Pakeha
John Campbell: My journey to the history of us
Journalist John Campbell's latest podcast premieres on Labour Day on TVNZ. From Egmont to Taranaki "is a personal story of Pakeha me. Who didn't know what I didn't know, until I began discovering it."
…Being pākehā means being in a state of permanent lively discomfort, says Alison Jones
What does it mean to be Pākehā today? Prof. Alison Jones from the University of Auckland talks to the University of Canterbury's Jeanette King in this highlight of WORD Christchurch 2021. Audio
A long-dead Anglican missionary shows us how to be Pakeha today, says John Bluck
In a talk specially recorded for RNZ, John Bluck puts forward the case that the life of a forgotten Victorian missionary, Charles Reay, is a good role model for Pakeha in Aotearoa/New Zealand. Audio
This Pākehā Life, Alison Jones
Award-winning author Alison Jones speaks with Kathryn Ryan about her new book This Pākehā Life - an Unsettled Memoir. It's an insight into New Zealand's social history and Māori-Pākehā relationships… Audio
Savage: new film depicts brutality of New Zealand gang life
New local film Savage follows Danny (Jake Ryan) across three decades of his life, trying to understand the boy who eventually becomes the brutal enforcer of a gang. Porirua-raised writer and director… Video, Audio
"Even when talking about Māori things, Pākeha voices carry more weight with Pākeha listeners"
Assoc. Prof. Avril Bell & Anne McGuire talk about what Pākeha identity means with Alex Perrottet. Audio
How should we remember contested history between Māori and Pakeha, and what should museums do about it?
In this fourth panel discussion Tairawhiti Museum director Eloise Wallace talks with cultural heritage expert Karl Johnstone. Alex Perrottet is in the chair. Audio
Buzzy bees and hidden histories mark out two paths to self-awareness
Alex Perrottet talks with "recovering racist" Andrew Newton and local body candidate Meredith Akuhata-Brown about race, colonisation, and identity. Recorded on location in Gisborne's Smash Palace. Audio
"New Zealand is a multicultural nation built on a bicultural base"
Alex Perrottet talks with Dr Wayne Ngata and Mai Chen about race, colonisation, and identity from the different perspectives of tangata whenua and tauiwi. Recorded in Gisborne's Smash Palace. Audio
Dreaming of a future for Pakeha and Māori – John Bluck
John Bluck explores what it means to be Pakeha in a series of talks. This sixth and final episode is entitled How might it be? Audio
Standing upright here involves using both feet – John Bluck
John Bluck explores what it means to be Pakeha in a series of talks. This fifth episode is entitled The New Community. Audio
We Pakeha need to get our history right – John Bluck
John Bluck explores what it means to be Pakeha in a series of talks. This fourth episode is entitled Hearing the full story. Audio
Being Pakeha means what? It means being uneasy – John Bluck
John Bluck explores what it means to be Pakeha in a series of talks. This first episode introduces the themes he'll go on to tease out in the other programmes. Audio
Alan Duff: Back straight-talking with a new book
Alan Duff, the straight-talking author is courting controversy again. He was inspired to write his latest work after living in France and seeing New Zealand in a different light when he returned. He… Audio
Three Minutes Max: Peter Elliott on what we should call ourselves
Short, succinct opinions from New Zealanders on subjects of their choice. Actor Peter Elliott on a topic that has been nagging away at him for a while now - what people from this country should… Audio
Māori and Pakeha history is different but entwined – John Bluck
John Bluck explores what it means to be Pakeha in a series of talks. This second episode is entitled Different yet entwined. Audio
Damian Skinner - Profile of artist Theo Schoon
Damian Skinner is an art historian, writer and former museum curator. He is interested in the history of cultural contact between Maori and Pakeha and the relationship between art and politics in… Audio, Gallery
Why is "pakeha" loaded?
It seems that there isn't really a consensus on the meaning of the word "pakeha". We ask our two pakeha panelists if the word makes them uncomfortable and why. Margaret Mutu of the Maori studies… Audio
Pukekohe weavers teach Pakeha to carry on legacy
A Pukekohe weaving tutor is encouraging her Pakeha students to ensure weaving skills are kept alive. Emily Whyte of Whariki o Te Ao has been teaching people how to make traditional Maori cloaks or… Audio
The changing face of New Zealand
Demographer, Professor Paul Spoonley talks about the changing face of New Zealand as Stats NZ's latest data shows how ethnic diversity will change the country in the next decade. Audio