Te Ao Māori
Recognising Matariki as a public holiday enables society to thrive
In February 2021 the government announced Matariki would be made a public holiday.
In this essay from 2020, Qiane Matata-Sipu writes about her hope that decision-makers would prioritise wellness,…
At Tapu Te Ranga marae, Matariki brings rebirth after the fire
In the early hours of June 9th last year, Tapu Te Ranga, an urban marae in Te Whanganui-a-Tara (Wellington) caught fire and quickly burnt to the…
Seven people tell us how they're resetting 2020 this Matariki
Matariki, the Māori new year, begins on July 13th. How are we resetting?
The time I tried to tag the Endeavour, and other thoughts on racist monuments
Statues of colonisers, slave traders and racists are being pulled down as part of a global reckoning with racism. In light of that, for this month’s…
Māori and the City: stuck inside my whare with only my dumb brain for company
When Kylie Jenner said 2016 was the year of “realising things” she had no idea 2020 was about to pull up in a facemask. Ever since…
Māori and the City: finding a flat in Wellington is the second-worst trauma after colonisation
This was supposed to be the first installment of Māori and the City, a new monthly column by Tayi Tibble. But then coronavirus happened and it…
Māori and the City: a new monthly column by Tayi Tibble
Today we launch the first installment of Māori and the City, a monthly column by Tayi Tibble. Originally, the first piece of writing was gonna be…