The Māori Electorates
The Greens and the Māori Party both have candidates who are threatening to prevent a repeat of Labour’s 2017 clean sweep.
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Author: E-Tangata
Open letter to the University of Waikato Council
We, the undersigned, stand in support of Māori academics who have spoken out about long-term,...
Read MoreConversations: Naida Glavish
Dame Naida Glavish has been leading cultural change in Aotearoa since the 1980s. (Kia ora to NZ On Air.)
Read MoreConversations: Pepe Robertson
Pepe Robertson talks about the impact of New Zealand rule in Sāmoa, which had tragic consequences for her own family. (Mālō NZ On Air)
Read MoreConversations: Pania Newton
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.)
Read MoreConversations: Emeline Afeaki-Mafile’o
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)
Read MoreConversations: Moana Maniapoto
Moana Maniapoto, the singer-songwriter, documentary maker and writer fusing art and activism. (Made with the support of NZ On Air)
Read MoreConversations: Selina Tusitala Marsh
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.
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The shameful treatment of gout in New Zealand
“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.
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Koro Wetere: A paramount influencer
Remembering Koro Wetere — a dour, street-smart fighter for Māori rights.
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Heartened and humbled
To all of you who warmed our hearts and boosted our bank account, a big, big thank you.
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Rediscovering our mother tongues
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.
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We need your help
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.
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The e-Tangata book: Our stories, our voices
This week, a collection of some of e-Tangata’s best stories from our first two years is being...
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Teresia taught us to ask the tough questions
Teresia Teaiwa, who died last month, aged 48, after a short battle with cancer, was a trailblazing...
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Dividing a nation – or healing the past?
Just over a year ago, the Mana Trust set this e-Tangata website in motion. Three of us are...
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"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...
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