Tag: writer

Michael Bennett: The power of words

Posted by Dale Husband | Sep 4, 2022 | Kōrero

“Being part of a fight that led to a young, innocent Māori man being exonerated and compensated for the injustice that had happened to him. There could be no greater reward.” — Michael Bennett.

JP Pomare: Writing on the world stage

Posted by Dale Husband | Dec 5, 2021 | Editors Picks, Kōrero

“I do want to encourage Māori and Pasifika writers to not feel as though they have to be an activist voice in a traditional sense — they can be subversive in another genre.” — crime writer JP Pomare.

Waiata mai

Posted by Aaron Craig | Oct 31, 2021 | Reflections

“I think you might be able to classify Māori as one of two kinds: whakamā and katakata. The test for which kind you are is whether or not you do skits.” — Aaron Craig.

Tim Worrall: Tūhoe storyteller

Posted by Tim Worrall | Jun 21, 2020 | Arts

“We grew up proud of being Māori, proud of Ngāi Tuhoe and of our tīpuna.” — Tim Worrall.

Haare Williams: A child of the community

Posted by Dale Husband | Nov 24, 2019 | Kōrero

“’Whatever you do, remember, you’ll never be a Pākehā.’ Everyone then wanted their children to grow up in a Pākehā way. Speaking English was the norm, the wanted thing.”