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Laura O'Connell Rapira

Laura O’Connell Rapira (Te Ātiawa, Ngāpuhi, Te Rarawa) is the director of ActionStation. ActionStation is campaigning for policy and funding change that would ensure every person in this country is taught about local hapū and iwi history, the context and content of Te Tiriti o Waitangi, colonisation and its impacts.

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Guns have no place in a peaceful society

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Moving the rock: An election manifesto for people-led change

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Four signs announcing rāhui (customary prohibitions) in New Zealand forests and beaches, with text warning public entry is restricted or activities are prohibited to protect nature or show respect after deaths. Lush greenery is visible behind each sign.

What, really, is a rāhui – and can political parties enact them?

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The first leaders’ debate was so awful because the old format no longer works

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The case for tax (more of it, much more)

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Three kete, or woven flax bags, on a brown background, representing the three kete of knowledge in Māori lore.

Aotearoa 2040 and the future of tino rangatiratanga

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Ihumatao Protests In Auckland

Five ways the next government can be an honourable Treaty partner

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Green education means more than just private schools for rich hippies

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The real conspiracy is that education is for the rich

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How to talk to whānau about conspiracies

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Making a message from 2040

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