Te Karanga o te Whenua - The Call of the Land

society, culture, science, nature · EN

Te Karanga o Te Whenua – The Call of the Land follows the lived experiences of wāhine Māori responding to the call of the whenua: returning to maunga, awa, pāmu, papakāinga, and the collective spaces where decisions about whenua, whānau, and futures are made. Across the series, these journeys back home move from belonging and return, through restoration, barriers, governance and calls to action, to the transformation of systems and the reimagining of intergenerational futures. Through deeply personal kōrero, mana wāhine speak candidly about disconnection and return, loss and reclamation of whenua Māori, and the realities of navigating systems not designed for Māori. At the same time, they demonstrate how self-determined, whānau-led solutions are being enacted to restoring whenua, relationships, knowledge systems, and collective wellbeing. Each kaikōrero shares mamae and resilience shaped by colonisation and inherited disconnection, alongside del