“China’s missile test came just days after the 80th anniversary of the first nuclear test in the Marshall Islands, when the US dropped a warhead into the lagoon of Bikini Atoll on July 1, 1946 — an event locals describe as ‘the day the sun exploded.’” — Jamie Tahana.
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Arts “revolutions aren’t made at the Met, they’re made on marae and in towns like Te Kaha by people driven by a love of reo, whenua and whakapapa.” — Jamie Tahana, who produced the podcast series ‘Pūtātara: Revolutions in Māori Art’.
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“Not caring anymore doesn’t mean the problem is no longer there. Especially in the Pacific, where climate change isn’t a distant threat but a present-day catastrophe already uprooting communities, unravelling the fine tapestry of culture, and upending entire ways of life.” — Jamie Tahana.
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“Waitangi should be a place where political leaders are made to justify their decisions from the past year, to take stock of how they’re upholding their side of the Treaty partnership.” — Jamie Tahana.
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“A slate of policies that have lazily played on this country’s insecurities and set a fire beneath the nation’s founding document have been met with a resistance not seen for generations.” — Jamie Tahana.
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“The Treaty Principles Bill may be a lame duck without National and New Zealand First’s continued support, but te iwi Māori have already stirred in a way not seen in at least 20 years.” — Jamie Tahana.
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“The death of Kiingi Tuheitia this week was sad enough. That it comes at this moment, in this of all years, at this politically charged time, makes it a particularly wretched blow.” — Jamie Tahana.
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“It overcame pessimism and doubt, political attacks, and a dearth of resources to find its stride. It told Māori stories, explored Māori issues, challenged Māori ways and thinking, and celebrated Māori in ways seldom seen before.” — Jamie Tahana on Māori Television.
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“What Christopher Luxon confronts now, as have all the politicians before him who’ve capitalised on seasonal bouts of Māori hysteria, is a generation of Māori strong in their identity, who won’t let progress slip without a fight.” — Jamie Tahana.
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“The kōhanga reo generation, backed by an inexorable demographic change, and strong in their reo, whakapapa and identity, are ready to step up to the plate — defined by a uniting faith in Te Tiriti o Waitangi as a source of rectification and unity.” — Jamie Tahana.
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