The new security excuse for mining the deep-sea
“The international deep-seabed is the common heritage of all humankind. It must be reserved for peaceful purposes.” — Claire Slatter and Maureen Penjueli.
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Tag: Teuila Fuata’i
How can they ignore us?
“No one has denied that the bombing of Hiroshima occurred, and that a nuclear weapon was used on people and the environment. In Mā‘ohi Nui, we simply don’t have that level of accountability and honesty from the French state.” — Vehia Wheeler.
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To the US, we’re a giant military station
“The entire arrangement, where the US uses Hawai‘i as a strategic war base, is fundamentally violent and harmful. It relies on the perpetual suppression of our rights and potential as Kānaka Maoli.” — Joy Enomoto.
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‘Public health progress is being dismantled’
“I couldn’t, in all honesty, remain in my roles. The government didn’t seem interested in listening to genuine public health advice.” — Sir Collin Tukuitonga.
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Playing the long game
“I’ve heard stories of mining executives moving to the islands, where they’re insinuating themselves into the community, buying up art from local artists, funding cultural events, and pouring money into schools, sports and education.” — Teuila Fuatai.
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We need healing and freedom in Kanaky
“The spirit of our youth and people is one of determination. There is no going back. The fight for our dignity and freedom is a fight for all of humanity.” — Billy Wetewea in Kanaky.
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Robert Oliver: Believing in Pacific cuisine
“In the Pacific, food strengthens and creates communities. The story of food is also the story of people. There’s wisdom, there’s survival, there’s knowledge in the growing of crops and methods of food gathering. It goes way beyond the recipe.” — Chef Robert Oliver.
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A difficult time to be a Māori public servant
“Many people are worried and scared, simply because they’re Māori working in the public sector. There is a real feeling of helplessness.” — Kura Moehau.
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Our case shows why the fast-track bill must be stopped
If the Fast-track Approvals Bill goes through, “our coast will once again be the target of mining consent applications — this time, with no clear avenue for our voices and rights as mana whenua to be upheld.” — Olivia Haddon, on winning an 80-year battle to stop sand mining at Pākiri.
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Spying on our Pacific ‘family’
“We can’t claim to be a trusted partner when we spy on our Pacific family on behalf of others. We also can’t claim to have an independent foreign policy when outside interests operate within our spy agency.” — Dr Marco de Jong.
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In the sacrifice zone
“We’re in a place where it’s hard for many of us to see a life without the US hovering overhead. Our sense of dependency has become so ingrained that we’re weighing promises of economic benefits . . . against significant damage to our islands.” — Sheila Babauta from the Mariana Islands.
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Doctor from the ‘dumb class’
“I’ve been mistaken for an orderly, a cleaner, and the girl who collects the food menus. I’ve even walked into rooms where patients tell me they’re waiting for the doctor because they assume that can’t be me.” — Dr Vanisi Prescott.
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‘We’re tired of being resilient’
“It seems that for every new infectious disease outbreak we have to relearn these lessons and we have to develop workarounds for systems that are designed for majority populations.” — Dr Suitafa Debbie Ryan.
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Building a Pacific influence in architecture
“We had eight kids and our parents in a four-bedroom house with one bathroom . . . So my floor plans were a way of imagining how we could all live together comfortably.” — Dr Charmaine ‘Ilaiū Talei.
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Ronji Tanielu: From the grassroots
“I was growing up angry at the system, and angry at everyone else for making me poor and brown. And I also had a lot of family responsibilities.” — Ronji Tanielu.
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Teuila Percival: There’s more to being a doctor than medicine
“The further you get into medicine, the less important the science becomes. What’s more important is the social activism side.”—South Auckland paediatrician Teuila Percival.
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