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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The Cultural Line
With the passing of her dad, Jemma experienced a clash of two cultural belief systems – Māori and Pākehā.
The gig is up.
Miriama Gemmell on the absurdity of ‘I can’t roll my r’s’ and ‘I’ve always said it like this.’
A Story Of Seven
As she waits for the school bus, a young wahine is joined by her racist Pākehā school mate. A true short story.
Sticks and Stones
What is privilege and how does it allow us to denigrate others in the name of “free speech?”