Ātea Archive
Inheritance: The Matariki play that explores class privilege
Inheritance plays as part of The Basement Theatre's Matariki season this week. Sam Brooks talks to one of its creators about what the show wants to say.
Learning to live by the maramataka: Hōngongoi
Hōngongoi/July is all about planning.
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.
Elites always protect their own: inside the Kōhanga Reo saga
Morgan Godfery looks back at the extraordinary power plays of the 2014 Kōhanga Reo National Trust Board scandal.
Whānau, whāngai and Oranga Tamariki: What Māori families look like
At the heart of the issue surrounding Oranga Tamariki is the desire for solutions to be found within iwi, hapū and whānau.
How sports commentary can normalise te reo Māori
When the Māori All Blacks play Fiji this month, MP Peeni Henare will be in the commentary booth calling the match in te reo. Don Rowe reports on an initiative to normalise te reo through the medium of sport.
Rei’s new album wears its purpose on its sleeve
Rei is an internationally successful, award-winning musician who can rap, sing, produce beats, and even tell a couple of jokes. He talked to The Spinoff about Ariana Grande, meditation, and writing music as self-encouragement.
Landmark findings on Māori health lay a clear challenge to the Crown
To anyone paying attention, the inequity embedded in the health system is undeniable. A new report from the Waitangi Tribunal lays that bare
The living net: kai in a changing climate
As part of the Deep South National Science Challenge, the small coastal town of Omaio is placing mātauranga Māori and climate science at the centre of their food and water management.
From Kiwibank to iwi bank: the argument for a Māori-owned bank
Every few years, as the Māori economy grows, someone floats the idea of an iwi-owned financial institution. The list of pros and cons is long, writes business advisor and Treaty commentator Joshua Hitchcock.
New Zealand’s long and violent history of anti-Indian racism
The young Indian man assaulted on the streets of Sandringham earlier this month migrated to New Zealand in the belief is was a peaceful, tolerant place. Our history suggests otherwise, writes Scott Hamilton.
Forget hope – Auckland needs action, fast
On the latest episode of The Good Citizen podcast, Jacqueline Paul talks to Jeremy Hansen about the housing crisis, inequality and why racist stereotyping has got to stop.
Kaupapa on the Couch: the incredible Māori showbands
Dance down memory lane with us to a time when the Māori showbands ruled supreme.
The buildings are ‘uniquely Aotearoa’. Their Māori designers are ignored
When the new Christchurch library Tūranga – widely praised for its indigenous motifs and design references – won a major award last week, the significant Māori input into its design apparently warranted no mention at all
‘Art belongs to us’: Behind the scenes at Ōtāhuhu’s first-ever art gallery
Earlier this month Vunilagi Vou opened in Ōtāhuhu, the first art gallery the south Auckland suburb has ever had.
Uplifting children is not a Māori problem. It’s a colonisation problem
Last week the Ministry for Children's practises around uplifting children and putting them in state care were exposed. It's no coincidence Māori are disproportionately targetted, writes Tina Ngata.
It is time to talk about Christchurch’s racist past, and present
With a little time and distance from the awful events of March 15 it's time to face the facts: Christchurch has long been a hub of racist hatred. Its history speaks for itself.
The online exodus of women and minorities
Two major studies show that women and minorities in New Zealand are being harassed to the point that they're leaving online spaces in droves.
Restoration, not punishment, is key to criminal justice reform for Māori
A new report from the justice advisory group Te Uepū Hāpai i te Ora challenges the government to find solutions in te ao Māori that restore relationships and mana instead of continuing to feed Māori into the criminal justice system.
Learning to live by the maramataka: Pipiri
Matariki is here! It's time to look to the stars to see what the year ahead has in store.
Twenty-five dollars and a dream – the Tapu Te Ranga Marae story
Earlier this morning, reports emerged that the beloved Tapu Te Ranga Marae in Wellington had burnt to the ground.
The wonderful world of Moana Maniapoto
Ātea editor Leonie Hayden sat down with the host of new current affairs show Te Ao with Moana, Moana Maniapoto, to talk about music, Māori media and 'colouring up the system'.
What does Budget 2019 mean for Labour’s Māori seats in 2020?
Labour's Māori MPs should count their lucky stars Te Ururoa Flavell is busy doing other things, writes māui street's Morgan Godfery.
Kura Forrester on winning the Billy T, being Māori, and having sex with an All Black
Kura Forrester recently won the Billy T award for her show at the Comedy Festival. Despite the award being named after a Māori comedian, she's the first Māori to win it since 2004.
