カテゴリー: Māori
Discrimination against Indigenous students and teaching staff ‘deeply ingrained’ and endemic Nearly 40 Indigenous academics are calling for a national inquiry into racism at New Zealand universities, saying discrimination against Māori students and tea…
New Zealand’s national language week will have little or no impact on most Kiwis, but we must protect te reo as a national treasureI can already feel my heart begin to race when I know I am expected to speak te reo Māori, the Indigenous tongue of Aotea…
Recognising Matariki signals official recognition and respect for Māori customs, and a wider buy-in from New ZealandersWhen the small Matariki cluster of stars becomes visible over New Zealand’s early Winter morning skies, the country’s indigenous Māor…
Canada’s Hell’s Basement and a shop in Wellington both thought the word ‘huruhuru’ meant ‘feather’ – they were wrongA Canadian brewery and a leather store in New Zealand have found themselves in a hairy situation after using te reo Māori to unwittingly…
Picture of Hemi Pomara posing in London in 1846 was discovered at the national library of Australia by researchersThe oldest surviving photograph of a Māori person has been discovered in the national library of Australia, a historical “scoop” being lau…
Dropping the armed police trial is a good step but we need transformational change to show black lives actually do matter“We honour him today because when he took his last breath, the rest of us were able to breathe.” These were the words spoken at Geo…
Gaffe by Nikki Kaye came after concerns were raised about the new National party frontbench’s lack of diversityThe new deputy leader of the National party has misidentified one of her frontbench MPs as Māori when defending the party’s lack of diversity…
As Grace’s 1986 novel Potiki is republished in Britain, the writer talks about culture, politics and activism“We live by the sea, which hems and stitches the scalloped edges of the land,” writes New Zealand author Patricia Grace of the beachside town t…
Jacinda Ardern is doing a good job, but Waitangi reminds us of what we have lost This week, to mark Waitangi Day, the Guardian is publishing five pieces of commentary from Māori writers.I am ashamed to say this year was my first time at Waitangi. Conti…
‘Today we pray for our people, our history and our future,’ New Zealand prime minister saysChurch leaders led predawn chants of hallelujah for New Zealand before Jacinda Ardern served hundreds a free breakfast barbecue as the nation awoke to celebrate …
The signing of the treaty marks the point at which Māori women began to be written out of historyThis week, to mark Waitangi Day, the Guardian is publishing five pieces of commentary from Māori writers.This year I’m not interested in the symbolism of w…
Land loss is at the heart of every Indigenous struggle and our national day is a reminder that Māori are still fighting for self-governanceThis week, to mark Waitangi Day, the Guardian is publishing five pieces of commentary from Māori writers.One reas…
Waitangi 2020 is the year for us to prepare for a national discussion on power in Aotearoa, and rights for Māori on Māori landThis week, to mark Waitangi Day, the Guardian is publishing five pieces of commentary from Māori writers.For many in Aotearoa,…
Success of the petition would lead to the inclusion of macrons on about 300 places in New Zealand As a resurgence in the Māori language continues to gain traction, a homegrown campaign is starting for one of the world’s largest websites to follow suit,…
Ever more non-Māori are doing the haka – but shouldn’t be unless its integrity is preservedI wonder if any of the French lawyers protesting their government’s pension reform with a haka, the Māori dance form, have ever set foot in New Zealand?For a goo…