Te Waka Hourua Whitiki Matike Whakatika: Whakaaturanga

Following the treaty redaction action at Te Papa by Te Waka Hourua in December 2023, this book authored by the artists themselves is a first-hand recollection and reflection of their experience, complemented with some memorabilia of the action, and its impact in the public discourse.

Te Waka Hourua is a tangata whenua-led, direct action, climate and social justice ropu Their kaupapa is as described by their whakaaturanga: Our waka hourua has set its course. We feel it is beyond time to shed light on the truth of our current and existential situation; endless destruction by an elite minority at the expense of the majority, and of hospitable life on planet earth