Morena! Morena! So, in the future parts of the World (like Aotearoa, Tonga, Samoa, Niue and Australia) the countdown to New Years has begun.  In that case I won’t keep you too long. Resolutions…easy to say, fun to think about, yet really difficult to action beyond new years morning/afternoon. Fitter, leaner, more committed, more dedicated, [...]

Morena! Morena! Now, sure I just posted a few minutes ago but this caught my attention and actually got me thinking. Are Maori once again being ripped off? We are currently running a story called Tiki Mania Maori – (high fashion) Made in Denmark? Art or Appropriation? and come to the conclusion that while the [...]

Morena! Morena! What a strange, magical and maddening year has it been – well, it was for our family.  Nearly losing a sister and then gaining a new sister; celebrating the birth of a niece; farewelling uncles, cousins, koroua, kuia – many loved ones. On the wairua side, things improved in our home town of [...]

In the Pre-Digital Age, our families shared a telephone connected by the Party Line, often dialing the phone. When looking to go somewhere, they’d reach for a map. Regular mail tookOld School Phone 3-5 days (fastpost took 1-3 days) and the first digital things to appear were considered toys. The only useful digital items were the Calculator, the Casio Watch and the Video Player. Everything else was analogue. Nothing else mattered because nothing else was available.

Kia ora whanau We are looking for TangataWhenua.com Contributors who are able to send through links, stories and original opinion from your home town. TangataWhenua.com has built a reputation for connecting Maori online by letting everyone know what is happening back at home.  With more of our whanau overseas, we would love to hear what [...]