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

Public Interest Journalism funded through NZ On Air.

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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