It can be a strange feeling to know you are a part of a culture, but not feel any connection to it. To be asked what your hapū and iwi is, but answering with uncertainty. Knowing you have to introduce yourself with your pepeha, but you have no idea what that even means.
Read MoreYou stand before a gargantuan vending machine. It towers into the sky, shrouded in mist and cloud. A small round plaque sits at the bottom: “minimum purchase $871”.
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