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Kaupapa on the Couch: What happened at Parihaka

Kaupapa on the Couch: What happened at Parihaka

What was Parihaka? And what does it mean for us today?
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By Leonie Hayden | 5th November, 2022
Contributing writer
Summer binge: The five best webisodes on The Spinoff this year

Summer binge: The five best webisodes on The Spinoff this year

The Spinoff produced four web series in 2019. Here is the cream of the crop, from a table tennis legend to on-air Brazilian wax (sorry Alex).
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By The Spinoff | 30th December, 2019
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Kaupapa on the Couch: Do family and whānau mean the same thing? (WATCH)

Kaupapa on the Couch: Do family and whānau mean the same thing? (WATCH)

Families come in all different shapes and sizes. But when the British came to New Zealand they decided Māori families were the wrong shape.
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By Leonie Hayden | 7th September, 2019
Contributing writer
Kaupapa on the Couch: the incredible Māori showbands

Kaupapa on the Couch: the incredible Māori showbands

Dance down memory lane with us to a time when the Māori showbands ruled supreme. 
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By Leonie Hayden | 25th June, 2019
Contributing writer
Kaupapa on the Couch: let’s go to the movies!

Kaupapa on the Couch: let’s go to the movies!

In which Kaupapa on the Couch decided to get out of the studio and go see a movie.
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By Leonie Hayden | 10th April, 2019
Contributing writer
Kaupapa on the Couch: What does your hair say about you? (WATCH)

Kaupapa on the Couch: What does your hair say about you? (WATCH)

Nau mai, haere mai ki Kaupapa On The Couch, a webseries from The Spinoff about Māori issues and stuff, hosted by Leonie Hayden.
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By Leonie Hayden | 31st January, 2019
Contributing writer
Kaupapa on the Couch: Celebrate the Māori way! (WATCH)

Kaupapa on the Couch: Celebrate the Māori way! (WATCH)

Nau mai, haere mai ki Kaupapa On The Couch, a webseries about Māori issues and stuff, hosted by Leonie Hayden. This episode: how to party like your ancestors.
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By Leonie Hayden | 14th December, 2018
Contributing writer
Kaupapa on the Couch mana wahine Maori

Kaupapa on the Couch: taking back mana wāhine (WATCH)

How Māori women can find our way back to equity through the stories of the past.
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By Leonie Hayden | 9th March, 2018
Contributing writer
Kaupapa On The Couch waka Kupe Hec Busby

Kaupapa on the Couch: Get on the waka! (WATCH)

How the Hec Busby did we get here? Leonie Hayden looks at ocean voyaging and the badass ancestors that brought us across Moana-nui-a-Kiwa to Aotearoa.
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By Leonie Hayden | 1st February, 2018
Contributing writer
(WATCH) Kaupapa On the Couch: Parihaka

(WATCH) Kaupapa On the Couch: Parihaka

What was Parihaka? And what does it mean for us today?
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By Leonie Hayden | 30th November, 2017
Contributing writer
(WATCH) Kaupapa on the Couch: Rivers are people too!

(WATCH) Kaupapa on the Couch: Rivers are people too!

What do we mean when we refer to our mountains and rivers as ancestors? Leonie Hayden looks at the world-leading legislation that recognises Te Urewera national park and the Whanganui River as people.
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By Leonie Hayden | 1st November, 2017
Contributing writer
(WATCH) Kaupapa on the Couch: The Declaration of Independence

(WATCH) Kaupapa on the Couch: The Declaration of Independence

Leonie Hayden presents Kaupapa On The Couch, a six-part webseries looking at issues in te ao Māori that aren’t as well known as they should be.
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By Leonie Hayden | 3rd October, 2017
Contributing writer
Welcome to our new webseries, Kaupapa on the Couch!

Welcome to our new webseries, Kaupapa on the Couch!

Kaupapa On The Couch is a six-part webseries looking at issues in te ao Māori that aren’t as well known or understood as they should be.
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By Leonie Hayden | 31st August, 2017
Contributing writer

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