Leonie Hayden

Ātea Editor

Leonie Hayden (Ngāti Whātua o Kaipara, Ngāti Rango) is the editor of Ātea, The Spinoff's Māori and indigenous content channel. She is the former editor of Mana magazine and Rip It Up magazine. Email her on leonie@thespinoff.co.nz

Image: Tina Tiller

6th February, 2022

How to celebrate Waitangi Day at home

The day is a chance to think about how Te Tiriti has shaped Aotearoa – and that doesn't have to stop just because the festivals are cancelled.

By Leonie Hayden

Illustration: Tina Tiller

24th January, 2022

Not farewell, just mā te wā

Ātea editor Leonie Hayden says goodbye for now.

By Leonie Hayden

He Puapua: The Indigenous peoples report that caused a NZ political ruckus

6th January, 2022

He Puapua: The Indigenous peoples report that caused a NZ political ruckus

A report designed to respond to the UN declaration on the rights of Indigenous peoples is causing controversy. But what does He Puapua actually say?

By Leonie Hayden

(Image: Tina Tiller)

28th December, 2021

Three things you didn’t know about the 1981 Springboks tour

Today marks 40 years since the Day of Shame, when the first match of the rugby tour that divided a nation was played.

By Leonie Hayden

Rebecca ter Borg

26th December, 2021

The Sunday Essay: In praise of swimming

I found peace by taking the plunge with Hinemoana.

By Leonie Hayden

(Illustration: Miriama Grace-Smith)

21st December, 2021

Tribunal’s report on Covid response for Māori offers vindication but no comfort

There's nothing in this report that we didn’t know, but it's devastating in its scale.

By Leonie Hayden

Image: Tina Tiller

27th November, 2021

15 of the best food gifts to give this Christmas, ranked

There's no such thing as a bad food gift. But some are more gooderer than others.

By Leonie Hayden

Photo: Getty Images; additional design by Tina Tiller

22nd November, 2021

You can leave the city on December 15. But should you?

An argument for putting off that road trip just a little longer.

By Leonie Hayden

(Image: Tina Tiller)

19th November, 2021

How to ask those tricky Covid questions this summer

Or you can just sing 'Don't stand so close to me' by The Police at full volume.

By Leonie Hayden

(Image: Archi Banal)

9th November, 2021

Understanding the ugly yet noble piharau

Piharau are ancient, boneless, jawless creatures, and they're under threat.

By Leonie Hayden