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Mā te huruhuru ka rere te manu Alonso Meija-Ball To some, heritage means nothing beyond the colour of your skin or the spelling of your surname. Not being able to speak the language of your ancestors is forgivable if your family was built on the backs of migrants. There is no standard to uphold if even the people who raised you can’t speak their ‘mother tongue’. I say this primarily thinking of ngā Tāngata Pākehā who are of European descent, whose rangatira hail from Germany

Shay McEwan (Te Aitanga-a-Māhaki, Ngāti Pāhauwera, Ngāti Porou) As we head into the final stretch of classes for trimester two, I wanted to take a moment to pause and reflect on how the year has been. Initially I thought it would be a fun idea to speak on my own experiences. Instead, I was lucky enough to be surrounded by a wonderful bunch of tauira in the wharekai of Ngā Mokopuna. While sitting down with them, I was able to ask about their experiences, how the year has been

Nā Taipari Taua (Muriwhenua, Ngāpuhi) It’s that time of year—exams are looming, lecturers are breathing down your neck, your to-do list...

By Taipari Taua (Muriwhenua, Ngāpuhi) What are Māori Wards? Māori Wards were established to provide a guaranteed Māori voice at the...

A new Pasifika law students’ room—Piki-Hama—opened at Old Government Buildings (OGB) in July. Formalities included speeches from...

Ngāi Tauira Column, Shay McEwan (she/her) Te Whānau-a-Kai, Ngāti Pāhauwera, Ngāti Porou. For many student associations, preparing for a...

Arabella King   (Ngā Ruahine, Taranaki, Te Ātiawa, Te Aitanga a Hauiti, Ngāti Hauā) Books:  Aroha & Wawata  by Dr Hinemoa Elder  These...

By Taipari Taua (Muriwhenua, Ngāpuhi) Tamaiti ākona i te kāinga, tū ana ki te marae Tamaiti ākona i te Kura Kaupapa, tū ana ki te ao, tau...

It’s Matariki, and I am with my whānau by the coast with a bowl of hot boil-up on my lap and some fry bread in my hand. We’re gathered...

By Shaw McEwan (Te Aitanga-a-Māhaki, Ngāti Pāhauwera, Ngāti Porou)  and Taipari Taua (Muriwhenua, Ngāpuhi) Sex and love have always been...

By Noam Mānuka Lazarus   It is no doubt that technologies like artificial intelligence and quantum computing are developing faster than...

Reflections from a Māori postgrad on style and politics by Tanith Wirihana Te Waitohioterangi (Rongowhakaata, Te Whānau a Kai, Te Aitanga...

A feast for the mouth, not for the eyes He aha kē te mea nui o te ao Māori? Ko te tāera o te kākahu, ko te whai i te tikanga raini? Kua...

Madi Brokenshire (she/her, Ngāti Maru Hauraki & Te Āti Awa)  I miss home. But I’m already on my iwi’s land.  The only time I feel at home...

Rebekah Tolhopf The integration of Māoritanga and Science  The scientific method, as it is commonly taught and practiced, promotes a...

By Taipari Taua (Muriwhenua, Ngāpuhi) Although I can’t say I had a perfect upbringing, two things are true. I can’t change the past and I...

By Josh Robinson (He/Him) Ngāti Ranganui Last week, I visited Parliament to watch the Treaty Principles bill fail in its second reading....

Nā Hilda Halkyard-Harawira (Ngā Iwi o Muriwhenua, Ngāpuhi, me Ngāti Whātua) Tēna koutou, e tauira mā, All you clever students and kaiako...

By Asians Supporting Tino Rangatiratanga (Pōneke) You may have heard of Asians Supporting Tino Rangatiratanga (ASTR) – a group of tauiwi...

By Te Urukeiha Tuhua (He/Ia) Tūhoe I’ve heard a lot of kōrero about what it means to be Tangata Tiriti- a non-Māori person living in...