Paratūānuku

Introduction

Why is rubbish a problem? Locally based writers and artists of Te Hā o Ngā Pou and mana whenua involved in restoration and revitalisation have collaborated to demonstrate ways to think about waste through visual arts, poetry and waiata, tracking the journey of rubbish from households in Te Awa Kairangi ki Uta to the landfill in Te Awa Kairangi ki Tai.

This work creatively bridges the distance between the community and the place where our rubbish ends up, rejecting the systems that don't allow us to properly value and revere the resources that come from Papatūānuku - as well as seeking to restore our whakapapa connections to place / whenua.

The Borrow

A video poem by Hinemoana Baker in collaboration with Te Kahureremoa Taumata (studio vox recording, track mixing and mastering), photos by Luhama Tau’alupe and edited by Nadine Hura.

Soundscape

by Te Kahureremoa Taumata

Kia whakarongo ake ki te tangi o te whenua: listening to the voice of the land.

Landfill showing rubbish compacted and covered with soil

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