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Apr 14, 20257 min read

Being Tangata Tiriti: Pākehā Voices on Belonging, Responsibility, and Aotearoa

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...

Apr 14, 20253 min read

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Life at a post-hīkoi VUW

By Kaea Hudson (Ngāti Hine, Ngāti Awa, Tūhoe) On the 19th of November 2024 a record number of people journeyed to the streets of...

Apr 14, 20255 min read

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Ka Mua Ka Muri

By Maia Berryman-Kamp (Te Arawa, Mataatua) When talking about Te Tiriti, one figure looms elusive - the Waitangi Tribunal. Featuring in...

Apr 14, 20253 min read

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Beyond the Colonial Blindfold

Will Irvine (he/him) “Capitalism attacks and destroys all the finer sentiments of the human heart; it ruthlessly sweeps away old...

Apr 14, 20252 min read

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“By Māori, with Māori, for Māori” – Debunking Fears about Kaupapa Māori Approaches to Governance

Nā Aria Ngarimu (Ngāti Porou, Ngāti Kahungunu ki Wairoa, Rongomaiwāhine, Te Whānau-ā-Apanui) If you’ve encountered critical theory...

Apr 14, 20252 min read

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FLAGS 101

By Taipari Taua (Muriwhenua, Ngāpuhi) The Tino Rangatiratanga flag The Tino Rangatiratanga flag emerged in 1989 when the Māori...

Mar 11, 20253 min read

Māori

Tūhototia! - Connecting tauira between campuses

By Manaia Barns (Ngāti Tūwharetoa ki Kawerau, Te Arawa Whānui) Being a tauira Māori at Te Herenga Waka can be challenging; new systems...

Mar 11, 20254 min read

Māori

Navigating My Mixed Feelings About OGB

By Emma Barnes-Wetere (Ngāti Maniapoto, Tainui) The Old Government Buildings (OGB) stand as an imposing relic of colonial rule - one that...

Mar 11, 20252 min read

Māori

A Tale of Two Campuses

Shay McEwan. (she / her) Te Aitanga-a-Māhaki, Ngāti Pāhauwera, Ngāti Porou There is no greater divide at Te Herenga Waka than that...

Mar 3, 20254 min read

Māori

Te Hau ki Tūranga

Mā te kimi ka kite Mā te kite ka mōhio Mā te mōhio ka mārama” (Seek and discover. Discover and know. Know and become...

Feb 24, 20253 min read

Māori

Your Māori Guide to your First Year at Uni

Taipari Taua (she/they/ia) So you’ve had your O-Week, and now you’re getting into real uni life. Maybe you’ve just graduated from Kura...

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