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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Jessica Maclean 12/12/2021 Jessica Maclean 12/12/2021

Goddesses and Grandmothers

Jessica Maclean recounts pūrākau, kōrero tuku iho and reflects on tūpuna wahine.

Samantha Te Wake Padden (Soul Auaha) 30/11/2020 Samantha Te Wake Padden (Soul Auaha) 30/11/2020

Āhua

MY BODY - MY SKIN. A poem by Samantha Te Wake Padden (Soul Auaha).

Michelle Mihi Keita Tibble 14/06/2020 Michelle Mihi Keita Tibble 14/06/2020

Hinekura

The first chapter of the novel Hinekura by Michelle Mihi Keita Tibble.

Irihipeti Waretini 14/06/2020 Irihipeti Waretini 14/06/2020

Are You Ready To Date?

So I’m newly single and I’m often asked, are you ready to date? Here is my official response

Jess Massey 14/06/2020 Jess Massey 14/06/2020

Gratitude for my Blessings

“The thousands of strands of whakapapa that are bound together allow me to be here on this earth today”

Alana 13/06/2020 Alana 13/06/2020

Reflections on Uni Life from a Coasty Kid

University can't take the coasty out of the kid. Alana reflects on the transition from her hometown of Tikitiki in Te Tai Rawhiti into her first year of clinical psychology.

Moni Barry 13/06/2020 Moni Barry 13/06/2020

Motherhood and Identity

“I can hear the baby stirring in the background and I pray for just a moment of silence…. Ahhhh but the baby waits for no-one…”