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E-Tangata Readers’ Survey

Posted by E-Tangata | Feb 28, 2021 | Media

We want to know what you think. Please take a few minutes to fill out our survey.

The Māori Electorates

Posted by E-Tangata | Oct 11, 2020 | Comment & Analysis

The Greens and the Māori Party both have candidates who are threatening to prevent a repeat of Labour’s 2017 clean sweep.

Open letter to the University of Waikato Council

Posted by E-Tangata | Sep 20, 2020 | Comment & Analysis

We, the undersigned, stand in support of Māori academics who have spoken out about long-term,...

Conversations: Naida Glavish

Posted by E-Tangata | Mar 7, 2019 | Video

Dame Naida Glavish has been leading cultural change in Aotearoa since the 1980s. (Kia ora to NZ On Air.)

Conversations: Pepe Robertson

Posted by E-Tangata | Mar 6, 2019 | Video

Pepe Robertson talks about the impact of New Zealand rule in Sāmoa, which had tragic consequences for her own family. (Mālō NZ On Air)

Conversations: Pania Newton

Posted by E-Tangata | Mar 5, 2019 | Video

Pania Newton is the 28-year-old gumboot-wearing law graduate leading the fight against the proposed Fletcher housing development in Ihumātao, Auckland. (Made with the support of NZ On Air.)

Conversations: Emeline Afeaki-Mafile’o

Posted by E-Tangata | Mar 4, 2019 | Video

Emeline Afeaki-Mafile’o has helped thousands of young people and their families through the mentoring company she set up as a 25-year-old. It’s about heart, she says. (Made with the support of NZ On Air)

Conversations: Moana Maniapoto

Posted by E-Tangata | Mar 3, 2019 | Video

Moana Maniapoto, the singer-songwriter, documentary maker and writer fusing art and activism. (Made with the support of NZ On Air)

Conversations: Selina Tusitala Marsh

Posted by E-Tangata | Mar 2, 2019 | Video

Dr Selina Tusitala Marsh, our trailblazing poet laureate, kicks off our six-part Conversations web series, which was made with the support of NZ On Air.

The shameful treatment of gout in New Zealand

Posted by E-Tangata | Dec 16, 2018 | Comment & Analysis

“I don’t just see numbers when I’m reporting research. I see people’s faces and hear their kōrero, and the impact inadequate gout management has on them — all from a condition that is entirely manageable.” Leanne Te Karu, prescribing pharmacist.

Koro Wetere: A paramount influencer

Posted by E-Tangata | Jul 22, 2018 | History

Remembering Koro Wetere — a dour, street-smart fighter for Māori rights.

Heartened and humbled

Posted by E-Tangata | Jul 15, 2018 | Media

To all of you who warmed our hearts and boosted our bank account, a big, big thank you.

Rediscovering our mother tongues

Posted by E-Tangata | Jul 8, 2018 | Arts, Reo

Four plays in four languages staged over four weeks — a theatre experiment which aims to challenge the idea of English as the “mainstream” language and all other languages as exotic.

We need your help

Posted by E-Tangata | Jul 1, 2018 | Media

If we’re to develop E-Tangata into an operation that can give Māori and Pasifika communities a strong, articulate media voice, we urgently need to find more funding.

The e-Tangata book: Our stories, our voices

Posted by E-Tangata | Apr 8, 2017 | Media

This week, a collection of some of e-Tangata’s best stories from our first two years is being...

Teresia taught us to ask the tough questions

Posted by E-Tangata | Apr 8, 2017 | Reflections

Teresia Teaiwa, who died last month, aged 48, after a short battle with cancer, was a trailblazing...

Dividing a nation – or healing the past?

Posted by E-Tangata | Jan 16, 2016 | Media

Just over a year ago, the Mana Trust set this e-Tangata website in motion. Three of us are...

They were saying…

Posted by E-Tangata | Oct 8, 2014 | Uncategorised

"A lot of Maori voted Labour because they had this idea 'John Key is bad news'. And that was a campaign against John, and we were stupid enough, our people, to follow. Look at what he’s given Maori people and...