Paul Tapsell

Tēnā koutou katoa. New year, new hopes. First words to Uncle Bom of Ōhinemutu. Sole survivor of 28th Māori Battalion: “…I wonder if the world is really a better place for the cost of all our boys.” rnz.co.nz/news/te-manu-k…

Tēnā koutou. Dare we imagine a future economy that is not only ecologically sustainable, but engages Kāinga (tangata, whenua, taonga) as a central pillar on which humanity’s 21st century well-being can again flourish? ngā mihi Kirihimete ki a koutou katoa bwb.co.nz/books/kainga/

Ngā mihi nui ki a Toi Moana (BOPRC) for providing a funding boost to two of BOP’s most vulnerable marae communities who are proactively seeking to tackle climate change impact before being engulfed by rising sea level. sunlive.co.nz/news/282838-fu…

Ka nui te mihi. RNZ’s Tom Kitchin shines light on healing role of tribal marae, reconnecting p-ravaged whānau to whakapapa & whenua: a proactive response to downstream colonial impact on hau kāinga nationwide.

New Tairāwhiti meth rehab problem getting results, locals say rnz.co.nz/national/progr…

Two weeks ago Ngaati Wairere and the Te Pae Here cluster of 25 kura in Kirikiriroa/Hamilton came together to mark their commitment to sharing their stories. @JoannaKidman and I felt privileged to be there on such a special occasion. An awesome model. vimeo.com/561063694/6764…

Tēnā koutou katoa. Long silence while busy in engine room rebuilding Maorimaps.com We now on Mapbox platform, hosted by Orbica. Proud to be Māori & support homegrown NZ innovation! facebook.com/MaoriMaps/post…

Ngā mihi nui. Will 2021 be the year local authorities finally hear pleas from our marae across NZ that our waterways are dying? That we dare not offer kai moana lest guests become sick? Our ability to manaaki has been undermined by decades of dirty farming i.stuff.co.nz/pou-tiaki/1236…

The urge to return home and the connection to our land: Whenua - whakapapa - whānau | RNZ News rnz.co.nz/news/te-manu-k…

Ngā mihi ki a koutou katoa. Deepening concern at lack of Treaty focused marae engagement by crown and its implications to Māori wellbeing. Team at Maorimaps very concerned. rnz.co.nz/news/te-manu-k…

Ngā mihi ki a koutou. History repeats. Why we must look back to move forward. When young only our elders performed hongi. TB and Polio the threat. Tamāriki the future: too valuable to risk and kept away from tangi. Marae must put whakapapa 1st to survive. rnz.co.nz/news/te-manu-k…

@annettecanberra Mōrena Annette. Wonderful to meet at Garma. Yolngu are doing something special in NE Arnhem Land from which NZ can learn - no suicides in a decade. Am in Canberra next week: Maorimaps keynote at ANU. Urgently need Pacific unification to beat climate crisis. Coffee? Ngā mihi.

‘Talking to nothing is nothing’ words from Aboriginal leader speaking on economic development for local people.

Tēnā koutou katoa. Māorimaps salutes Kingi Smelgar’s courageous leadership, and vision: addressing our out-of-control Māori recidivism through decolonisation with marae at centre. E te rangatira tēnā koe

Decolonising the justice system rnz.co.nz/national/progr…

If you are not able to address colonialism, you will never address climate change. The mentality of corporations to abuse our planet is rooted in their own imperial heritage of entitlement and endless expansion.

@taramcallister4 Tēnā koe Tara. Without exception, Māori land blocks’ original owners lists (and their 21stC successors via MMaps/landsonline) reflect hapū descent/belonging of nearby marae communities, directly representing ahi kā roa / mana o te whenua / hau kainga in a very Article II context

Tēnā koutou katoa. 10 year anniversary of maorimaps.com. Successful nationwide launch yesterday of new map layer. We have visually linked remaining Maori owned land/Whenua to local tribal marae. Team already working on its second stage. Nga mihi waateanews.com/waateanews/x_s…

Tēnā ra koutou. We have finally done it!!! MMaps gone live nationwide, connecting marae to nearby Māori land blocks and now just one click away from discovering all associated descendants. Finally, MMaps placing tangata back into their whenua (home soils).