Original release here Te Huka o Te Tai documents the kaitiaki of Te Araroa, organising as a community under a group called Tuatara to oppose the barge development plans. The documentary was produced during a critical stage of the conflict, during which the developers were pursing a fast-tracked consent process. Since filming, the fast-tracked consent application […]
Māoriland invites film, video, digital and interactive media work and artwork (all mediums) made by Indigenous creatives to submit their projects for Māoriland Film Festival 2024. Māoriland Film Festival was founded in 2014 to celebrate Indigenous voices and storytelling in film. The MFF has grown to be the largest presenter of Indigenous storytelling in the […]
This article was written by Marta Balaga and originally published by Variety. Beware! New Zealand is ready to hear the roar of its first “authentic” monster movie, “Taniwha.” “If you ask any New Zealander what our own unique Indigenous monster is, they will immediately reply: Taniwha!” explains director Libby Hakaraia. “In our Māori culture, they […]
Do you have a passion for art, film, animation or audio? Are you Māori? Are you hardworking and motivated? Are you looking to upskill for a career in the creative digital industry? If you answer yes to all of these questions then this training program may be for you. M.A.T.C.H CREATIVE INTENSIFIER A 12-week kaupapa […]
From July 1 – 23, Kapiti Coast will once again be home to a myriad of celebrations for the Matariki Ramaroa Arts Festival. Matariki Ramaroa is an Arts Festival for all of Kapiti with live music, Māori visual arts exhibitions, the lighting of the Matariki Ramaroa Beacon fires, tree planting, beach cleanups and the NATIVE Minds series of thought […]
To celebrate New Zealand Music Month, Māoriland is releasing performances and Q&A’s with some of this country’s most celebrated musicians recorded live at the Māoriland Hub. In 2020 Māoriland Presents was launched to bring musicians of Aotearoa to the intimate stage of the Māoriland Hub in Ōtaki.
Toi Matarau is looking for a Digital Coordinator to support the Toi Matarau team to grow Toi Matarau’s online presence. As the Digital Co-ordinator you’ll be responsible for maintaining the Toi Matarau Online Store and growing sales through our digital channels. Toi Matarau is a summit for multidisciplinary arts where Māori and Indigenous artists gather, […]
Please note this role was previously advertised as the M.A.T.C.H Training Programs Manager. Māoriland Charitable Trust is looking to employ a creative and highly organised manager to oversee M.A.T.C.H – the Māoriland Tech Creative Hub. M.A.T.C.H – the Māoriland Tech Creative Hub is the creative training centre of the Māoriland Charitable Trust with a focus […]
Corn Harvest! Late in 2022 I planted corn, placing some in the centre row of the long bed by the Māoriland Hub back door, a reliably visible and busy spot during film festivals. Knowing that corn is culturally significant, a taonga, for our Indigenous Turtle Island friends, I wanted it to be prominent and visible. […]
From March 15-19, the Māoriland Film Festival (MFF), the largest international Indigenous film festival in the world, celebrated its 10 year anniversary. 2023 marked Māoriland’s biggest film festival to date, with over 140 films screened from 150 Indigenous nations.The community of Ōtaki saw the return of international guests on a never-before-seen scale; with over 100 […]