“I tell myself I should be enjoying the day, but honestly, I’m battling feelings of not being up to scratch. I’ve done no reo over the summer despite promising my kaiako I’d keep on it.” — Emma Hislop takes her first trip to Te Matatini.
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“I felt so proud to be Māori, and grateful, too. I was home on our whenua, and my whānau cup was full from seeing familiar faces, reconnecting, and being exactly where I was meant to be.” — Eden Fusitu‘a on her first Matatini after four years abroad.
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“It’s easy, in these violent days of oligarchs and kleptocrats, algorithms and shadow lobbyists, to think that tending to ourselves and each other with radical love is somehow too soft.” — Sarah Hopkinson.
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“The moment you entered the festival, you became everyone’s ‘sis’ or ‘aunty’ or ‘kare’ — and they became yours.” — Siena Yates, on her first Matatini.
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“Te Matatini is one of those rare moments. It’s our opportunity to be completely and unashamedly Māori.” — Professor Linda Waimarie Nikora.
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