On 8 March, on Maori Television, Moana Maniapoto devoted her whole programme (Te Ao with Moana) to interviews with 12 Maori women on the subject, ” Speaking rights on the Marae”. There were many different views about women speaking on the marae. Acknowledgements were given to the late Whaia McClutchie, Merata Mita and Eva Rickard. […]
3. Other Women’s Events This Month.
March 18, 2021 by Leave a Comment
ALBA – an Octagenarian cyclist ALBA, the Auckland Lesbian Business Association, had as its guest speaker on Wednesday 10th March a very special woman – Jill Lundmark, who has, for the last 13 years, until Covid Lockdowns stopped her, taken her bicycle and gone overseas for 3 months of every year, exploring new places each […]
4. Ki Tau, Ki Tai
March 18, 2021 by Leave a Comment
Ki Tau Ki Tai – from ridge to sea – Tanya’s story of a guided cycling tour based around water landmarks in Tāmaki Makaurau 27 February 2021 ———————————————————————— Ki Tau Ki Tai – from Ridge to sea – a guided cycling tour through central Tāmaki Makaurau – organised by Auckland Libraries […]
Happy PRIDE Month!
February 19, 2021 by Leave a Comment
There are lots of exciting events in Tāmaki Makaurau during Pride month.. …we started with the SameSameButDifferent Writers’ Festival The SSBD Literary Festival is the only LGBTQI Festival of its kind in Australasia- a celebration of Aotearoa’s LGBTQI writing talent. This is its sixth year- it was founded in 2016 by Peter Wells, who, sadly, […]
Tea for Two…
February 19, 2021 by 1 Comment
On Monday 8 February, Tanya and I celebrated 36 years since we first had dinner together in 1985. On that first evening we discovered that we shared many values in common, but also recognised we had very different personalities and lifestyles. To some people’s surprise – and our own at times – we have managed […]
A Feast of Films…
February 19, 2021 by Leave a Comment
There are two exceptional films on at present in Tāmaki Makaurau – both made in Aotearoa. Rūrangi– written by Cole Meyer, produced with Oliver Page and directed by Max Currie: “one of the most beautifully drawn evocations of romance I’ve seen..” and “a ground-breaking production from New Zealand” are two of the media comments. […]
Wrangling with Racism
February 19, 2021 by Leave a Comment
Although many Pakeha people in Aotearoa have become more aware of the racism we’ve inherited and continue to perpetuate, and more inclined to call it out, we still have a long way to go. A few recent examples- and the reactions to them: Racism in Parliament: Trevor Mallard, speaker of the House, made a blunder […]
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