"When will the Māori economy solve Māori disadvantage?" by Sacha McMeeking | Mar 15, 2026 #eTangata
"On the surface it seems like a fair question. But I found it jarring. It’s laden with expectation — that because Māori now have wealth (again), we should have cured inequality."
https://e-tangata.co.nz/comment-and-analysis/when-will-the-maori-economy-solve-maori-disadvantage/
From a 2019 interview with Dilworth Karaka
Dilworth Karaka: Singing songs of freedom #Herbs #DilworthKaraka #MoeMaiRā #Pasifika #Māori #Indigedon #ETangata
https://e-tangata.co.nz/korero/dilworth-karaka-singing-songs-of-freedom/
“I won a box of ETA chips. ETA chicken chips. A BIG box. I was with my little brother and sister, and we were over the moon, you know? We had chips for a week.” — Betty-Anne on her first talent quest at the Manukau City Centre, when she was 14. #ETangata #NZMusic #IndgMusicClub #Indigedon
Tāme Iti: The face of resistance and resurgence
“This is a book full of others, too. His tūpuna and his whānau. Those who have stood beside him on countless frontlines. And even those who have stood against him.” — Eugene Bingham on ‘Mana’, Tame Iti’s memoir. #TāmeIti #Māori #Aotearoa #Indigedon #Mana #Books #Indigenous #ETangata
https://e-tangata.co.nz/arts/tame-iti-the-face-of-resistance-and-resurgence/
“For Māori, the strongest interest isn’t usually in the suburb where we rent or own a house — it’s in the rohe of our awa, marae, whenua, and the decisions made there that most deeply affect us.” — Mike Smith #Māori #ETangata #Indigedon #AoPol
https://e-tangata.co.nz/comment-and-analysis/how-local-election-rules-discriminate-against-maori/
“In this 50th anniversary year, the Tribunal and Te Tiriti are under a sustained attack from perhaps the most anti-Tiriti government that we’ve seen since the Tribunal was established.” — Carwyn Jones #ToitūTeTiriti #Māori #Indigedon #ETangata
https://e-tangata.co.nz/history/fifty-years-of-the-waitangi-tribunal/
“When people are empowered to self-heal, they reclaim their mana. They are no longer passive recipients of care — they are active creators of their own wellbeing.” — Rebecca Collett on creating a mental health support programme in Ohakune. #Māori #Indigedon #Rongoā #ManaMotuhake #ETangata
https://e-tangata.co.nz/reflections/healing-before-the-crisis/
“Over the last few years, I’ve noticed more Chinese Tauiwi engaging culturally with te ao Māori. However, this cultural learning should not replace the political work of advocating for the restoration of tino rangatiratanga.” — Mengzhu Fu #Tauiwi #Aotearoa #Māori #Indigedon #ETangata
https://e-tangata.co.nz/reflections/we-all-have-a-stake-in-the-future-of-this-place/
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