By baruk on December 21, 2011
an interesting thing happened while we were watching the finals of the rugby world cup on marsden wharf earlier this year. this was the third wharf set up with large screens, but there was still a massive crowd, and this about an hour before the game started. we thought we were lucky to get to [...]
Posted in uncategorised | Tagged aotearoa new zealand, auckland, graffiti, maori, street art |
By baruk on November 5, 2010
rangitoto is a volcanic island just off auckland’s northern coastline, and can be seen from many parts of the city. it erupted about 600 years ago (within memory of the local maori tribes) and has entered their mythology. the ‘horizons’ refer, i guess, to the geographic and cultural positions of rangitoto…always horizons, rarely centre stage. [...]
Posted in mit thla, photos, poems | Tagged auckland, culture, maori, rangitoto |
By baruk on September 24, 2010
since we first moved to aotearoa nz a little over a year ago, i’ve wanted to learn a bit of the arts/crafts of the maori. harakeke weaving/plaiting seemed a good place to start, but it wasn’t till a coupla months ago that i’ve had the time AND the money to attend classes. this is the [...]
Posted in etc | Tagged craft, harakeke, kete, maori, pikau, plaiting, weaving |
By baruk on February 6, 2010
streetlights crumple against a bright(ish)auckland morning. deep down in the silencemarty’s whales are soundingoftreaties madeoftreaties brokenofthe big(ish)party onat orakei but i’ve turned my back on the seamy face to the hills-this hilllittered with buildingsthat snap at your heelsand leer as you pass… and deep down in the silence,marty’s whales are sounding. [NOTE:links for context- marty, [...]
Posted in poems | Tagged auckland, maori, waitangi day, whales, writing
By baruk on August 23, 2009
Maps have a subversive potential that is often ignored and overlooked. They have been used by rulers, whether kings or ‘elected’ governments to name and signify, telling us what places are called and why they are significant. There is a power in naming places, as those who fought for Bangalore to be called Bengaluru and [...]
Posted in maps | Tagged hamilton, maori, map, maps, pa, resistance
