Weaving our Worlds
Melanie Nelson seeks to foster mutual understanding between Māori and Pākehā in Aotearoa. Long-form conversations enable learning, insight and positive change. Topics are diverse ranging from te reo to the arts, and te Tiriti to the environment.
Episodes
12 episodes
#11: Angela Wanhalla & Erica Newman - Māori on the Home Front: Resilience, Rangatiratanga, and Wartime Mobilisation
In this episode of Weaving Our Worlds, Melanie sits down with historians Angela Wanhalla and Erica Newman to delve into the untold stories behind the recent dual publications, Te Hau Kāinga: The Māori Home Front During the Second W...
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1:16:29
#10: Melanie Nelson - Libertarianism in legislation: Unpacking the Regulatory Standards Bill
In this episode, the tables are turned. Thanks to Bryan Bruce Investigates for initiating and sharing this podcast episode where he interviews Melanie Nelson, the host of the Weaving our Worlds...
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26:30
#1 Coherent podcast - A Legal Straitjacket: Jane Kelsey on Neoliberalism and the Regulatory Standards Bill
This is the debut episode of my new podcast, Coherent. Listeners of Weaving our Worlds might find it of interest. It's available on most podcast platforms. On the Coherent podcast Melanie Nelson...
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1:04:25
#9: Sarah Hopkinson - Exploring Pākehā identity, sustainability, and te Tiriti justice
In this thought-provoking episode, Sarah Hopkinson, a māmā, curriculum designer, urban farmer, and storyteller, joins Melanie to unravel the intricate threads of identity, ancestry, and the environment. Sarah delves into what it means t...
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1:04:38
#8: Jen Margaret - Honouring te Tiriti o Waitangi, changing systems and working as allies
In this insightful episode, Melanie Nelson sits down with Jen Margaret, a dedicated advocate and educator for te Tiriti o Waitangi. Jen has spent over 30 years championing the importance of te Tiriti and the responsibilities it entails for Pāke...
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1:03:00
#7: Dr Jeremy Tātere MacLeod - Toitū te Reo festival, the future of the language and the need for allies
Dr Jeremy Tātere MacLeod joins Melanie to talk about the upcoming celebration of te reo Māori - the first national Māori language festival, Toitū te Reo. He shares about the inspiration and focus of the festival, its welcoming nature to all, an...
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54:35
#6: Beth Tupara-Katene - Ocean centred marine-governance, community led solutions & customary/commercial fisheries
Beth Tupara-Katene joins Melanie to share the findings of research project Tangaroa Ararau. The project has focused on how to put Tangaroa and Hinemoana (the ocean) at the centre of marine governance, with decisions led collectively by local co...
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57:49
#5: Dr Jessica Hutchings - Māori food sovereignty, GMOs & being allies
Dr Jessica Hutchings talks about Māori and indigenous food sovereignty, and her practice of this in her own life, through growing food, research and sharing knowledge. She articulates her views on GMOs and the risks that genetic engineering pos...
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1:04:26
#4: Alex Barnes - Co-governance education, walking between worlds & growing peace
Alex Barnes talks about the complexities and benefits co-governance education in Aotearoa through application of te Tiriti o Waitangi, the subject of his recently completed PhD. We also discuss some of our experiences over decades of walking be...
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1:10:44
#3: Hona Black - Being Māori in a Pākehā world, Māori humour and sexuality in te reo
Hona Black talks about Māori wit and humour and his efforts to help revitalise that particular aspect of te reo. He shares his experience growing up in a Māori speaking household and kura kaupapa, and the challenges of life in a society where t...
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Episode 3
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1:08:17
#2: Dame Anne Salmond - Criticism of Treaty principles review & our opportunity to live creatively
Dame Anne Salmond talks about her experience of walking between worlds over the past 50 years, witnessing racism and injustice, and working to grow understanding. She shares her views on any moves by the government to review the princip...
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Episode 2
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#1: Whirimako Black - Mōteatea, cultural reconnection & music as healing
Whirimako Black speaks openly about memories of her early life in Te Urewera and Kawerau and how that has shaped her life and career. She shares her love of mōteatea, her reo and culture, and desire to share that with people. <...
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