Te Kete Mātauranga

Te Rito is packed with links to articles, books, podcasts and videos to extend your learning. On this page, you will find even more ways to expand your perspectives. We hope you enjoy these links. Please feel free to message us and let us know about further resources we can share with those who want to keep growing.

Trick or Treaty? Indigenous Rights, Referendums and the Treaty of Waitangi

Māori self-determination is fiercely opposed by those with a vested interest in denying Indigenous rights. This Mata documentary investigates some of these vested and often veiled interest groups.

Source: 1 News

Unrest Room

This 2021 article in North & South provides more information on racial segregation in Aotearoa New Zealand (see C6M4 for this topic).

Source: North & South Magazine

M9

This series on TVNZ+ provides access to the perspectives and whakaaro (ideas) of some of our leading voices in contemporary bicultural issues – issues that affect all New Zealanders. Aotearoa’s answer to TED talks.

Source: TVNZ+

Te Ao Māori: The Podcasts

A compilation of podcasts from Te Ao Māori, curated by RNZ.

Source: Radio New Zealand

The Power in Our Truth

This collection of writing contains personal memories of Dr Moana Jackson from whānau, friends and colleagues, highlighting his tireless work over many years to make Aotearoa a fairer place.

Source: Te Wānanga o Raukawa

Best Māori Podcasts

Another source of great listening.

Source: PlayerFM

Te Rauparaha: Kei Wareware

A fascinating podcast about one of Aotearoa’s most prominent rangatira of the 1800s, Te Rauparaha.

Source: Te Rauparaha: Kei Wareware on Pod Bean

Whenua – How Land Moved Out of Māori Control

An interactive map of New Zealand showing how Māori land passed into Pākehā ownership, and the stories surrounding this catastrophe for iwi and hapū Māori.

Source: The New Zealand Herald

How Finance Colonised Aotearoa

This fascinating book explores the ‘Financial Colonisation of Aotearoa’.

Source: The Spinoff

Becoming Tangata Tiriti – Working with Māori, Honouring the Treaty

Sociologist Avril Bell brings together twelve non-Māori voices who have engaged with te ao Māori and attempted to bring te Tiriti to life in their work.

Source: Auckland University Press

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