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Our Truth, Tā Mātou Pono: In the eye of the taniwha - the lived experience of pandemic racism


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Mike Kawana, Rangitāne o Wairarapa kaumātua, talks about the impact of the 1918 influenza pandemic experience on his whānau.
The supernatural concept of taniwha has always held a significant place within Māori culture.
The mere mention of the term conjures up stereotypical images of reptilian, fire-breathing dragons who could often be found lurking in watery lairs or caves or deep forests - places where humans dare not tread.
More than a century before Covid-19 turned the world upside down, the unfamiliar, yet merciless taniwha of influenza threatened the future of Te Ore Ore Marae, near Masterton. ....

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