Moana and Oceania greetings to one and all

In this episode, we reconnect with a mother, a daughter, a sister, a niece, an aunty and a business owner Lisa Ryan.

Lisa shares five meaningful lessons from her life that echoes knowledge, wisdom and deeper understandings.

We navigate through talanoa topics such as:

• Arrival of knowledge
• Loss and love
• The git of time
• Work ethic
• Nurturing lessons in family
• The power of sharing

Talanoa mai, Kōrero mai

Reflexive prompts:

• How do share with care the love you have?

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Moana and Oceania greetings to one and all

DISCLAIMER: This episode was recorded in December 2021 and we want to be explicit that some views may have evolved since.

In this episode, we share space with a mother, sister, cousin, granddaughter, Wanda Ieremia-Allan from Sapapali’I, Safotulafai, Saōluafata, Lalomanu, Samoa. Wanda is a PhD candidate in the Pacific and Indigenous Studies programme at the University of Waikato, Aotearoa New Zealand.

Wanda’s archival research traces the intergenerational intellectual gafa / lineage of Indigenous Samoan writing of the early twentieth century in the former London Missionary Society newspaper O le Sulu Samoa. A key strand of her work investigates the ideological, cultural and gendered tensions inherent in the writing and employs Samoan epistemological paradigms to the reading of colonial texts.

We navigate through talanoa topics such as:

• Sacred relational space/s
• Embodying your ancestry
• Feeling of belonging
• Women in literature
• Everyone has power
• Owning your vulnerability

Talanoa mai, Kōrero mai

Reflexive prompts:

• How do you honour the thought that "being you is enough"?

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Moana and Oceania greetings to one and all

In this episode, we explore the tēfakhanisi (gift/s) that their communities, family, friends, spiritual, ethnic, children have bestowed on to them. Rejieli and Tamara also want to acknowledge Ngāi Tahu specifically Ōtautahi.

We navigate through talanoa topics such as:

• Enriching communities
• Knowledge acquiring
• Wisdom of dogs
• Grandparent wisdom
• Rotumans in the diaspora
• Pride in our knowledge
• etc

Talanoa mai, Kōrero mai

Reflexive prompts:

How do you honour the knowledge bestowed onto you by your tēmumfua (ancestors) gave you?

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Moana and Oceania greetings to one and all

In this episode, we explore 知識 Chishiki (knowledge) or awareness as Leslie Forrest shares her various connections to co-constructing Chishiki.

We navigate through talanoa topics such as:

- How we are connected

- Co-constructing Chishiki

- Changing nature of knowing

- Moment/s of not projecting

- Frame of reference

- Growing up Hāfu

- The trap of expectation

- Inherent values

- etc

Talanoa mai, Kōrero mai

Reflexive prompts:

How do you honour Maya Angelou's saying of "know better, do better"?

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Moana and Oceania greetings to one and all

In this episode, we explore the fakakaukau (thoughts) and lived experiences of a Kirikiriroa born and raised, Tongan and proud, community member 'Amelia Takataka

We navigate through talanoa topics such as:

• How we are connected
• Cultural and christian values
• Migration
• Learn your culture
• Bicultural exchanges
• Giving Love
• Service to youth
• etc

Talanoa mai, Kōrero mai

Reflexive prompts:

If leadership comes in all roles, what ways can you serve y/our community with the skills you have right now?

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Moana and Oceania greetings to one and all

In this episode, we heavy laugh, share knowledges, and healing lessons with Ioana Marsters and Joshua Rameka.

As Rongoā Māori practitioners, Ioana and Joshua share unique insights into the space with themselves, their peoples and the world.

We navigate through talanoa topics such as:

• Transition of knowledge and wisdom
• Listening to our bodies
• Relationship with the unkonwn
• Honouring your vessel
• Prescribing vs Guiding
• etc

Talanoa mai, Kōrero mai

Reflexive prompts:

- How can be us in our entirety right here, right now, at home?

TŪ TONU: https://www.tutonu.com/team

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Moana Greetings to One and All

In this episode, we have a youth worker, musician, singer song-writer, producer who loves everything creative and helping peoples.

We navigate through talanoa topics such as:

• Faith community
• Knowledge expanding
• CV vs the person
• Music as a connector
• Belief and strength
• Mental health succession
• Stigma around counseling
• Cycles of Fatherhood

Talanoa mai, Kōrero mai

Reflexive prompts:

• How can you honour and foster belief in yourself today, in this moment?

Song Plug

Tony Jacob - Just One Step

https://open.spotify.com/track/2x7cCmriW8nexy0hithkq2?si=8d2176e08e1046f0

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Moana greetings to one and all

In this episode, we have a human that is constantly seeking curiosity, time with nature, tapping into creativity, as she shares joy and sunshine where ever she goes.

Bridget Williams is the lead behind the social enterprise Bead and Proceed.

We navigate through talanoa topics such as:

• constellation and ecosystems
• knowing your limitations
• metaphors and story telling
• fire as creativity
• knowledge as love
• deep enquiry and flow

Talanoa mai, Kōrero mai

Reflexive prompts:

• Can I honour my journey and acknowledge the with time and space I become more loving?

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Moana greetings to one and all

In this episode, we have a wāhine toa who has ties back to Ngāi Takoto & Tainui.

Informed and influenced by her family, CrossFit community, and everyone who she meets throughout her own journey.

Rawinia Judson reminds us of how much "abundance in love" has transformed her worldview.

We navigate through talanoa topics such as:

• Knowledge and wisdom
• Verbal passing down of knowledge
• 16 year old me
• Who am I being?
• Noticing my body speaking
• Aroha as knowledge
• Responsibility with power

Talanoa mai, Kōrero mai

Reflexive prompts:

• How is my aroha (love) affecting my family, friends and community(ies) that I am in?

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Happy Mother's Day and Moana Greetings to One and All.

Acknowledging Talei's Mother Anaseini (Fiji), late Father (England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales etc), three siblings, and extended family.

As well as honouring the whenua and whanau from Tūhoe, Ngāti Awa and Whakatane which is where Talei is currently working and living.

We navigate through talanoa topics such as:

• Knowledge passed down from Mom
• Knowledge as Mātauranga
• Rangatahi engagement and workshops
• Rangatahi into work
• Considerations of knowledge exchange
• Mahi and think about the people

Talanoa mai, Kōrero mai

Reflexive prompts:

1. When you receive knowledge, ask yourself how will this impact the people around me?
2. Healthy disagreements foster growth, how can you honour your disagreements in a way that seeks connection as oppose to separation?

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