Happy Waitangi Day!

What are you doing? It's Waitangi Day - don't read this. Relax and enjoy the day.

However, for those of you who can't - maybe the talkback racism and calls for New Zealand day are getting to you - you can distract yourself with Tu Mai Te Toki. TMTT is a new blog from Karla Akuhata. It focuses on Ngati Awa affairs, but the blog speaks to deeper issues about wider iwi politics and the challenges Maori face in a post-settlement world. Issues like iwi investment and communication between the hierarchies and the people. Enjoy.

Hiatus

My exams are creeping up so expect irregular posts from me. However, on the upside, Karla Akuhata from By Microwave and formerly of the Waikato Times will be joining us. I'm stoked to have her on board and look forward to her posts.

New Maori blog - By Microwave

We've got a new Maori blog - By Microwave by Karla Akuhata:

By Microwave blog, named after a description of a set experiences I faced as a junior reporter, will endeavour to look at Maori issues as they are portrayed in the media. 

This is a great concept. There is precious little written on Maori and the media and even less on how the media treats Maori issues. 

By Microwave is written by Karla Akuhata, a former journalist from the Waikato Times (and a good one too). Take time to check out and keep up with her blog here.