Rā Whakamana | Ep: 69 Head2Head with Ken Mair and Amokura Panoho on Rā Whakamana - a day of solidarity.
Ep: 69 Head2Head with Ken Mair and Amokura Panoho on Rā Whakamana - a day of solidarity.
By Bryan Bruce via Substack.
In this interview I talk with two of the organisers of Rā Whakamana, an event happening next Tuesday the 28th of October 2025. It is a national day of solidarity between Māori, the Unions and Tangata Tiriti allies which coincides withe the 190th anniversary of He Whakaputanga o te Rangatiratanga o Nu Tireni (1835 Declaration of Independence)
It is not a strike or protest, but a tikanga-led action that centres on Māori wellbeing, cultural identity, and mana motuhake throughout the motu.
Rā Whakamana is also a response.directly to the intensifying political, legal, and cultural attacks on Māori being driven by the current coalition government.
You can find out more about the Rā Whakamana event on their Facebook by clicking on the following link.
https://www.facebook.com/search/top/?q=Ra%20Whakamana
And on the Together.org.nz website here :
https://www.together.org.nz/ra_whakamana
You can support this day of solidarity by attending at the following times and locations
28 October 2025
Waitangi: 10am, Te Tii Marae
Tāmaki Makaurau | Auckland Central: 12pm, Okahu Bay
Tāmaki Makaurau | South Auckland: 12pm, Māngere Bridge (meeting at corner of Waterfront Rd & Coronation Rd)
Thames: 11.00am, Te Whariki Mana Wahine o Hauraki
Tauranga: 11.30am, Marine Park
Rotorua: 12pm, Lakefront
Whanganui: 12pm, Pakaitore
Te Whanganui-a-tara | Wellington: 12pm, Midland Park
Ōtepoti | Dunedin: 12pm, Queens Gardens