Punk in Drublic
It doesn't feel like falling, it feels like flying
iti te kupu
Indigenous reclamation as creative practice. Author, zine-maker, weigher of things. Kia ora, welcome to my blog.
On never feeling "Pākehā enough": Reflections on Te Wiki o Te Reo
For it to be so normal to be so loud makes me ask why I ever associated being Māori with anything other than freedom and acceptance.
The gift of condolences
I think a lot of the time we don’t want to take up space that doesn’t belong to us or make a loss “about us”. But the other way of looking at it is that when you share your memories, you’re helping to keep that person alive for the whānau pani.
Ōhākī: Dad's final words
A Father's Day Tribute: 'Don't sweat the big stuff'
H5N1 & the One Cuzzy approach: What does it matter that Aotearoa’s first reported case of bird flu didn’t receive karakia?
“Extinct, in its Latin-root form, means to ‘put out’ or ‘extinguish’ – an act carried out with deliberate intent.”
10 songs that physically hurt to listen to but also make the unbearable bearable
Inspired by my upcoming journaling workshop
Journaling is not a luxury: A six week workshop series (starting soon)
Tickets on sale now!
Poppin' off pānui #12: The VERY DANGEROUS reading & listening edition
In a world where it's not safe to ask what you're reading, here's my recommendations.
Move On Orders for the Coalition of Cruelty: Time to get organised
Election strategies, tips, and a bunch of free postcards.
Food is Alive. Money is Dead. Time is Wealth.
You’re not giving something up, you’re working to get Mana Motuhake back.
Rain, the rain.
And a mihi to Palestinian artist Mohammad Elshareif
What Māui can teach us about the tension between supply and demand
Ancestral Intelligence v Artificial Intelligence (with 80s pics for nostalgic effect)
iti te kupu - small words, vast topics
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