Te Nia Matthews

Guest writer

Te Nia Matthews (Ngāi Tuhoe, Ngāti Kahu) is currently doing his Masters at Victoria University of Wellington with a focus on climate change and Maramataka Tūhoe. During his time at Victoria University Te Nia has become an advocate for te reo Māori language planning and policy and hopes to contribute to the revitalisation of te reo Māori.

Top left: Joy Lehuanani Enomoto, Poata Alvie McKree, and Bernida Webb-Binder. Bottom left: Carwyn Jones, Metiria Turei.

NAISA 2019: a ‘music festival’ for indigenous academics

Last week some of the world’s brightest indigenous minds converged in Waikato for NAISA 2019. Navana Matthews reported from the frontline of the revolution.

By Te Nia Matthews | 8th July, 2019