Speaking Up: How Young New Zealanders Are Reclaiming Culture.

Source: 1News

Author: (TVNZ team)

Article: Rediscovering Aotearoa: The power of finding your voice

This article highlights an 8-part bilingual short-documentary, podcast and article series by the team behind Re: that travels Aotearoa meeting young New Zealanders who are reclaiming identity and language while discussing the ongoing impacts of colonisation and evolving race relations. The spotlight is on groups like Ngā Hinepūkōrero — young Māori poets fluent in te reo — and individuals such as Takunda Muzondiwa, who, along with others, share their experiences of using poetry and voice to challenge stigma, reclaim language, and stand proud in their identity. Their journeys show how finding your voice can be a powerful act of resistance, connection, and healing — giving space not just for personal expression, but for collective reclamation and renewed confidence in culture and language.

Read the full story here: https://www.1news.co.nz/2019/10/21/rediscovering-aotearoa-the-power-of-finding-your-voice/