Terri Te Tau: A new chapter
Māori communities must be “central to the kōrero around whether or when we could or should pursue a project like huia de-extinction.” — Terri Te Tau, author of ‘The Valley of Unlikely Acquaintances’.
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Tag: Māori artists
The Valley of Unlikely Acquaintances — an extract
In this extract from Terri Te Tau’s debut novel, ‘The Valley of Unlikely Acquaintances’, a community hui has been called to discuss a tūpāpaku found in a cave in the forest, and scientist Lydia is reluctantly in the spotlight.
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Waenga — a family and community affair
’Waenga’ is very much a family affair. It was written by Hariata Moriarty, 25, and her brother Tamati, 23, who also star in the play. Dad, Jim Moriarty, is directing the play, and mum, Helen Pearse-Otene, is the dramaturge, providing guidance on the story. — Atakohu Middleton.
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The perfect place for a revolution
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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