As Māori we talk a lot about our connection to whenua, but most of us live away from our ancestral lands. We talk to Joe Pihema and Karen Leef about what “going home” means to them, the history of our urban communities and how to be good manuhiri on someone else’s land.

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Hosted by Leonie Hayden (Ngāti Whātua ki Kaipara), Te Kuru o te Marama Dewes (Ngāti Porou, Ngāti Rangitihi) and Meriana Johnsen (Kāi Tahu, Rangitāne)

Produced by Te Aihe Butler (Ngāti Porou, Te Whānau-ā-Apanui)

Artwork by Xoë Hall (Kāi Tahu)

Music by Te Aihe Butler and Maaka Pohatu (Ngāi Tāmanuhiri, Ngāti Apa, Ngāti Tūwharetoa)

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Public Interest Journalism funded through NZ On Air

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