Essays
You can take te reo Māori out of our books, but you can't take it out of our mouths.
[For Als]
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What binds us together is stronger than what is trying to drag us apart
Waiho te toipoto, kaua i te toiroa (on the 5th anniversary of the Covid-19 lockdowns).
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What are the chances the language you're looking for is already inside you?
An essay in search of (climate change) meaning
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I'm just a call away
A tangi is a parade of love. People are there one minute, then they're gone.
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Antidote to Silence: Laughter
What's the best thing we should look for in a potential partner?
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We're still here <3
It's easy from this vantage point of the Gregorian year to see all the things we didn't do.
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The haka you just watched was set in motion decades ago
A small piece of historical context for one great haka (some context for international audiences)
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But what can *I* do?
And other myths about your lack of power.
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Giving a shit
It's the first time I've felt my empathy turning into something solid and shameful.
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Writing hack to defeat the doubt
How do you stay engaged when the process isn't fun? How do you keep the faith when you feel like everything you write is shit?
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19 on the Mean Streets (a forgiveness poem)
Creative tip: write your journals in verse!!!
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Every time you laugh out loud, Luxon gets cramp (and other spells)
How can we ever hope to create a different world if we have lost the capacity to dream?