Kahu Kutia

Guest writer

Kahu Kutia (Ngāi Tūhoe) is a writer and activist. She writes and hosts the podcast He Kākano Ahau. She now lives in Wellington after spending the first 18 years of her life in the valleys of Te Urewera.

Pania Newton on the whenua at Ihumātao (Photo: Nicole Hunt)

What does it take to build an indigenous resistance movement?

He Kākano Ahau is a podcast by writer and activist Kahu Kutia (Ngāi Tūhoe) that explores stories of Māori in the city, and weaves together strands of connection. In this episode: Ihumātao and a new generation of resistance.

By Kahu Kutia | 8th January, 2020

Ngāti Whātua artist and activist Hana Maihi outside Ōrākei marae at Takaparawhā, Tāmaki Makaurau. Photo: Nicole Hunt

Mana whenua in the big city: The ties that bind Māori to Auckland

He Kākano Ahau is a podcast by writer and activist Kahu Kutia (Ngāi Tūhoe) that explores stories of Māori in the city, and weaves together strands of connection. In this episode: what happens when Māori are not 'urban Māori' as we know them, but mana whenua.

By Kahu Kutia | 20th November, 2019

Kayla Riarn. Photo: Dianna Thomson

Decolonising gender and sexuality in Wellington City

He Kākano Ahau is a podcast by writer and activist Kahu Kutia (Ngāi Tūhoe) that explores stories of Māori in the city, and weaves together strands of connection. In this episode: Whakawāhine Māori talk about finding space to explore their identity.

By Kahu Kutia | 5th November, 2019

Youth work student Kiwa Kahukura-Denton. Photo: Naomi Haussman

What do rangatahi need to thrive in Christchurch?

He Kākano Ahau is a podcast by writer and activist Kahu Kutia (Ngāi Tūhoe) that explores stories of Māori in the city. In episode two: rangatahi making connections in Ōtautahi Christchurch.

By Kahu Kutia | 31st October, 2019

Mattresses at Tapu Te Ranga. The marae welcomed visitors nearly every day. Photo: Dianna Thomson

Those who build the house: How Tapu Te Ranga marae is rising from the ashes

He Kākano Ahau is a podcast by Kahu Kutia (Ngāi Tūhoe) that explores stories of Māori in the city, and weaves together strands of connection. In episode one: the legacy of urban marae Tapu te Ranga.

By Kahu Kutia | 23rd October, 2019