In this episode, Rayne and guest host Etienne chat with Rev. Dr. Rangi Nicholson. Rangi is an Anglican priest and academic who focuses on language revitalisation and Te Tiriti. Rangi, Etienne, and Rayne chat about bi-nationalism, language revitalisation, the beautiful and horrible history of the Church, and honouring the covenant friendship of Te Tiriti O Waitangi. In this generous conversation, Rangi offers encouragement to young people and hope for the future of Aotearoa.

Show notes

• Ngati Awa River Monastery
• Canterbury Museum removes 'offensive and inaccurate' Māori mannequins (Stuff.co.nz, 17 Aug 2022)
• Remembering the Māori Language Petition and the revival of te reo Māori | RNZ News (RNZ News, 13 September 2022)
• Mason Durie, 1889–1971 (Dictionary of New Zealand Biography)
• Text of the Treaty of Waitangi
• Ngapuhi 'never gave up sovereignty' (Northland Age, 18 Nov 2014)
• Towards Friendship-Shaped Communities: A Practical Theology of Friendship By Anne-Marie Ellithorpe (2022)
• Report of Matike Mai Aotearoa – The Independent Working Group on Constitutional Transformation (Iwi Chairs’ Forum, 2016)
• Review of Te Awa Rerenga Maha: Braided River (ed Don Moffatt, 2017)
• Te Korowai O Te Rangimarie (ed Don Moffat, 2022)
• A Dictionary of the Maori Language (Herbert Williams 1917)
• Sir Āpirana Ngata, 1874–1950 (Dictionary of New Zealand Biography)
• New Wine Festival