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, 1871–1954)... Read more »
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 like... Read more »
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 have... Read more »
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 rā... Read more »
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 unfounded... Read more »
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 Tiriti... Read more »
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 supervisor.)... Read more »
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. It’s... Read more »
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 two... Read more »
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 house... Read more »