Extra links for the extra curious: What does a better world look like?

Go down amazing wormholes with this curated suite of links.

  • Mōhau – the live album – Mōhau (For you) is the live recording of eight waiata whakamoemiti featuring Māori artists Rob Ruha, Ria Hall, Troy Kingi, Bella Kalolo, Majic Paora, Kaaterama and Ka Hao – the East Coast Tira Waiata. All songs have been composed in te reo Māori and draw inspiration from the hymns that are sung everyday within Aotearoa New Zealand.

  • Māoriland Film Festival – Each March the Indigenous world comes together in Ōtaki, Aotearoa to celebrate Indigenous screen.

  • Toitū te Tiriti – Toitū Te Tiriti is tūpuna inspired, tiriti led, mana motuhake driven and mokopuna focused social movement.

  • Weaving our worlds podcast – Melanie Nelson seeks to foster mutual understanding between Māori and Pākehā in Aotearoa. Long-form conversations enable learning, insight and positive change. Topics are diverse ranging from te reo Māori to the arts, and te Tiriti to the environment.

Watch Taikura Kapa Haka 2023 at Te Papa – Taikura Kapa Haka brings together over 500 kaumātua from regional and marae-based rōpū throughout the motu during Matariki. The festival is a celebration of traditional performing arts and rich mātauranga that our koroua and kuia impart during their 20-minute kapa haka performances.

  • Restoration through the seasons – This resource from the Department of Conservation can help you plan, implement and take action on restoration projects throughout the school year.

  • Community stories: taking action for nature – See communities around Aotearoa New Zealand taking care of their natural environment – climate crusaders, river cleaners, tree planters, possum trappers, and browse your own neighbourhood to join a movement.

  • Make your own manu aute – In this education resource, ākonga think about what resources they can use from te taiao, the natural environment, to make a customary kite. Using knowledge from local whānau, hapū and iwi, or other resources, ākonga discuss tikanga associated with the collection of local environmental resources.