Author: Dale Husband

“I see moko as a reflection of our society. We’re now at a stage where we can celebrate who we are as Māori people.”

“When I think about the shortage of Pasifika journalists, I’m a bit surprised there aren’t more of us, because we’re powerful storytellers and we always have been.”—Indira Stewart, host of RNZ’s new morning news show First Up.

“Teaching your kids that they need to develop some resilience and strength of character is essential, but it’s just as important that they know and feel the love from the people bringing them up.”

The soldiers of the Māori Battalion never envisaged that, for their descendants, the rates of incarceration, ill-health, and unemployment were going to soar when they came back from the war.

“The story of my education is nothing if not consistent: I didn’t pass, but I had a good time.”—Australian-based businessman Matthew Tukaki.