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Joe is a storyteller who's performed in front of audiences around the world for nearly 40 years. He is the Department of Conservation treaty and strategic partnerships director. He is an educator with a background in teaching and a member of the Toi Maori Aotearoa NZ Maori Arts Committee.
Joe tells us about why he loves Wilbur Smith and why he thinks the full-face moko will become commonplace again in Aotearoa.
Treaty and strategic partnerships director Joe Harawira from the Department of Conservation. Photo: RNZ/Justine Murray
Joe's Bookmark Picks
Books:
the works of Wilbur Smith
Films:
Cowboy films in the younger days.
Shawshank Redemption, The Green Mile, The Dirty Dozen - Telly Savalas.
More and more NZ films online now with experiences and storylines that I can relate to as maori. The Dark Horse- Chess player, BOY, a Taika Waititi film, Once were warriors
TV shows
Mr Ed, The Beverly Hillbillies, Gunsmoke, Bonanza
Music:
Hirini Melbourne songs about birds, insects, animals, both terrestrial and marine- whakapapa, connectedness, Rere kau mai I nga maunga ….
Songs are full of metaphor and alliteration.
Hirini Melbourne:
Te Kokako
Waitangi te Tiriti
Maisey Rika- Tangaroa Whakamau Tai