The evening’s topics were mana wahine, feminism and womanism during the Auckland Women’s Centre’s lifetime so far – but unsurprisingly, the speakers also made call backs to earlier history, and clarified present and future grief, anger and hope. To read the “short version” of this report (our favourite quotes), click here. Watch the discussion on ...
Here are some of our favourite quotes from the Sept 2025 evening celebrating the last 50 years of mana wahine, womanism and feminism, with Dr Naomi Simmonds, Assoc Prof Melani Anae and Dame Judy McGregor On mana wahine, womanism and feminism “For me now, mana wahine is a necessary holding of space to celebrate, to ...
These descriptions are drawn from our community kōrero about the health system with Lady Tureiti Moxon and Dr Elana Curtis in March 2025. Healthcare for Māori should not just be needs-based but also rights-based Whereas “equitable outcomes” can refer to any two or more groups – not just ethnic groups, and not just Māori – ...
From the current “evil layer” of emboldened racism here and around the world, to a vision of aroha and equity at the centre of healthcare, health system experts Lady Tureiti Moxon (Ngāti Pāhauwera, Ngāti Kahungunu, Kāi Tahu) and Dr Elana Curtis (Ngāti Rongomai, Ngāti Pikiao, Te Arawa) covered sooo many topics that you really need ...
The director and Oscar©-nominated producer talks hīkoi, heroes and Hollywood On a lovely Spring evening, we witnessed a warm chat among friends at Western Springs Garden Community Hall: it turns out Chelsea Winstanley (Ngāti Ranginui, Ngāi Te Rangi) and Stacey Morrison (Ngāi Tahu, Te Arawa) have got to know each other through their daughters. And ...
Actor, director, playwright Creativity, campaigning, and channelling Kahurangi (Dame) Whina Cooper– the kōrero was compelling between Miriama McDowell and Stacey Morrison on a cold winter’s night at Samoa House. Miriama – actor/director/writer and intimacy coordinator – is on the board of Equity, the actors union. “Our work is to make actors’ lives better – I ...
It was an evening of humour and song when broadcaster Moana Maniapoto (Ngāti Tūwharetoa, Tūhourangi, Ngāti Pikiao) warmly interviewed Professor Margaret Mutu (Ngāti Kahu, Te Rarawa, Ngāti Whātua) at the Samoa House in late March. If you missed out on our sold out event, the full video is below! The upbeat feeling was welcome and ...
(Including things inspired by the Auckland Women Centre’s wāhine Māori kōrero) Alarmed about the new government? Good. Alarm is an appropriate response to these real-life cartoon villains, so contemptible, craven and dangerous. A friend stresses what the immediate anti-Tiriti, anti-reo, anti-human rights signals are doing: “Māori in public service are deeply concerned. There are ...
The legendary activist and scholar Ngahuia Te Awekotuku (Te Arawa, Tūhoe, Ngāpuhi and Waikato) offered deep concern about the new government – but also hope about collective opposition to their “rubbish” agenda – in her warm, candid online kōrero with Stacey Morrison. This kōrero video has been lightly edited for clarity. We live in interesting times. Last ...
Post-Covid fatigue, cost-of-living crisis, climate disasters, unchecked misogyny, the recent parliamentary grounds occupation – as chair and journalist Alison Mau put it, the upcoming election has the “most complex set of circumstances in my 30 years in this country.” Last Wednesday 26 July, Auckland Women’s Centre hosted a community forum to unpack what the election ...
