HĀ - To breath (noun) Essence (Verb) TUA - Beyond something (locative).
HĀ TUA Digital Magazine is a publication made in Aotearoa, New Zealand.
“To determine the current, you must look for the resistance”
HĀ TUA - Magazine | PEOPLE | CULTURE | ART | AOTEAROA - ISSUE 07
When we started curating this issue based on Te Hīkoi mō Te Tiriti that took place 10-19th November 2024 from Te Rerenga Wairua to Te Ika-a-Māui, Te Whanganui-a-Tara, Paremata (Parliament Grounds), I noticed all the contributions that came through were from the younger generation, leaving me to question where the elders were. I soon realised that this is because this Hīkoi was led and driven by our young people. It was a combination of the generation who come from Hīkoi and Māori activations led by our elders in the past, those awakening to their identity as Māori today, and our Tangata Tiriti whānau.
Rangatahi were in the front, and the elders were guiding from behind and beyond. It was like a mass current that combined the electric power of young people being guided and carried by the flowing waters of our tupuna – Editors Note
Photograph by Morgan Tahapehi @surfersofaotearoa
No Trends, Only legacies.
Ngā mihi nui to all our HĀ TUA 07 Whānau
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Morgan Tahapehi @surfersofaotearoa
Siadin Ellis @siadin_ellis
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Polynesian Panthers @polynesian_panthers
Interisland Collective @interislandcollective
Nadia Marychurch @nadiamarychurchart
Vanessa Green @iamvanessagreen
Josh Kiwikiwi @joshkiwikiwi.artist
Pou Digital @pou.digital
Volha Kastsiuk @volha_kastsiuk
Aorangi Kora @crochet__bae
Ngaumutane Jones @ngamoolie
Māori Mermaid @maori_mermaid
Raymond Sagapolutele @raymond_sagapolutele
Tamaira Hook @tamairahook
Kohu Atatu Hakaraia @kohu_atatu
Monique Fiso @hiakai_nz
Huriana Kopeke -Te Aho @hurianakt.a
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About the editor of HĀ TUA
Chantel Matthews (Whāingaroa/Raglan, Tainui Awhiro/Waikato, Ngaati Hounuku, Ngaati Tahinga, Ngaati Ikaunahi, Pākeha) is an artist, writer and curator based in Tāmaki Makaurau. Her artworks can be described as sculptural moments inspired by the ‘everyday’ whilst exploring her own subjectivity as a woman, mother, artist and wahine Māori. With a particular interest in how wāhine hold space, Chantel’s art/curatorial practice conceptually explores whanaungatanga (working together/relationships through shared experiences) and manaakitanga (supporting others) through kai kōrero, wānanga and collaboration.
Chantel is the editor of HĀ TUA Digital Magazine Aotearoa. HĀ TUA represents a platform of like-minded brothers and sisters from the cultural multiverse, dedicated to weaving stories as navigators, makers, creators, and everything else in-between. Highlighting ordinary people doing extraordinary things to extraordinary people doing ordinary things, as visionaries and kaitiaki we aim to create a space where we can all thrive together. Our way.
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