Moana Maniapoto: Uncle Manu, a gentle giant
Uncle Manu was an 11-year-old schoolboy when his dad instructed him to “put some gear on” and play...
Read MorePosted 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...
Read MorePosted 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...
Read MorePosted by Moana Maniapoto | Oct 22, 2016 | Comment & Analysis
Doesn’t life pack a wallop sometimes? One minute our family was laughing, singing and dancing,...
Read MorePosted 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...
Read MorePosted 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...
Read MorePosted 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...
Read MorePosted 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,...
Read MorePosted 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...
Read MorePosted 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...
Read MorePosted by Moana Maniapoto | Apr 23, 2016 | Media
They’re back. There I was, a fortnight ago, strapped into a plane bound for Whangarei,...
Read MorePosted 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...
Read MorePosted 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...
Read MorePosted 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...
Read MorePosted 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...
Read MorePosted 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...
Read MorePosted by Moana Maniapoto | Jan 23, 2016 | Comment & Analysis
So it’s game on. Next week, on February 4, our PM, on behalf of himself and others who, like him,...
Read MorePosted by Moana Maniapoto | Nov 14, 2015 | Arts
It’s that time of year again. The announcement is made, the red carpet hauled out of storage, TV...
Read MorePosted by Moana Maniapoto | Nov 1, 2015 | Reflections
Mick Jagger (or possibly Keith Richards) described Invercargill in 1965 as “the arsehole of the...
Read MorePosted by Moana Maniapoto | Oct 17, 2015 | Reflections
I know a boy who’s really a girl. Fun, bright and open-faced, comfortable in her skin. She knows...
Read MorePosted by Moana Maniapoto | Oct 10, 2015 | Comment & Analysis
So they did it. They finalised the TPPA. But it will be hard for us to get our heads around the...
Read MorePosted by Moana Maniapoto | Oct 3, 2015 | Comment & Analysis
It’s not for everyone. In fact, some people can’t handle it. They rebel, take off or drop out....
Read MorePosted by Moana Maniapoto | Sep 12, 2015 | Comment & Analysis
When I was a little girl, I dreamed of doing aid work in distant Africa. Feed the starving. Heal...
Read MorePosted by Moana Maniapoto | Aug 15, 2015 | Reflections
Māori, says Moana, believe the more wailing and carrying-on at a tangi, the better. It’s healthy....
Read MorePosted by Moana Maniapoto | Aug 4, 2015 | Comment & Analysis
NOTE: Update from Tuesday, August 4, at the bottom of this page. This update is prompted by a...
Read MorePosted by Moana Maniapoto | Aug 2, 2015 | Uncategorised
Secrecy and mistrust still surround the trade deal negotiations in Hawaii where the New Zealand...
Read MorePosted by Moana Maniapoto | Jul 19, 2015 | Comment & Analysis
There’s a new treaty in town. It looked as though Waitangi was a game changer in 1840. But this...
Read MorePosted by Moana Maniapoto | Jun 21, 2015 | Reflections
The passing of Mauriora Kingi and Peter Williams has prompted widespread grief and dismay because...
Read MorePosted by Moana Maniapoto | May 23, 2015 | Comment & Analysis
The axing of Campbell Live and the loss of John Campbell is a blow for those television viewers...
Read MorePosted by Moana Maniapoto | May 3, 2015 | Reflections
On April 30, back in 1975, the Americans pulled their last 10 marines out of Saigon. And May 8...
Read MorePosted by Moana Maniapoto | Apr 26, 2015 | Arts
The 80s are a bit hazy. Not sure if it’s fading memory or simply a lack of sleep throughout that...
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