カテゴリー: Māori
The crucial fix is more housing supply, experts say, as well more money for Māori-led initiativesOnce a world leader in social housing, New Zealand now faces what the UN has called a “human rights crisis”. Although the government is pouring money in, t…
Māori games were often designed to teach new skills and advocates say they also offer a haven from more serious concernsHundreds of people gathered recently at Umupuia Marae in the New Zealand town of Maraetai to celebrate the launch of Kaupapa – a wor…
Oral histories suggest the Polynesian explorer Hui Te Rangiora travelled to the region in the seventh century Māori may have been the first to discover Antarctica, with connections to the icy continent and its surrounding oceans stretching back to the …
Rawiri Waititi had accused the opposition of racism and was asked to sit down by the speaker, but instead performed the ceremonial danceMāori party co-leader Rawiri Waititi has been thrown out of New Zealand’s parliament after denouncing rhetoric from …
National leader’s warning about greater Māori self-governance are designed to deflect from her unpopularity In October I wrote in praise of the Māori party’s Mana Motuhake policy, a 25-year plan to improve Māori outcomes based on Māori asserting their …
In this extract from her new memoir, the New Zealand writer explains why children need to read about people like themIn 1987 I presented a paper at the Fourth Early Childhood Convention in Wellington. I titled the paper “Books Are Dangerous”. Always in…
The critical questions of who is really in charge and who has the money still need to be answeredAfter decades of neglect, inequality, and outright racism in New Zealand’s health system, a shift toward indigenous sovereignty and tino rangatiratanga in …
Māori say European New Zealanders should come ‘from a place of respect’ towards a language their ancestors suppressed Rosie Remmerswaal is used to people asking why she decided to learn the Māori language.“Sometimes I say, ‘Kāore ōku toto Māori, engari…
Literary canons have real-world effects – they steal limelight from everyone else. We can challenge them by drawing attention to how they workI feel sheepish to admit how deeply affected I was when I encountered the research of Gauri Viswanathan, a pro…
Covid hardships mean pounamu is increasingly being targeted for its value, Indigenous leaders sayThe rugged west coast of New Zealand is home to many secrets. Rivers that run flush with gold, beaches that conceal ambergris, and waterways dotted with bo…
Speaker says ties will not be required ‘appropriate business attire’ despite a committee meeting failing to reach a consensus New Zealand’s male MPs will no longer be required to wear ties in parliament, following a row over the item of clothing that i…
Māori party co-leader said he had chosen to wear cultural dress in defiance of dress code which requires men to wear tiesThe Māori party co-leader Rawiri Waititi has defied the order to wear a tie in the New Zealand parliament’s debating chamber – and …
The phallic necktie is a symbol of outdated white male supremacy in our parliament | Claire Robinson
A piece of clothing that descends from the codpiece and is designed to promulgate while male power should be optionalLast week it was reported that the Speaker of the House, Trevor Mallard, had decided to keep the requirement that male MPs wear necktie…
‘Don’t be a dick’ was one useful motto we came across in our podcast examination of how to be a modern manIn a Wellington cafe, one of New Zealand’s most respected academics talked about the disconnect between his feelings and the way he knew he was su…