Ngaiterangi SmallmanNgaiterangi Smallman

Kia ora, Ngaiterangi Smallman is from Turangi and works with marae and community to link cultural knowledge and development.

Summer reissue: Yes, ‘Moana’ is Disneyfied and corporate, but it’s still a great thing for Pacific peoples

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Community worker Ngaiterangi Smallman argues that the Moana movie is an opportunity Pacific communities should be grasping with both hands. First published on September 28, 2016. Two years ago I visited a Kohanga Reo (Māori-language preschool) in Tāmaki (Auckland) and enjoyed time with the mokopuna and teachers. The whanau had decorated the walls with cut … Read more

Yes, ‘Moana’ is Disneyfied and corporate. It’s still a great thing for Pacific peoples

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Community worker Ngaiterangi Smallman argues that the Moana movie is an opportunity Pacific communities should be grasping with both hands. This column was submitted as a letter to the editor (info@thespinoff.co.nz); we decided it deserved its own post. For more letters and reader comment, on this and other topics, click here. Two years ago I … Read more