Hi! My apologies if I word anything wrong,

I live in Scotland, though my dad is Finnish. According to my grandma and family history research I've done myself, at some point in the 1800s I had family immigrate to Australia and New Zealand. One of those family members married into a Māori family and I have distant cousins who are Māori.

I also hope to study in New Zealand once I get to University (I'm 16 currently) and would like to reconnect with that side of my family when I go. Is there a process I have to go through aside from the regular visa process? I know that there's something similar with Indigenous American citizenships (my grandma is a registered Northern Cheyenne member due to family connections).

EDIT: Changed 1700s to 1800s

Kia ora! I am trying to figure out where I can read 'Coming of the Māori' by Sir Peter Buck but it doesn't seem to be at any libraries or for sale anywhere - I saw some threads saying people have read it before so I just want to ask how they managed to do that so I can also read it. Thank you!!

I really enjoy Māori music and there was this mix/album on youtube I would listen to like a year back or so, it had an amazing version/recording or Ka Mate, really high quality, no echo from recording in large halls, mixed choir (male and female). The thumbnail was a group of people doing the Haka in kākahu, black background, as if it the photo was taken at night and a white text in a finger-paint-like font.

I wanted to listen to it again recently and I couldn't find it for the life of me, as if it wa never there, any other version I find is different, and I'd really like to find this album/mix again, no matter how much googling and deep dives I do, it seems like no album, no choir, none of these recordings ever existed😭

Does it ring a bell to anyone else? Woud you know where to find it now?

Appreciate any tips!

Kia ora e hika mā, he pātai tākū.

Is there any connection between bird songs and mōteatea. I imagine there is so just curious for examples.

Was passing the time waiting for my train in Edinburgh by window shopping last week. I stepped into a small antique shop and found this buried in a cabinet of Asian trinkets. No cord.

Wondering about the tikanga of finding something like this? Seems like maybe an adze but not sure. Is about a quarter inch thick. Would love others' thoughts.

Kia ora! I’m an American immigrant on a “working spouse of student” visa. I left the US because of what has happened politically under Trump, and I want to do what I can to ensure Aotearoa New Zealand avoids fascism and remains authentic to its heart and soul. My family has fallen in love with our new home, and we hope to find a way to stay permanently.

I was thinking of trying to volunteer with Te Pāti Māori. From my understanding, I’m allowed to do unpaid volunteer work on my visa. However I’m obviously not Māori (I’m white/European if it matters), and I don’t want to interject myself in a Māori/kiwi-only only space if that’s the case. I’m unsure of the cultural rules around this, and I was hoping for feedback. A history of colonialism is not lost on me, and I want to help, not hurt.

If that isn’t an appropriate place for me, do you have other suggestions of how I can have a similar impact? I have a lot of grief losing my home and safety in the US, and I want to do my part to keep Aotearoa, Aotearoa.

Ngā mihi!

kia ora e te whānau,

i don’t really have anyone within my whānau to reach out to for some guidance regarding rāranga. i’m trying to use all my resources to find out at much as i can about it and thought what the heck, let me try my luck here.

to keep it quick and simple, i did grow up in te ao māori under very good kaiako who taught me the basic foundations, but i would love to know if anyone had any links, social media profiles to follow, or general advice about what i’d need in terms of tools, that they are open to sharing. i want to be able to pass something on to my niece 💗

ngā mihi! thank you all for your time and āwhina 💗