Weaving our Worlds

Weaving our Worlds seeks to foster mutual understanding between Māori and Pākehā in Aotearoa. Long-form conversations enable learning, insight and positive change. Topics are diverse ranging from te reo to the arts, and te Tiriti to the environment. In this recorded episode, Melanie chats to Tangaroa Ararau project lead, Beth Tupara-Katene to discuss the whakapapa relationship between Māori and Tangaroa and Hinemoana, exploring how kaitiakitangi is factored into customary and commercial fisheries and how these can coexist or conflict within the same governance frameworks. The kōrero explores potential pathways for future ocean governance that incorporates both Te Ao Māori and Te Ao Pākehā, aiming for a model that enhances biodiversity, sustains fishing stocks, and honours Te Tiriti.

As an adventurous Pākehā woman and speaker of te reo Māori, Melanie shines a light on the conditioned ideas and beliefs that shape bicultural relations in Aotearoa New Zealand today.