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Welcome to the Salient blog! Here you'll find every piece of writing we've published this year. Browse by category, or just go for a scroll.
Māori & Pasifika News
Land Rights Dispute Intensifies in Guam Ahead of December Missile Testing Words by Ashleigh Putt-Fallows (She/Her) | Ngāti Whātua,...
Ashleigh Putt-Fallows
Aug 30, 20243 min read
Māori & Pacific News: Kaipara Protests, Industry Impacts in Whangārei Explored in Research
This government is fucked, tika! In a significant move, the Kaipara District Council has disestablished its Māori ward.
Te Huihui Tran
Aug 12, 20241 min read
Māori & Pasifika News: Te Pāti Māori Introduces Tribunal Bill, Waikato-Tainui in Paris, New Caledonia's Customary Senate Chief Resigns
Te Pāti Māori has introduced a bill to make Waitangi Tribunal recommendations binding on the Crown.
Te Huihui Tran
Aug 5, 20242 min read
SOULFUL BITES
“Ăn thêm đi con” is a phrase I hear from my mum at every meal—breakfast, lunch, and dinner. It means: “Have some more food, son.”
Te Huihui Tran
Aug 5, 20244 min read
Māori & Pacifika News: Coalition Criticised for Māori Wards Bill, Karakia Clash, Kororāreka Name Restoration Pending
ActionStation has condemned the coalition government for advancing what they call an "anti-Māori" agenda
Te Huihui Tran
Jul 29, 20242 min read
Māori & Pasifika News: Niue Recieves Public Sector Funding, Ngāi Tahu Sells Forestry Rights, Māori Stand Strong for Indigenous Rights at UN
Ngāi Tahu Holdings is selling the harvesting rights of its West Coast forest estate
Ashleigh Putt-Fallows
Jul 15, 20242 min read
Māori & Pasifika News: Marae Relocated Post-Cyclone, Mārama's Surgery Journey, Top 10 Ingoa Māori
Words by Te Huihui o Matariki Chi Huy Tran (he/him) - Taranaki Tūturu, Te iwi o Maruwharanui, Ngāti Maniapoto Aotearoa’s Efforts to...
Te Huihui Tran
Jul 8, 20242 min read
Māori & Pacifica News: Ngā Tui Exhibition Opening, Sāmoan Citizenship Bill Deliberated, Willie Apiata Appointed to Special Role at NZDF
Words by Ashleigh Putt-Fallows (she/her/ia) Ngāti Whātua | Ngāpuhi-Ngāti Hine, Tūhoe Ngā Tui Exhibition Open Now Toi Māori Aotearoa and...
Ashleigh Putt-Fallows
May 27, 20243 min read
Māori & Pasifika News: Ngāti Toa Rangatira Opposes Fast-Track Bill, University of Otago Unveils New ikoa Māori and tohu, NZ Navy Combats Illegal Fishing in Fijian Waters
Words by Te Huihui o Matariki Chi Huy Tran (he/him) - Taranaki Tūturu, Te iwi o Maruwharanui, Ngāti Maniapoto Subway Art Celebrates Local...
Te Huihui Tran
May 13, 20243 min read
`E RITENGA ORA O TE TUAKIRI MĀORI
Te Huihui o Matariki Chi Huy Tran (he/him) Taranaki Tūturu, Te iwi o Maruwharanui, Ngāti Maniapoto E Rangi, e Papa, e te w`ānau Atua Ka...
Te Huihui Tran
May 6, 20242 min read
Māori & Pasifika News: Company Set To Tackle Kina Barrens, Ō-Rākau Remembrance Bill Progresses
Reported by Te Huihui o Matariki Chi Huy Tran (he/him) Taranaki Tūturu, Te iwi o Maruwharanui, Ngāti Maniapoto Urchinomics Sees...
Te Huihui Tran
May 6, 20241 min read
Māori & Pasifika News: NZ/Aus Kapa Haka Comp, Samoan Dengue Outbreak, Māori Wards
Words by Te Huihui o Matariki Chi Huy Tran (he/him) | Taranaki Tūturu, Te iwi o Maruwharanui, Ngāti Maniapoto Kapa Haka Across the Seas...
Te Huihui Tran
Apr 29, 20242 min read
Māori and Pasifika News: Porirua Rāhui, Personhood for Maunga Taranaki, and a new Olympic Kākahu
Words by Te Huihui o Matariki Chi Huy Tran (he/him) - Taranaki Tūturu, Te iwi o Maruwharanui, Ngāti Maniapoto Sewer Pipe Bursts, Pollutes...
Te Huihui Tran
Apr 22, 20242 min read
Soul Ties: Yeah or Nah ?
Discussed by Te Huihui Tran (he/him), Taranakai, Ngāti Maruwharanui Human connections are super complex, and the idea of ‘soul ties’ is...
Te Huihui Tran
Apr 15, 20243 min read
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