How bad was Māori segregation?
By Robert Bartholomew Robert Bartholomew says it’s time to educate about a dark chapter of Māori racial segregation. Because while history may not repeat, it speaks to the present. New Zealand secondary schools do an excellent job of teaching about civil rights in the...
What is He Puapua and how will it impact New Zealand?
By Dominic O’Sullivan Separatist or radically inclusive? What does New Zealand’s He Puapua report really say about the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples? For many New Zealanders, He Puapua came shrouded in controversy from the moment it...
How do we address the overrepresentation of Māori children in New Zealand’s state care system?
By Genevieve Hawkins Boulton A strong partnership with Māori is vital to restoring tikanga and reversing the impacts of colonisation. Health experts further recognise the restoration of tikanga of whānau to be integral to the well-being of Māori, therefore, reducing...
How will the future development of AI impact Māori? ▶
Māori are at the forefront of indigenous AI, creating new areas of technological and cultural discourse. With deep kete of traditional knowledge, whanau are hosting broad discussions on the future impact of global tech like AI, IoT, Autonomous Driving and Big Data,...
How can a Matauranga Māori lens help keep our rivers healthy?
By Paul Panckhurst Researchers have articulated a way to look at and look after our fresh waterways founded on Matauranga Māori. When floodwaters pounded the Bay of Plenty township of Matatā with boulders and logs to devastating effect in 2005, three marae went...
Why is the Treaty of Waitangi and its history important? 🔊
In 1987, Dame Claudia Orange published her best-selling book The Treaty of Waitangi. In what was a comprehensive look at the Treaty and its history, Orange’s book remains one of the most significant and popular New Zealand history books. It has also now been...
How significant was the Treaty of Waitangi Act?
By Claudia Orange In a new edition of her popular book, The Treaty of Waitangi / Te Tiriti o Waitangi: An Illustrated History, distinguished historian Dame Claudia Orange brings the narrative of the Treaty up-to-date. In this extract, she explores the critical phase...
Are Māori and Pasifika communities more at risk from COVID-19? 🔊
Last week, Te Pūnaha Matatini released a report relating to the infection fatality rate of COVID-19. The report stated, “the communities at the highest risk will be those with elderly populations, and Māori and Pasifika communities, where the compounded effects...
What is decolonisation?
By Ocean Ripeka Mercier (Ngāti Porou) Many writers only loosely define what they mean by it, while others use it as a general black box for addressing the negative impacts of colonisation upon Indigenous peoples. Like colonisation, decolonisation is a huge and...Subscribe by Email
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