In this article I look at Reweti Kohere’s comparison of Māori vs Pākehā tikanga, and also critique some more recent cultural and political discourse. Reweti Kohere (Ngāti Porou,…
Ko te tangata whakaara pakanga i muri nei, he rite anake ia ki te kōkā harakeke – Nā Kīngi TāwhiaoThe person who raises war in the future is…
Kotahi tonu te tipuna o tēnei motu ko Takotako!There is but one ancestor of this island — it is Takotako! This article speaks to the cultural bridge we…
A Marakihau. Arā hara mai rā te manu whakateka I ō ki Poneke ra! He reo ka ongaonga I te ara nā Whakatauihu! Nā te moni o runga…
A Good Pākehā Sir Tim Shadbolt R.I.P Mauao / Mount Maunganui Ko te kupu wawara o te riri, ka mākiri The words of anger and no compassion go…
Te Whaikōrero The Speech Making James Barnes is Pākehā and grew up speaking Māori in Kōhanga Reo and Kura Kaupapa. He has taught Te Reo, Whaikōrero and Te…
A Moko in the Street (James is Pākehā and was raised in Māori education. He holds a master’s and is a Te Tiriti o Waitangi educator and cultural…
The Problem with the Term Tangata Tiriti The phrase Tangata Tiriti — often translated as “people of the Treaty” — is a term for non-Māori in New Zealand.…
Houhia ki te kura, ka amo i te whakaio whenua i te rongo taketake koia! Bless with the everlasting peace! Towards the end of last year, at least…
Nine of My Favourite Whakataukī / Proverbs for the New Year Ē, ko ngā rōrī ki mua i te whare o Uenuku!Indeed, these are the entanglements before the…
