Manukura | Jason Haitana
Published:
July 31, 2024
“I have come far, from very humble beginnings,
and to a place of tautua or servanthood.
With loss comes opportunity and through opportunity growth.
With growth I can touch others and shelter my mokopuna from the storms of this world.”
Nā Jason Haitana
Jason Haitana
Te Atihaunui-a-Pāpārangi, Ngāti Tūwharetoa, Ngāti Maru Wharanui
Senior Lecturer Maori Lived Experience AUT & Community Co-design Led healthAlliance Te Whatu Ora
Whaowhia te kete mātauranga hei oranga mō koutou
Fill the basket of knowledge for the sake of your wellbeing.
Taku pepeha:
Ko Ruapehu te maunga
Ko Tongariro te pōtae
Ko Whanganui te awa
Ko Ngāti Maru Wharanui rātou ko Ngāti Tūwharetoa, ko Whanganui ōku iwi
Ko Uenuku rāua ko Tamakana ōku hapū
Tīhei mauri ora
Ko wai ahau:
What are your current roles/mahi?
– Senior Lecturer Māori Lived Experience AUT
– Community Co-design Led healthAlliance Te Whatu Ora
– Writer
– Published author
What is your take or kaupapa?
– To serve and support my people
– To go where I need to go
– To bring the heart into places where it seems it has been lost
Why is it important and for whom?
– For us not to forget who we are and where we came from
– It is for all of us, to care for and look after one another
What issues does your take or kaupapa address?
– Dislocation
– Identity
– The effects of all these on young people, and how it is transmitted intergenerationally.
How did you respond to the issue? What did you do?
– I write and speak my mind and my heart.
What were the results or outcomes for you?
– I have published and have an audience that listens and cares.
Activities in recognition of awesomeness
Feinsilver Award ISPS 2022
Self-published paper on hearing voices for Maori 2022
Memories in the Heat of Summer. A collection of poems, prose for the summer 2022 (Self-published)
The Moon Over Makaranui. For all mokopuna who struggle to find their home 2022 (Self-published)
He Tohu Aroha. From the darkness to the light 2022 (Self-published)
Finalist in the HeadFit Award 2021
The Impact of Colonisation and the Intergenerational Impact on my Whanau 2021
Working with whānau video – Lets Get Real 2019
