Archive

Every issue of Awa Wahine is created to be held, revisited, and shared.

With each new edition, we open one piece from the previous issue to everyone. This archive also holds years of essays, reflections, interviews, and stories from the pages of Awa Wahine.

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Ruby Solly 06/07/2022 Ruby Solly 06/07/2022

Returning Home

Ruby Solly returns home to her marae in Te Wai Pounamu.

Ataria Sharman 26/08/2021 Ataria Sharman 26/08/2021

Atua Wahine and Mana Wahine

Ataria weaves together the pūrākau of atua wahine with her whakapapa.

Shirley Simmonds 29/11/2020 Shirley Simmonds 29/11/2020

Language of Marginalisation

Shirley Simmonds calls out marginalisation in our boardrooms.

Aryan McKay 26/07/2020 Aryan McKay 26/07/2020

Ko Wai Koe?

Aryan McKay asks a very important question.

Miriama Gemmell 15/06/2020 Miriama Gemmell 15/06/2020

The Onus

Miriama and a powerful poem of rage on colonisation, language loss and revitalisation.

Abby Hauraki 13/06/2020 Abby Hauraki 13/06/2020

The Long Hīkoi Home

Abby reflects on learning te reo Māori as her own ocean-navigating journey on a starless night.

Kahu Kutia 13/06/2020 Kahu Kutia 13/06/2020

If You're From Waimana, Why Are You White?

Kahu Kutia on the intersection of being Māori and Pākeha in Aotearoa