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Reclaiming Our Reo Pt.III
Wairoa born and raised, Connie Houkamau bravely left her stomping ground in pursuit to reclaim te reo Māori for herself and her whānau.
Mary-Therese Leathers
Jul 5, 20233 min read
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Reclaiming our Reo Pt.II
Kepa Winiata Kemp decided to return to studies after nearly 30 years to reclaim te reo Māori for himself and his whānau at Te Ūranga Waka.
Mary-Therese Leathers
Apr 16, 20234 min read
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TMĀ stand in solidarity with Takatāpui and rainbow communities
Te Mana Ākonga condemn transphobic hate speech post-Posie Parker visit Recently Te Mana Ākonga released a public statement showing...
Te Pararē
Apr 16, 20232 min read
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How to Loiter in a Literature Revolution: A review of Coco Solid's HTLIATW
Reviewing Coco Solid's How to Loiter in a Turf War, Damien Levi (Te Āti Haunui-a-Pāpārangi) marvels on the innovative novel that is...
Damien Levi
Dec 1, 20225 min read
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The Climate, The Patriarchy and Me
At times, it may feel like issues we face environmentally but also socially are big daunting all consuming beasts. In this essay, Molly...
Molly Huggan
Nov 30, 20225 min read
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Challenging ‘Imposter Syndrome’ for young Māori in the corporate sector
Tupu Toa is on a mission. That mission is to see more Māori and Pasifika leaders in the corporate sector. How? By building pathways for...
Antonia Quinn
Nov 30, 20223 min read
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Flying Fetu: A writers festival for our people of Te-Moananui-a-Kiwa
N'Khaya Paulson Moore reflects on a week deep in the Moana as she shares what it was like being apart of the Flying Fetu Writers Festival.
Nkhaya Paulsen-More (Ngāti Maru ki Hauraki, Ngāruahine, Ngāti Pūkenga)
Nov 30, 20226 min read
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Gradua-tingz: Three tauira reflect on life after graduation
It’s the end of another academic year (āmine!) and for some, graduation is just around the corner. Maybe you've lined you up a job for...
Antonia Quinn
Nov 23, 20224 min read
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Indigenous = Ingenious
Kaiwāwāhi Matua Takirua Taylor-Rose Terekia fangirls over the APRA Silver Scroll Awards 2022, supporting why it's cool to be indigenous!
Taylor-Rose Terekia
Nov 6, 20222 min read
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Editorial: The UK is an embarrassment. So is sharing a head of state with them
Into the sea with the monarchy. Look. There’s no way I’m the only person in Aotearoa who’s reading the recent updates on the political...
Callum Knight
Oct 26, 20222 min read
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SIS: Our Stories, Our Sovereignty, Our Sacrifice
“We know we can’t own it, we also know that it belongs to us” Hanelle Harris (Ngāphui), alongside the other co-creators of the series...
briarpomana
Oct 18, 20223 min read
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Kei Hea Ngā Māori?
Ashleigh Putt-Fallows (Ngāti Whātua, Ngāpuhi, Ngai Tūhoe) examines the risks and difficulties of being Māori in predominantly Pākehā...
Ashleigh Putt-Fallows
Oct 6, 20228 min read
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Reclaiming our Reo
Disheartened by the school system, 16 year old Ngāpuhi native Lillian Smith left school to join her sister in Tāmaki-nui-a-Rua to start...
Mary-Therese Leathers
Sep 30, 20224 min read
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Home is Where Te Manawa is - Indigenous Students and Homesickness
It's not uncommon for tauira Māori to daydream of their whenua while at university. Omni Arona writes on the bittersweetness of homesickness
Omni Arona
Sep 28, 20225 min read
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Te Herenga Waka Student Association – VUWSA to adopt a new Māori name
As the Victoria University of Wellington Student Association seek to adopt a new Māori name concerns arise.
Te Rauaroha Tuhoro
Sep 27, 20224 min read
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Te Pūrongo | Hepetema, Wiki 3/4
Te Pararē presents the top stories of the week about or by tauira Māori across the motu. Massey University lecturer told Māori students...
Te Rauaroha Tuhoro
Sep 21, 20222 min read
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Te Pūrongo | Hepetema, Wiki 2/3
Te Pararē presents the top stories of the week about or by tauira Māori across the motu. Australia TV host Rowan Dean, panel slam...
Te Rauaroha Tuhoro
Sep 15, 20222 min read
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Te Orokohanga o te Mauri
He kōrero tēnei e hāngai ana ki te mauri, ko te aha te mauri, i hea mai tēnei mea te mauri, ā, nā wai te ‘mauri’? Koinei te kaupapa o...
Zayne Collier
Sep 15, 20226 min read
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Trickster Makes Change
Haututū. Menace. Troublemaker. Tricksters are badass indigenous figures who transgress the status quo and lead cultural resets. They’re...
Reni Broughton
Sep 13, 20225 min read
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Koroneihana inspires wero for tertiary level Kapa Haka
This year marked the first Koroneihana held in person up at Turangawaewae in 3 years. For Te Waiora, the University of Waikato’s Māori...
Antonia Quinn
Sep 8, 20223 min read
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Founded in 2019, Te Pararē is the student magazine of Te Mana Ākonga, National Māori Students Association.
For all enquiries or to write for us, email teparare@temanaakonga.org.nz
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