An activist, an academic and an artist got together as part of Inheritance, a devised show as a part of the Matariki Programme at the Basement Theatre in Tāmaki Makaurau on 11th July 2019. Three incredible speakers kōrero and unpack what we as Māori and Tauiwi inherit and how we attend to those differences. How policies, beliefs, losses and privileges inform our capacity to talk about inequality and what it might look like to heal and resist the widening gap. 

Facilitated by Basement’s Programming Coordinator Nisha Madhan, this kōrerorero takes a deeper look at the questions raised in Inheritance, a response to Aotearoa’s current inequality crisis and present-day colonialism.

Contributors include Greens Co-leader Marama Davidson (Ngāti Porou, Te Rarawa, Ngāpuhi), academic and author Max Rashbrooke (Ngāti Pākehā), and founder of Atamira Dance Company Jack Gray (Ngati Porou, Ngati Kahungunu, Ngapuhi and Te Rarawa).

This event was koha, and all proceeds raised went towards providing lunch for the community of Lifewise Merge Café for the following day – Lifewise specialises in rehousing and creating safe space for the street-sleepers of Tāmaki Makarau. 

We hope you enjoy and share this dialogue

Jess Holly Bates