Wai 156 Curating Stories

for a Waitangi Tribunal claim

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Sunset over Whananaki. 'To ana te ra ki te moe e, tiaho iho mai koe.' Hirini Melbourne

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It’s not a case of you people ticking a box and saying yes, you have consulted. Because you haven’t got the mana over what we’re talking about. We have the mana over our land.

Marie Tautari addressing the Ngatiwai Trust Board, March 2015

Marie Tautari and David Peters, Whananaki 

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Te Pou o Pita Tunua, Whananaki School. On land that was part of the original kainga.

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Mouth of the Whananaki estuary

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Te Waha o te Parata

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My stories are about attachment and belonging to place. They also form part of the body of evidence concerning a Waitangi Tribunal claim.

Rowan Tautari

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  Who am I? | Wai 156                                             

I am interested in exploring the history of places and people that have shaped who I am. These stories concern my mother's people.

Rowan Tautari,Whananaki South, March 2015

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Te Wairahi

The river entangles itself amongst the mangroves On its way to seek the wildness of the sea Leaving the nurturing land And in its meandering, the river sculpts the malleable earth Songs from branch...