How Much Māori Are You?

Melanie Sio shares what it feels like to be asked “How Much Māori Are You?”

Taha Wairua... SpiritAtaria SharmanDecember 16, 2018māori, pākehā, two worlds, indigenous, colonisation, oppression, cultural identity, whakapapa, whānauComment

Hinekura

The first chapter of Hinekura by Michelle Mihi Keita Tibble.

Taha Wairua... SpiritAtaria SharmanDecember 16, 2018atua wāhine, wāhine, hine, wāhine toa, manawahine, tūpuna, kuia korouaComment

Rua Tekau Mā Waru

A poem on the whare tangata and te awa atua - the monthly menstruation. By Nicole Titihuia Hawkins.

Taha Tinana... BodyAtaria SharmanDecember 16, 2018menstruation, period, whare tangata, mate marama, te awa atua, te awa tapu, vagina, vulva, pcos, tamponsComment

The Culture of Retirement and Robin Hood Syndrome

Catherine Delahunty on turning 65, retirement as a capitalist concept and the invisibility of older women in Pākehā culture.

I Am Not My Anger

Rmt-Wi shares why the darkness, the judgement, the colonisation, the broken promises and the anger at it all does not change who she is. It never has.

Taha Hinengaro... MindAtaria SharmanNovember 24, 2018love, anger, judgement, colonisation, taonga pūoro, whakapapa, māori girl, culture, painComment

Guttural Language

Sophie and the sounding of te reo in her mouth. Taniwha, ātua wāhine, soldiers; a beautiful but haunted Aotearoa and its liberation.

How Much Māori Are You?

Melanie Sio writes about what it feels like to be asked “How Much Māori Are You?”

Taha Wairua... SpiritAtaria SharmanNovember 24, 2018māori, pākehā, two worlds, indigenous, colonisation, oppression, cultural identity, whakapapa, whānauComment

I am this Land, I am my People

A poem written by K.M Harris for Indigenous Australian singer Emma Donovan drawing on themes of colonisation, people, land and the stolen generations.

Taha whanau...familyAtaria SharmanNovember 24, 2018indigenous, land, stolen generation, black women, Mother, ancestors, Remember Your Dreaming, walkabout, spiritComment

Māori Scorecard

Ataria explores Māori identity, colonisation and whakapapa in three poems titled 'why can't i just be me,' 'Average Māori' and 'Whakapapa Judger.'

Taha Wairua... SpiritAtaria SharmanNovember 12, 2018Māori, identity, two worlds, Pākehā, culture Comment

Tea with Metiria

Catherine Delahunty has a quiet tea with Metiria. Is fairness in New Zealand mythological? Who will stand with the people with no one on their side?

The Anti-Domestic Goddess Manifesto

Don’t want to be a housewife? Don’t like cleaning, ironing, shopping? Have your guilt revoked here by Catherine Delahuty.

Taha Hinengaro... MindAtaria SharmanNovember 7, 2018feminism, homemaking, be true to yourself, housewife, domestic godlessComment

I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For

When I was 18, I wrote about what kind of relationship I wanted. I still re-visit that old blog post, and I find that I still want the same things (with some additions).