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Author: Ox - Ngāpuhi CW: Hate Crime, Addiction, Suicidal Ideation respite noun re·​spite ˈre-spət 1: a period of temporary delay 2: an interval of rest or relief The following is a collection of poetry around my experience leading up to, and being in, respite earlier this year. I never thought I would end up in respite care. As my mum would say, that was where the ‘crazies’ went when ‘their life went to shit.’ Well, I couldn’t really say I wasn’t one, and that mine hadn’

Matagi Vitolio & Apiha Tumatanui Ngāi Tauira Salient Column Māori activism in Aotearoa has been driven by the core principle that we have a responsibility to protect our rangatahi and future generations. This responsibility gives reason to decisions made in activism, for education, and for communities. The aspirations and dreams that we hold for mokopuna unifies the collective activation that is most present throughout recent Māori activism. Today, not only does this princ

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...