#Whānau

Let me tell you why I have concerns about a Matariki public event:1. Let's start with nationalising an event that wasn't actually celebrated by all whānau. Not all of us
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These non-Maori academics throwing around pepeha is getting really old. I don't care how "connected" you feel to mountains and rivers, to claim these as your own not only cancels
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This is very distressing and also expected. Mainly pākehā affected first time cause of travel privilege. Concerned the impact will be felt deeply in M & P communities given shit
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It has been nearly a year since new Oranga Tamariki law was put in place. This law means CYFS must:1. put in policies to reduce disparity between Maori and non-Maori2.
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I'm seeing alot of comments from non Māori who don't understand us at all on our tikanga, on how we treat our women.Now im only speaking from my experience. I'm
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Twitter whānau in Tāmaki Makaurau - as we go back into #COVID19nz Alert Level 3 I just want to share some findings from our @KidsShareNZ survey that might be helpful
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Weight loss surgery update - keeping secrets is soul destroying. This is a hard process that forcibly changes my relationship w food as entertainment, soothing, meaningful & something I can
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Vote Kuaka for #BirdOfTheYear. Here are 4 reasons you may not have considered:1. Kuaka can fly for 1000s of miles at a time. Say you had a craving for something
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1/ One of things that hasn’t really been discussed about the OT Hawkes Bay case was how deliberate OT’s response was and how illustrative it is of bigger problems. Normally
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To be clear on prisons and divestment, a short thread:For a start, prisons have been proven not to deter crime of stop reoffending. Investing billions more in failed policy is
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Aroha mai, aroha atu whanau. As the Auckland region goes into lockdown, we have a few simple requests. COVID-19 is no excuse for racism or discrimination. Be kind
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Kenneth Hall captained our 1980-81 team which won a share of both the Ivy League and Big 5 titles. He was named first-team All-Ivy and swept our program’s Kiefaber and
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Ok a few notes about the use of the N word in Aotearoa that are missed by Lachlan Patterson in this story, and one point that is plain wrong.That word
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i am sick and reading about 19th century New Zealand, and it may be just that I'm a little hallucinatory right now but it seems like strategists and military historians
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Super stoked to have all of these wonderful Maori minds and hearts in the new govt. Now it's for us all to support them to make the best calls they
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Been meaning to make a thread on this stuff for a while, because I always get tauiwi asking me anytime I shitpost about Ta Moko popping up in video-games as
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