I can see the effects of colonisation on my own life, and that of my children. I can see what we lost and how it affected our family directly. Every single day I am reminded.

Follow Toi Iho for the best of Māori art and mean as Christmas ideas...

E hoa mā This is what we've been working on for a while. Give us a follow. And a share please 😊

Biggest raupatu in Aotearoa was just over 24 million acres. 29 years after Dame Whina's statement it was taken by Helen Clarke's Labour Government. The 2004 Foreshore and Seabed Act. That's what confiscation is. That's what it looks like.

We just employed a HR director for the school. Can recommend to other schools and boards

We're at the point where adaptation is absolutely critical. Riding bikes is great but it isn't going to save whenua Māori. We've gone too far

Hey e hoa mā You've heard about climate change ne? Did you know Māori will be disproportionately affected? Why? Whenua Māori that was returned or retained is often marginal - repo (wetland/ swamp) or low ground. 1/2

"we are being forcibly removed from the decision making table we invited pākehā to sit at 1840. We have been made a minority on our own whenua, we are now fighting for crumbs of what we have a right to - full and u disturbed sovereignty" www.instagram.com/p/DMOBGk0Jll...

I went away. And now I am back. It is hard being Māori in this political environment Thanks to the non-Māori standing up for our rights

📣 This is how we fight back. Only 4 days left to submit against the Regulatory Standards Bill. It’s a direct attack on Te Tiriti, our rights, and public power. Make it impossible to ignore us. #nzpol #TeTiriti #RegulatoryStandardsBill #PSA www.parliament.nz/en/ECommitte...

Hated rejecting people mostly. One time though we had an ad on seek. A guy bypassed the process, and emailed/called the CEO who passed on his cv and asked us to interview him as a courtesy. We said he wasn't suitable but he kept calling so they asked us to see him. A lil 🧵

Hey team, it's been a DEAD ASS WEEK in the shop so I'm doing a promo post...would you share/check out the goods? I'm Pepper, an NZ artist that draws nature/magic inspired apparel, bandanas, pins, stickers, etc. <3 Here's some of my designs: SHOP: pepperraccoon.com #NZbirds #birds #kikorangi

Kia ora koutou, I've put together a guide for allergies for ringawera.... Are there any ringawera / allergic people who could review. I'm just going to give it away, so it's not for $$$

What district is California?

This quote from the book was exactly what I needed "You must be deliverate too. Don't hold your tongue for their comfort anymore. They never considered yours." Thank you so much #MWSecretSantaAoNZ you did perfectly. I hadn't seen this book and it's so beautiful.

Been at the Marae but finally got to post this Thank you secret Santa. I love them #aonzmidwintersecretsanta

Excited. Might not make midnight. Might.

Speak up, tell people about this injustice. You need to bring these conversations into your workplaces Be brave

I did a poll 100% think the penalty was too harsh. Publish that

I forgot I wrote this. Kinda feels relevant

The government is scared of Māori power. They use anything they can - legislation, policy, informal 'norms' to inhibit. This is colonisation by design. It has been developed and refined over centuries across the globe.

I'm stacking up quote posts now One time two young women were having a picnic on the dunes sitting ON TOP of the plants (pingao) right by the sign that said keep of the plants. After I asked them to move & they refused, I said get off that fucking whenua. 1/2

But this weekend we're going to my partner's Marae and I fucking love it there aaaaand on Matariki weekend I am going to my turangawaewae to see my tamaiti tuarua and I can't wait for tawhirimatea to cleanse me

Yesterday I felt like I couldn't do anything, but my te reo course gave me strength, and today I feel like I can do something. A little

This song pretty much says it all m.youtube.com/watch?v=gqH_...

There's been some talk about telehealth provision. This is some of my work I'm super proud of. It's not about telehealth though. It's about equity and relationships. Telehealth while maintaining dr-patient relationship www.1news.co.nz/2025/05/24/g...

Do this. Call out whereever you can. Not just overt. Call out the micro aggressions too. It's hard. It's uncomfortable. It's essential. A lil 🧵

Seymour "The cost of the review had been about half a million dollars over six months, he said, "and give it 10 years' time it will have paid for itself 20 times over". So now do that with investing 160k for each kid in poverty . Think of the savings on prison costs

Excited. Thanks Santa 😍 #MWSecretSantaANZ

Yesterday, I had an amazing visioning day for an iwi papakāinga development. We wanted a strong vision of what the community would look like to inform design. And this poem is so apt.

you are only but a moment In between two eternities The past and the future Seek the knowledge of the Pakeha Consume it as an appetiser For your main course Which is the wisdom of your ancestors

Hey just slapping this up high for my secret Santa #MWSecretSantaAONZ also I like Dr Bugs feijoa popcorn, and I like Whittakers chocolate esp the caramelised one. I also like hone tuwhare poems.

Brilliant. When the embassy staff are starving what will happen

Holy shit. Knew he'd lost. Didn't know he lost his seat!

Did you know we don't even need prisons. They were a thing brought by the colonists.

Wanna see what happens next. Here's a timeline www.open.edu/openlearn/hi...

Excited to get my #MWSecretSantaAoNZ Someone I don't know....I already got onto ordering their gift from overseas .... Can't wait 😍

Just gonna put this here. Trans wahine Māori elected Mayor by a conservative rural community and then into Parliament 😍 #trans nzhistory.govt.nz/page/georgin...

Watch this. It's so good. You'll pick up on the little things

Another of my roles is in climate resilience and land use design using natural-based solutions (predominantly whenua Māori) Extreme weather events will increase, and much of Māori land is at risk as it's marginal.

You know what I love. Feijoa cider popcorn from Dr Bugs. I don't buy it anymore because I love it so much.

I read a post and it said if you are diagnosed ADHD as an adult you are coming to terms with being disabled.

Hey Māori mā, Watch North of North on Netflix. So good. You'll see why. #maori

Post a gif of who you wanted to be as a little kid

Also National stabs Māori in the front while Labour stabs Māori in the back

#MWSecretSantaAONZ Kia ora I like anything. I got some cool as homemade gifts previously. Art. Knitted socks 😍. Im GF. Things I like: Birds Tuna (eels) Coffee beans Chocolate Māori stuff Art