E'.

2022 marks the 40th anniversary of one of the most popular songs of the 80s. Ella takes readers on a historical overview of the infamous Māori track 'Poi E'. Photo: Supplied This feature was originally published by Craccum magazine, the student magazine of The University of Auckland Over the past 5...

24/08/2022

Te Pararē presents the top stories of the week about or by tauira Māori across the motu. We collate these stories in one place, so you don't have to. We even commentate and summarise why you should read them, saving your precious hinengaro from unnecessary clickbait.

This weeks theme: POWER. Power in your vote, power in standing up against racism, power in ... love?

Kia ū tonu mai - stay tuned to this new weekly bulletin.

Te Pararē presents the top stories of the week about or by tauira Māori across the motu. Akuhata, wiki 4.

22/08/2022

Entering the new year with big ‘proud to be Māori’ energy, us two kaiwāwāhi matua takirua threw ourselves hard into our own independent kaupapa. We reflect on the importance of waiata - which we reckon to be rongoā for the soul.

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When we share waiata, kōrero and p**iwaitara with each other as Māori, it binds us together and lifts us up.

22/08/2022

This opinion piece motivated by the abortion laws in the USA explores what this could mean for us in Aotearoa, and the importance of mana wahine from a Māori worldview.

Public Interest Journalism funded through NZ On Air.

This opinion piece motivated by the woman's right issues and abortion laws in the USA raises what this could mean for us in Aotearoa.

22/08/2022

This feature article by Jak Rata is an ode to the power in Māori film-making and kōrero p**i. Reviewing films such as Whina, Waru and Cousins, the author highlights the cinematic evolution taking place as Māori pioneers continue to indigenise the screen.

Pānui mai! Read the full story below!

Public Interest Journalism funded through NZ On Air.

This feature article by Jak Rata is an ode to the power in Māori film-making and kōrero p**i. Reviewing films like Whina, Waru and Cousins.

22/08/2022

Te Kāhui Toi are the masterminds behind the innovative design of Te Rau Karamu Marae, a majestic kāinga that solidifies unity between institute, whenua and tauira on the Pukeahu Campus of Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa (Massey University).

Te Pararē Kaikawepūrongo reports on their recent honouring, and the significance of their mahi for tauira Māori.

Public Interest Journalism funded through NZ On Air.

Te Kāhui Toi were honoured at Massey’s University Research Awards, where they were awarded the 2021 University Medal for Team Research. A celebration was held at Te Whare Pūkākā on Massey’s Pukeahu campus, a night for many tauira Māori and staff to enjoy the success of fellow colleagues, fr...

20/08/2022

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15/08/2022

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In 1984 Poi E, performed by the Pātea Māori Club, topped the charts for a month – an unprecedented feat for a song written in te reo Māori.

11/08/2022

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11/08/2022

Last Monday, thousands of tauira would have checked their bank account to see the first instalment of the cost of living payment. Extra pūtea can go a long way for tauira Māori, so how far did this government koha go?

Public Interest Journalism funded through NZ On Air.

On Monday 1 August, thousands of tauira would have checked their bank account to see the first instalment of the cost of living payment. Whatever joy at seeing this pūtea probably didn’t last long, considering the current cost of living concerns for students who are struggling to make ends meet. ...

05/08/2022

"Student poverty, like all poverty, is not an inevitability. It is a political decision, and different decisions can be made."

We spoke to Chlöe Swarbrick about the findings of the People's Inquiry into Student Wellbeing, and the Government's response so far.

https://www.temanaakonga.org.nz/post/education-minister-chris-hipkins-rules-out-universal-student-allowances

Education Minister Hon. Chris Hipkins is ruling out a universal student allowance in response to the findings of the People’s Inquiry Into Student Wellbeing 2022. The People’s Inquiry, led by the Green Party, Te Mana Ākonga, NZUSA, Tauira Pasifika, and the National Disabled Students’ Associat...

25/07/2022

The House That Brooke Built is an ode to those who pass on and what they leave behind. In this personal essay, Edie Balme (Ngāti Mutunga) retraces the journey of her whānau as they navigate the complexities of love, grief and the evolution of tangihanga.

Content warning: This piece explores grief surrounding the death of a loved one.

Public Interest Journalism funded through NZ On Air.

An ode to those who pass on and what they leave behind. In this personal essay, Edie Balme (Ngāti Mutunga) retraces the journey of her whānau as they navigate the complexities of love, grief and the evolution of tangihanga. PART I: The Walnut Bolt upright. That’s how I woke early on November 5th...