“Looking in the mirror, brushing your hair or wearing your hair out was said to draw the attention of the Teine Sā. That could lead to sickness, possession or even death.” — Lana Lopesi, in an extract from her new book ‘Bloody Woman’.
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“Whether we like it or not, Aotearoa is a disease gateway to the Pacific,” writes Lana Lopesi.
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“On Twitter, I found my community. False divides established through imperialism clearly exist across Te Moana-nui-a-Kiwa, and maybe the internet provides an opportunity to jump across those.”
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As some of you will know, I recently had my DNA tested. Well, I got my results back, and I had a...
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My family has no real secrets – that I know of, anyway. Mum and Dad are both my birth-parents. I...
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