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Ngā Tangata o te Marama | Jamie Ataria
Ngā Tangata o te Marama | Jamie Ataria Some careers are carefully mapped out from the beginning. Jamie Ataria’s is more a lesson of following what interests you, paying attention to the people and places around you, and trusting the signposts when they appear. In this profile, Jamie talks about the value of listening, the…
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Ngā Tangata o te Marama | Mark Harvey
Ngā Tangata o te Marama | Mark Harvey What does it take to bring people with you? For Mark Harvey, that question sits at the heart of environmental work. Science matters. Ecology matters. Policy matters. But none of it can hold if people feel disconnected from the places, relationships, histories, and responsibilities that make the…
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Ngā Tangata o te Marama | Latasha Wanoa
Ngā Tangata o te Marama | Latasha Wanoa Tash Wanoa describes herself as someone who tried to take the “born to run away” path, but kept being pulled back to the “born to serve” one. That pull sits at the centre of this kōrero. Tash helps communities prepare for a changing climate, think beyond short-term…
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Ngā Tangata o te Marama | Valance Smith
Ngā Tangata o te Marama | Valance Smith Some kōrero are about the work people do. This one is about the relationships that make the work possible. In this profile of Ngā Tangata o te Marama we talk to Valance Smith. He chats to us about what it means to be Tiriti-anchored, not just Tiriti-led.…
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Ngā Tangata o te Marama | Marcus-Rongowhitiao Shadbolt
Ngā Tangata o te Marama | Marcus-Rongowhitiao Shadbolt In this sixth profile of Ngā Tangata o te Marama, we kōrero with Marcus Shadbolt, whose work with Te Tira Whakamātaki is focused on seed banking, seed collection, training, ethics, protocols, and the practical questions of how Aotearoa prepares for a changing world. This is a kōrero…
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Ngā Tangata o te Marama | Karla Akuhata
Ngā Tangata o te Marama | Karla Akuhata For Karla, story is not just something written down after the work is done. It is part of the work itself. A writer, former journalist, communications specialist, and storyteller at heart, Karla’s kōrero moves between Whakatāne, Ngāti Awa, te taiao, fiction, whakapapa, conservation, and the slow work…
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Ngā Tangata o te Marama | Mahuru Robb
Ngā Tangata o te Marama | Mahuru Robb Some people arrive at environmental work through a straight path. Mahuru Robb did not. Her story moves through art, ecology, field work, freshwater fish, wetlands, mātauranga Māori, science, community relationships, and the slow, long-haul work of restoring places with the people who know them best. In this…
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Ngā Tangata o te Marama | MĀ
Ngā Tangata o te Marama | MĀ In this third profile of Ngā Tangata o te Marama, we kōrero with MĀ, an artist, storyteller, and taiao worker whose mahi moves between the bush, the studio, the backyard, and her community. In this kōrero, MĀ talks about her album Blame It on the Weather, writing Traps…
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Ngā Tangata o te Marama | Andrea Byrom
Ngā Tangata o te Marama | Andrea Byrom Andrea Byrom’s kōrero moves across mountains, science, systems, communities, and the responsibilities of Tangata Tiriti. In this profile of Ngā Tangata o te Marama, Andrea talks about science leadership, biosecurity, kaitiakitanga, Tangata Tiriti responsibilities, and the need to connect fragmented environmental systems. She brings the perspective of…
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Ngā Tangata o te Marama | Tame Malcolm
Ngā Tangata o te Marama | Tame Malcolm This week, we’re returning to Ngā Tangata o te Marama, a refreshed profile series from Te Tira Whakamātaki about people doing thoughtful, practical, and stubbornly hopeful work for te taiao. Across Aotearoa, people are protecting the environment in many different ways. Some are in the bush, some…