Moana Maniapoto, Author at E-Tangata

A call to war?

Posted by Moana Maniapoto | Nov 17, 2019 | Comment & Analysis

“There’s a litany of examples, including admissions by the police themselves, of unconscious bias. Or racism, as we called it in the good old days.” — Moana Maniapoto.

Restoring mana and confidence

Posted by Moana Maniapoto | Sep 1, 2019 | History

“We want to work shoulder to shoulder with this government rather than head-to-head headbutting.” — Ngahiwi Tomoana, Kahungunu leader.

How can there be justice if the process isn’t just?

Posted by Moana Maniapoto | Aug 25, 2019 | History

“If someone had said to me in 2008, I’d be turning the Whanganui River into a legal person — or parliament would be — I would have laughed.” Chris Finlayson, former Treaty negotiations minister.

Treaty Negotiators: Not a job for wimps

Posted by Moana Maniapoto | Aug 18, 2019 | History, Reflections

“It was so stressful. I told my lot I just want to be Pākehā for a while.”

Maria: A Love Story

Posted by Moana Maniapoto | Apr 14, 2019 | Reflections

“Maria Thompson became a part of the Jackson household after my son’s grandmother, June, found her on the streets and took her home. She stayed for over three decades.”

Brown were in town. We were on a high. Hope was in the air.

Posted by Moana Maniapoto | Feb 10, 2019 | Media

At the heart of the problem is the hare-brained notion that the primary goal for the Māori media is preserving and promoting the Māori language.

The Unforgiven

Posted by Moana Maniapoto | Sep 2, 2018 | Reflections

“The big challenge is how we as whānau and communities confront this terrible darkness, this sad duality that creates such a tragic legacy. There is no quick fix. It requires an open and honest conversation.”—Moana Maniapoto

Of your moko you cannot be deprived

Posted by Moana Maniapoto | May 27, 2018 | Reflections

The concept of wearing allegiances on the face, of using the skin as a canvas to tell a personal story . . . was a distinctly Māori expression.

Moana Maniapoto: Losing my religion

Posted by Moana Maniapoto | Apr 22, 2018 | Reflections

One day, while our Māori Anglican dad was at work, our Pākehā Catholic mum rushed her brood off to...

Moana Maniapoto: Let’s judge Simon Bridges on his politics, not his whakapapa

Posted by Moana Maniapoto | Mar 4, 2018 | Comment & Analysis

If you can’t kill us or shut us up, redefine us — then make us extinct. Problem solved.

Moana Maniapoto: Every day is Waitangi Day

Posted by Moana Maniapoto | Feb 4, 2018 | Comment & Analysis, Media

I love a good debate. When I was at St Joseph’s Māori Girls’ College, I was in the school debating...

Moana Maniapoto: I hope the new government doesn’t need sleep

Posted by Moana Maniapoto | Oct 28, 2017 | Comment & Analysis

Birds are singing, the grass is greener — and after Winston Peters’ announcement, there’s...

Moana Maniapoto: Why I’m not a party girl

Posted by Moana Maniapoto | Sep 30, 2017 | Comment & Analysis

When I was young and apolitical, I didn’t get around to voting. It was the ‘80s. Party time. I met...

Putting the boot into Awataha hurts all our marae

Posted by Moana Maniapoto | Jul 1, 2017 | Comment & Analysis

I’ve been to a fair few marae in Auckland. The first one was Hoani Waititi at Glen Eden, in...

Moana Maniapoto: The Willie Jackson I know

Posted by Moana Maniapoto | Feb 18, 2017 | Comment & Analysis

Willie Jackson can be really annoying. In fact, that was one of the reasons we divorced about 16...

Moana Maniapoto: Uncle Manu, a gentle giant

Posted by Moana Maniapoto | Feb 11, 2017 | Reflections

Uncle Manu was an 11-year-old schoolboy when his dad instructed him to “put some gear on” and play...

Moana Maniapoto: Watch out for a Trump talkalike here

Posted by Moana Maniapoto | Nov 19, 2016 | Comment & Analysis

I started US election week in San Francisco, hanging with a bunch of Māori and native Hawaiians...

Moana Maniapoto: We need doctors to be on top of their game

Posted by Moana Maniapoto | Oct 22, 2016 | Comment & Analysis

Doesn’t life pack a wallop sometimes? One minute our family was laughing, singing and dancing,...

Moana Maniapoto: Hold on Hekia. Cyber schools aren’t the answer

Posted by Moana Maniapoto | Aug 27, 2016 | Comment & Analysis

Our daughter turned eight this week. She is a bright, happy and curious little girl with lots of...

Dalvanius — no one-hit wonder

Posted by Moana Maniapoto | Jul 23, 2016 | Arts

Back in the day, when “floor shows” were king, the pub crowds of South Auckland were ruthless. I...

Different deal — same stink “consultation”

Posted by Moana Maniapoto | Jul 16, 2016 | Comment & Analysis

All quiet on the TPPA front. Is that good or bad news? Well, it’s a bit of both, actually. The bad...

Moana Maniapoto: Hands off our images

Posted by Moana Maniapoto | Jun 25, 2016 | Comment & Analysis

I reckon we’ve come a long way in New Zealand. Yes, we have our fair share of nutters and racists,...

Māori are leading the way

Posted by Moana Maniapoto | Jun 18, 2016 | Comment & Analysis

“Bet we’re the first Māori to come here,” I whispered to Toby when we landed in Inari, a tiny...

The racism that too few of the privileged can see

Posted by Moana Maniapoto | May 21, 2016 | Comment & Analysis

We can all understand plain old personal racism. Like the time the friendly stranger at the bus...

Māori bashers and the morality of the media who empower them

Posted by Moana Maniapoto | Apr 23, 2016 | Media

They’re back. There I was, a fortnight ago, strapped into a plane bound for Whangarei,...

Why we’ve become reo refugees

Posted by Moana Maniapoto | Apr 9, 2016 | Reflections, Reo

I’m a refugee. Apparently. I didn’t know I was one until a Sunday newspaper told me. When our baby...

Here’s to the Black Pearls in our lives

Posted by Moana Maniapoto | Mar 12, 2016 | Comment & Analysis

Black Pearl, precious little girl, let me put you up where you belong. Yep. That was me. And that...

Ranginui Walker — no beating about the bush with him

Posted by Moana Maniapoto | Mar 5, 2016 | Reflections

I rang Ranginui Walker last year to ask for his views when I was doing some research about the...

Confused about tikanga? Join the club

Posted by Moana Maniapoto | Feb 28, 2016 | Reflections

It’s hard being Māori in 2016. Look at all this carry-on about boys-with-their-poi. Most of us...

We’re not alone in opposing the TPPA

Posted by Moana Maniapoto | Feb 20, 2016 | Comment & Analysis

You’d think that, moving about in the biggest city in the world, you’d struggle for space on the...

Author: Moana Maniapoto

A call to war?

Restoring mana and confidence

How can there be justice if the process isn’t just?

Treaty Negotiators: Not a job for wimps

Maria: A Love Story

Brown were in town. We were on a high. Hope was in the air.

The Unforgiven

Of your moko you cannot be deprived

Moana Maniapoto: Losing my religion

Moana Maniapoto: Let’s judge Simon Bridges on his politics, not his whakapapa

Moana Maniapoto: Every day is Waitangi Day

Moana Maniapoto: I hope the new government doesn’t need sleep

Moana Maniapoto: Why I’m not a party girl

Putting the boot into Awataha hurts all our marae

Moana Maniapoto: The Willie Jackson I know

Moana Maniapoto: Uncle Manu, a gentle giant

Moana Maniapoto: Watch out for a Trump talkalike here

Moana Maniapoto: We need doctors to be on top of their game

Moana Maniapoto: Hold on Hekia. Cyber schools aren’t the answer

Dalvanius — no one-hit wonder

Different deal — same stink “consultation”

Moana Maniapoto: Hands off our images

Māori are leading the way

The racism that too few of the privileged can see

Māori bashers and the morality of the media who empower them

Why we’ve become reo refugees

Here’s to the Black Pearls in our lives

Ranginui Walker — no beating about the bush with him

Confused about tikanga? Join the club

We’re not alone in opposing the TPPA

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