Put a Spring In Your Step

Today we're looking at the coming spring season as winter fades into memory and we anticipate release from lockdown. But due to the pandemic, it's not all plush roses with worries around rising case numbers and vaccination levels.

Weird & Wonderful Episode 2

⚡️Episode 2 of Weird & Wonderful: Spring, Hacking & Trolling, Equinox, Maramataka.

Turou Hawaiki - Celebrating Equinox Around the World

No matter where you live on earth, this is the period where the length of the day and night is similar, in latin called the 'equinox'. People all over earth celebrate this special day, check out some cool posts and research.

Weird & Wonderful Episode 1

Here's our first episode of weird and wonderful this week in Aotearoa. Mammoths, Aquaman 2, Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori and RayBan + Facebook. Check out the moons until Monday.

Māori Language Growth (Part 1)

Have we seen growth in adoption of Te Reo Māori in Aotearoa? What do the internet search traffic statistics show us? Check out our presentation

Māori Moon, Tamatea. Find out more about spring

Maramataka Māori moon report for Tamatea around the early-mid spring time. In Aotearoa, New Zealand, our tūpuna (ancestors) recorded the names the moons and observed trends with nature associated with those moons. Here are some links to resources:

Statistics on Māori & Pacific Vaccination Rates, Sep 2021

How many Māori and Pacific people have been vaccinated in New Zealand? Using official numbers from the Ministry of Health and Ministry of Statistics, the Native Zone team refactors the visual presentation to (hopefully) make it a bit easier to understand.

Moon of Ōuenuku

Maramataka Māori moon report for Ōuenuku. Early waxing building phase, 12% illumination. This can be a primo day and night - building energy, ideal for laying down seedling beds, planting and fishing.

Māori Businesses in 2020

Statistics New Zealand branch of the New Zealand Government just released it's statistics on Māori businesses and Māori authorities. Check out the definition of each and the charts.

Matariki Te Whetū o te Tau - Dr Rangi Matamua

Mean as deep presentation from Dr Rangi Matamua. Learn about Matariki with Dr Rangi Matamua from Living by the Stars. This seminar was broadcast on 29 June 2021 by CORE Education (https://bit.ly/363hq7e) and Living by the Stars (https://bit.ly/2UggSbq).

Dr Meika Foster Food & Fibre

Dr Meika Foster (Te Ātiawa, Ngāti Mutunga) is a nutrition scientist with a background in law. Really interesting kōrero about Māori entrepreneurship with food and fibre.

Te Whare Kōrero o Tūhourangi

Came across these awesome stories put together by the Tūhourangi Tribal Authority. Stories from Te Arawa waka from arrival at Maketū until now. In Part 1 we share the stories of: Te Arawa arrival Maketu Otamaka Pakotore In Part 2 we share the stories: Rotoiti Pukeroa Mokoia Whakarewarewa Tarawera In