Written by ‘Hua Parakore farmers, activists, Indigenous researchers and Indigenous food sovereignty leaders Jessica Hutchings and Jo Smith, Pātaka Kai encourages a return to Indigenous values and practices to achieve kai sovereignty and wellbeing for Mother Earth and her people’.
The book calls attention to the need for Indigenous perspectives and practices that offer pathways to ecological, cultural and socio-economic sustainability in the face of a biodiversity crisis, and teaches of a greater connection to food in our everyday lives.
Beth had a kōrero with Jessica Hutchings about Pātaka Kai: Kai Sovereignty.
Amelia is joined by Che aka bb gurl aka Mallshopper for a conclusive list of the best of the best anime of all time PERIOD. But none of that Shonen nonsense - the good stuff.
Multi-hyphenate arts icon Coco Solid spoke with Rachel about Wheke Fortress, a new community and artist run space she is setting up in Onehunga with Big Fat Raro. Whakarongo mai nei to hear about the kaupapa and supoort the Boosted campaign here!
In The Community Garden this week, 95bFM's Oscar Perress spoke to with Candice from Pātaka Kai Open Street Pantries about what Pātaka Kai Open Street Pantries is, why they came to be and where they are going.
Oto and Jaycee spoke with Tāmaki Makaurau singer-songwriter, Reia Guess, and played 2 hours of music by singer songwriters and dreampop artists from the Asian diaspora.
Arini is bringing us our weekly whakataukī, for some mātauranga to take into the week ahead! Whakarongo mai nei!
Ko te manu e kai ana i te miro, nōna te ngahere. Ko te manu e kai ana i te mātauranga, nōnā te ao. // The bird that eats miro berries belongs to the forest. The bird that eats knowledge belongs to the forest.
Dr Nikki Renall of Massey University, Taranaki, has been awarded nearly $350,000 to undertake nutritional research involving Māori communities. Within the research, Dr Renall's hopes to connect Māori back to their traditional narratives around kai, and create a treasured space for historical information that can be used to help eating habits of future generations. Dr Renall's speaks with Charlie on the current hopes for the research project, and where Māori focused nutritional research should be taken in the future.
BNZ’s latest research into New Zealand’s scam savviness has shown that Nine out of Ten Kiwi’s have been targeted by scams.
This number is up 13% on last year, but fortunately the research also found that only one out of ten Kiwi’s have actually fallen victim to a scam.
BNZ’s research coincides with the beginning of their Scam Savvy Week, in which the bank raises awareness around scams as well educating the public on tips and tricks to avoid being duped.
Nicholas spoke to Ashley Kai Fong, the head of BNZ’s Financial Crime unit, about tell-tale signs of common scams as well as the upcoming resources provided during Scam Savvy Week.