Koi te hinengaro, koi te arero, koi te mahi!
Sharp of mind, tongue, and work!
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Should food be a topic that requires us to take up and defend a political or ethical position? As I sit writing this, I realise with a mild degree of surprise that today (just for a day) I joined the growing ranks of an insidious movement. Their members walk amongst...
From a position of economic privilege, guaranteeing food security, my family- like Kai Tahu, can preserve a multi-generational culinary identity.
Should food be a topic that requires us to take up and defend a political or ethical position? Emma Sharp’s concept of conscious consumerism explains our need to take up a political and ethical position around food accessibility. How can we reinforce food sovereignty...
In a connected, globalised world, the stories researchers tell and the questions they seek to answer delve beyond their own values, cultures, and communities. Each of the lectures so far has brought this idea into the forefront of my mind: where are our research...
I was fascinated by Nicole's point that some German people think the Indianer image, that severs Native American identity from its roots and perverts it into a frozen 19th century caricature, is somehow a complimentary or reverent. I think this situation is a big part...
One of the themes that has struck me the most in Plate 1 is the concept of cleanliness shared by communities. The communities we have studied thus far all believe in eating 'clean' food, however, it seems there is no consensus on what is clean. For Christians, as I...
As I munch over-priced slices of Marlborough King Salmon, I cannot help but buy into the marketing narrative: pristine natural environment, grass-root businesses and a rugged beauty akin to the Southern Man sporting jandals and Swanndri (the last one may however...
Recently I’ve been thinking about how great an impact the sharing of food can be on developing relationships. It’s such a basic act but it allows us to emotionally connect more than we realise - because by ensuring everyone eats we are showing care for one another; we...
"Tradition! Tradition! Tradition!" - Fiddler on the Roof Traditions and culture are firmly linked, the two preserving each other for generations. For example, the harvesting of titi for the Kai Tahu tribe. Chief Tahu Potiki claimed, "Our habits and customs, should be...
In Dr Nicole Perry’s lecture this week on Indianthusiam, she discussed the connections Germans felt with Native Americans. One phrase in particular stuck with me - blood brothers. Only a few days beforehand I was discussing this exact concept, but in relation with...
Coffee is important to me. Yeah, I know, that's the contrived type of nonsense you'd expect from a millennial. But team, haere mai, gather round: Let us establish that American coffee is Not Good. I was a broke graduate student, but how else did they expect me to keep...