Te Kuru o te Marama Dewes

Contributing writer

Te Kuru o te Marama Dewes (Ngāti Porou, Ngāti Rangitihi) is a writer, researcher and co-host for Nē?, The Spinoff's te ao Māori podcast. He is a multi-media content creator, and former Māori Television journalist.

Iwi are prepared to make sacrifices this summer. Are you?

2nd December, 2021

Iwi are prepared to make sacrifices this summer. Are you?

Around the country, iwi are putting safety measures in place to compensate for the government's easing of restrictions.

By Te Kuru o te Marama Dewes

CEO of Kotahi Rau Pukapuka, Pānia Papa. (Images: supplied/Tina Tiller)

25th November, 2021

An epic quest for a hundred books

Translating 100 books is ambitious, but 'unreasonable ambition' is what’s required for te reo to survive.

By Te Kuru o te Marama Dewes

(Image: Tina Tiller)

18th November, 2021

An unthinkable act

The racist attack on a pou whakairo at Ōtūherekio in Te Waipounamu shows some are threatened by the growing tangata whenua presence in our landscape.

By Te Kuru o te Marama Dewes

Diver and Coasty Kidds founder, Dion Aupouri-Akuhata. (Image: supplied)

11th November, 2021

Get in the sea, take what you need, but don’t forget to give back

One of the stars of the Spiky Gold Hunters series is helping his community thrive in the moana.

By Te Kuru o te Marama Dewes

(Image: Getty Images/Xoë Hall)

4th November, 2021

Tīhei mauriora: the history and tikanga of our breath

Hā ki roto. Breathe in.

By Te Kuru o te Marama Dewes

(Image: Getty/Tina Tiller/Xoë Hall)

28th October, 2021

The pou tokomanawa in the whare: Bringing te reo to life in the places we live

Reclaiming te reo Māori is always hard, but the hardest work – and the most important – takes place within the home.

By Te Kuru o te Marama Dewes