Papatūānuku, Pan, and a lonely kid in Christchurch
Papatūānuku has been an emblem of political identity and cultural survival for Māori.
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Author: Māmari Stephens
Why is God and sexuality so bloody difficult?
“Christianity is a religion of failures and dropkicks, hypocrites and losers, because most of us are goodish, but not one of us is good enough. We all know this regardless of belief, right?”
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Māmari Stephens: I never saw any narrative of Māori life until I was an adult
“It took years of very conscious effort for me not to be afraid to walk into a room full of people darker than I was.”
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Māmari Stephens: The long shadow over our marae
Our marae need attention, protection, words and warmth, writes Māmari Stephens in this essay...
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Māmari Stephens: Just what are we really commemorating with Rā Maumahara?
I remember a few more over the last couple of decades in Wellington as attendance at such...
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