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Kotahitanga #12: Hope is the Thing with Feathers
KOTAHITANGA | COLUMN | ANAMATA / THE FUTURE Written & illustrated by Hirimaia Eketone (they/them) | @hiri_music | Te Ao Māori Editor He aha te mea nui o te ao? He tangata, he tangata, he tangata. What is the most important thing in the world? The people, the people, the people. I’m struggling to kōrero about the future when global and local events keep driving us further down as a community into the depths of despair. Usually at the end of the year I find myself in a reflec
Hirimaia Eketone
Oct 203 min read


You Probably Won't Read This
FEATURE | ANAMATA / THE FUTURE Written by Elise Sadlier (she/her) | @elise_sadlier | Contributing Writer Rejection. I’ve never been good at it. I spent the summer on the couch, popsicle dripping down my wrist, refreshing Seek and offering up prayers. I had high hopes for the year. I saw each month stretched out before me, clean and full of potential. I fantasized about a working holiday in Bali, a cute gallery job, money flowing into my account. I was finally free from unive
Elise Sadlier
Oct 204 min read


Kotahitanga #11: Return to What is Known
KOTAHITANGA | COLUMN | HANGA / CRAFT Written & illustrated by Hirimaia Eketone (they/them) | @hiri_music | Te Ao Māori Editor Kia ora e...
Hirimaia Eketone
Oct 63 min read


Kotahitanga #10: I Wish Trump Was A Myth
KOTAHITANGA | COLUMN | PŪRĀTAU / MYTHOLOGY Written by Hirimaia Eketone (they/them) | @hiri_music | Te Ao Māori Kia ora e hoa ma, haere...
Hirimaia Eketone
Sep 222 min read


Baddies o Te Ao
FEATURE | TE AO MĀORI | PŪRĀKAU / MYTHOLOGY Written by Elise Sadlier (she/her) | @elise_sadlier | Contributing Writer From cosmogony and...
Elise Sadlier
Sep 225 min read


Kotahitanga #9: Aotearoa
KOTAHITANGA | COLUMN | TE AO MĀORI | TANGATA WHENUA / LOCAL Written & illustrated by Hirimaia Eketone (they/them) | @hiri_music | Te Ao...
Hirimaia Eketone
Aug 182 min read


Kotahitanga #8: Whatever Takes the Edge Off
KOTAHITANGA | COLUMN | TE AO MĀORI | RONGOA / DRUGS Written & illustrated by Hirimaia Eketone (they/them) | @hiri_music | Te Ao Māori...
Hirimaia Eketone
Aug 42 min read


Am I Too Late To Talk About the AMA's?
TE AO MĀORI | MATARIKI Written by Hirimaia Eketone (they/them) | @hiri_music | Te Ao Māori Editor As an aspiring musician, it pains me...
Hirimaia Eketone
Jul 214 min read


Out from Te Pō: My year in Rumaki Reo
FEATURE | TE AO MĀORI | MATARIKI Written by Elise Sadlier | @elise.sadlier | Contributing Writer Hurihia tō aroaro ki te rā tukuna, kia...
Elise Sadlier
Jul 219 min read


Kotahitanga #7: New Year, Same Old Mistakes
KOTAHITANGA | COLUMN | TE AO MĀORI | MATARIKI Written by Hirimaia Eketone (they/them) | @hiri_music | Te Ao Māori Editor Tena koutou...
Hirimaia Eketone
Jul 212 min read


Kotahitanga #6: Aroha, aroha, aroha
KOTAHITANGA | COLUMN | AROHA / LOVE Written & illustrated by Hirimaia Eketone (they/them) | @hiri_music | Te Ao Māori Editor Aroha,...
Hirimaia Eketone
May 262 min read


Kotahitanga #5: Nui te aroha mo te puoro
KOTAHITANGA | COLUMN | PUORO O AOTEAROA / LOCAL MUSIC Written by Hirimaia Eketone (they/them) | @hiri_music | Te Ao Māori Editor Kia ora...
Hirimaia Eketone
May 122 min read


Kotahitanga #4: I Miss Spiritual Conception
KOTAHITANGA | COLUMN | MAHIMAHI / SEX Written by Hirimaia Eketone (they/them) | @hiri_music | Te Ao Māori Editor Kia ora e hoa ma,...
Hirimaia Eketone
Apr 283 min read


Kotahitanga: What Māori Word Sums Up All This Stress?!
KOTAHITANGA | COLUMN | MATIHIKO | TECH Written by Hirimaia Eketone (they/them) | @hiri_music | Te Ao Māori Editor Edited by Liam Hansen...
Hirimaia Eketone
Mar 172 min read


The Haka Party Incident – remembering forgotten history closest to home
ARTS | REVIEW INTERVIEW | WHAKAKĀINGA / HOME Sofia Roger Williams (she/her) | @sofiarogerwilliams | CONTRIBUTING WRITER Off the back of...
Sofia Roger Williams
Mar 35 min read
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