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Ella Henry

@ellahenryaotearoa.bsky.social
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Indigenous Māori woman from Aotearoa New Zealand. Retired Professor of Entrepreneurship, AUT Business School, Tāmaki Makaurau, proud mother of three strong wāhine Māori

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Ella Henry @ellahenryaotearoa.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
This cause is close to my heart - please sign: our.actionstation.org.nz/petitions/ur...
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Urgent Establishment of a Sudan Special Humanitarian Visa Pathway
Context  April 15 marked three years since the outbreak of war in Sudan. The crisis has escalated into one of the most severe humanitarian emergencies globally, with over 33.7 million people in n...
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Ella Henry @ellahenryaotearoa.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Formal complaint that NZ climate backsliding breaches Europe trade deal newsroom.co.nz/2026/09/30/f...
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Formal complaint that NZ climate backsliding breaches Europe trade deal
The Government's top law officer warned that if ministers blocked Mike Smith's Fonterra lawsuit, the next case would target the Crown directly. She's been proven right, reports Jonathan Milne.
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Ella Henry @ellahenryaotearoa.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
substack.com/@dalebryant1... So true!
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Dale Bryant (@dalebryant1)
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Ella Henry @ellahenryaotearoa.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
We can stop Aotearoa becoming this criminal enterprise!
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Ella Henry @ellahenryaotearoa.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Went to the launch screening of This is Home last. The new tv series premiers on Whakaata Māori (Māori TV) on August 26th. It is a beautiful, heart-wrenching insight into the complexities and joys facing all, not just Māori whānau, in recent years. Oh, and my daughter Mia is one of the producers!
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Ella Henry @ellahenryaotearoa.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
I am happy to give a wee bit of financial support to Wikipedia and Wikimedia Aotearoa
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Ella Henry @ellahenryaotearoa.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
I had the best day watching live action Moana! If you are tangata mōana, you will love it too
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Ella Henry @ellahenryaotearoa.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
An amazing film, 40+ years old, join director Pita Turei in The Cellar, Corban Estate at 7pm
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Ella Henry @ellahenryaotearoa.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
open.substack.com/pub/indigeno... A powerful insight into a sacred, fragile world!
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This Is What the End of the World Looks Like
Her name is Nazli. She was just born into one of the last sacred places on Earth. They’ve given her people until 2027 to leave.
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Ella Henry @ellahenryaotearoa.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
farrightplaybook.nz/shop/ I just got my copy, one chapter in, chilling reading, and it is worth supporting the work of Action Station
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The Far-Right Playbook | Get the book
Purchase your copy of the Far-Right Playbook
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Tony from Welly @tonywelly.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
WHEN DO WE CALL IT BRIBERY AND CORRUPTION 300k from the racing industry to Winstons Party #nzpol www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
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Big NZ First donors argue for tax breaks to save 'unsustainable' racing industry
Major industry donors to NZ First have prepared a report calling for tax breaks for the horse racing and breeding industry.
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Mar Hicks @histoftech.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
Chinese researchers have created a bamboo-based plastic as strong as petroleum-based plastics, which can fully biodegrade in soil in just 2 months phys.org/news/2025-10...
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Bamboo-based plastic can be made to biodegrade quickly, but still holds up in tough conditions
A new method to produce strong, biodegradable plastic from bamboo is reported in Nature Communications this week. The bioplastic resembles oil-based plastics in strength, shapability, and thermal stab...
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Ella Henry @ellahenryaotearoa.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
open.substack.com/pub/drhsingh... Brilliant analysis, as always, thank you Dr Singh
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NZ Taxpayers Union: The Right-Wing Erasure of Māori Rights
A Blueprint for Marginalisation
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Ella Henry @ellahenryaotearoa.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
Just saw this beautiful film, Sgt Haane, the Māori Battalion, 1943, Tunisia, awesome work Te Arepa Kahi, cast and crew! Ka nui te mihi..
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Ella Henry @ellahenryaotearoa.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
open.substack.com/pub/philosop... The description of Epistemic Injustice is so accurate!
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The Wisdom Letter #398
3 quotes, 2 questions, 1 concept.
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Ella Henry @ellahenryaotearoa.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
open.substack.com/pub/colemanw... Best explanation ever of one of those most interesting English words and womanhood!
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Cunt Wisdom
The Powerful Etymology of your Least Favorite Word
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Ella Henry @ellahenryaotearoa.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
Anyone interested in supporting Ngātikahu ki Whangaroa, through fabulous merchandise with Ara te Waimahaba brand, check here: 9tee-mile.myshopify.com/collections/...
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Te Ara o Waimahana
Collection: TE KOHINGA TUATAHI Ma tatou, mo tatou Waimahana is the road, the journey, and the place that binds our people through whakapapa and connection to whenua. It carries our whānau to and from ...
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Ella Henry @ellahenryaotearoa.bsky.social · 14/02/2026
substack.com/@academyofse... Thank you Will Watson on Substack for sharing this wonderful wisdom!
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Will Watson (@academyofselfhelp)
This has been one of my favorite pieces of writing ever since I first read it.
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Ella Henry @ellahenryaotearoa.bsky.social · 08/02/2026
Whilst visiting Rekohu/Wharekauri/Chatham Island, I was gifted these beautiful taongo for revitaliation of the Moriori Language, by the beautiful Heidi Lanauze from Kopinga Marae. I would happily gift them to any community or group learning/teaching Moriori.
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Ella Henry @ellahenryaotearoa.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
I just returned from a visit to Rekohu/Wharekauri/Chatham Island, old friend Jodhi Hoani works with the fabulous Judy Kamo, visited Kopinga Marae, wher Heidi Lanauze gifted me these taonga, created to revitalise Moriori language. A privilege to visit this wild, windswept island and beautiful people.
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Ella Henry @ellahenryaotearoa.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
substack.com/@fridaysecon... Community-based enterprise and economics, it is an important alternative to the worst forms of capitalism
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Jessica Friday (@fridayseconomics)
Billionaires will hate this. Monday kicks off 80+ events worldwide to reclaim our economy. This year, instead of the megacorps stripping us dry, we'll have: Worker co-ops. Credit unions. Community-...
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Ella Henry @ellahenryaotearoa.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
Once upon a time, in a distant galaxy…….
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Ella Henry @ellahenryaotearoa.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
open.substack.com/pub/thecultu... Thank you Stephanie, an insightful read, worth sharing
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The Campaign The Left Need To Run
Why honesty is the best policy.
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Ella Henry @ellahenryaotearoa.bsky.social · 13/12/2025
Education is simply the soul of a society as it passes from one generation to another.” — G. K. Chesterton (1874–1936), “The Observer” Thanks to ‘philosophy from philosopher quotes’ Substack
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Ella Henry @ellahenryaotearoa.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
open.substack.com/pub/humanhea... Such a great, informative article!
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Harvard Oncologist Reveals: Cancer Doesn’t Strike Suddenly — 25 Warning Signals Your Body Gave You Long Before Diagnosis
The deadliest diseases don’t arrive overnight — they grow in silence.
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Ella Henry @ellahenryaotearoa.bsky.social · 27/11/2025
substack.com/@drharpreets... A sound analysis!
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Dr Harpreet Singh (@drharpreetsingh)
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Ella Henry @ellahenryaotearoa.bsky.social · 22/11/2025
Ella Henry: The Future of Indigenous Education I had a lovely chat about WIPCE with Stacey Morrison on Radio NZ
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Ella Henry @ellahenryaotearoa.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
Ngāti Whātua welcome to WIPCE at The Cloud, Nov 16, so moving!
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Ella Henry @ellahenryaotearoa.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
After WIPCE in Aotearoa: “I have come to believe that a great teacher is a great artist…. It might even be the greatest of the arts since the medium is the human mind and spirit.” — John Steinbeck (1902–1968) With thanks to Maze Hart of Philosophy Quotes, for sharing.
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Ella Henry @ellahenryaotearoa.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
This cause is close to my heart - please sign: our.actionstation.org.nz/petitions/de...
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Demand Accountability for Disinformation in Public Discourse
Peters’ recent comments misrepresented the facts surrounding athletes Imane Khelif and Lin Yu-ting and the broader debate on gender and sports. His assertions, based on misleading information and lack...
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Ella Henry @ellahenryaotearoa.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
vt.tiktok.com/ZSfYVxRds/ Coolio
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TikTok - Make Your Day
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Ella Henry @ellahenryaotearoa.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
A brilliant thought to start the day, “For to be free is not merely to cast off one’s chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others.” — Nelson Mandela (1918–2013)
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Ella Henry @ellahenryaotearoa.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
Auckland Theatre Company presents ‘Tiri: Te Araroa Woman Far Walking’ the play by Witi Ihimaera, brought into the 21st Century so ably with Katie Wolfe directing, magnificent performances by Miriama McDowell and Nī Dekkers-Reihana. An eerie opening, a must see!
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Ella Henry @ellahenryaotearoa.bsky.social · 01/11/2025
open.substack.com/pub/amokurap... Thank you Amokura, a beautiful and insightful read
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The Māori Party Belongs to the People — Not One Man
A call to return Te Pāti Māori to its founding values of integrity, accountability, and collective leadership.
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Ella Henry @ellahenryaotearoa.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
substack.com/@lavrietakwi... Let’s get organised!
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Lavrieta Kwiatek (@lavrietakwiatek)
Organized people vs organized money A’Ho 🪶🫶💙🌊
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Ella Henry @ellahenryaotearoa.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
I am at a conference of Indigenous management scholars in Naarm (Melbourne) this week, which is food for the soul, otherwise I would be joining the strike action back home in Aotearoa, kia kaha ki a koutou, ka nui te aroha ki a koutou, I am with you in spirit!
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Ella Henry @ellahenryaotearoa.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
A photo I took in Copenhagen in July: “Spectacular and innovative in the true sense of the words. That’s CopenHill. The artificial skiing slope and the recreational hiking area opened in fall 2019, built on top of the new waste management center” Why can’t we have political visionaries like this;
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Ella Henry @ellahenryaotearoa.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
Quote of the day from Philodopher Quotes, reminds of all the dear friends I have found over the decades who have loved me as much for my weaknesses as my strengths. “It is one of the blessings of old friends that you can afford to be stupid with them.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)
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Ella Henry @ellahenryaotearoa.bsky.social · 21/09/2025
Dame Joan part 2: Over the years I spent a bit of time with Dame Joan, who was the first Pākeha ally I ever knew well. Someone fiercely proud of their own identity, capable and willing to learn about and love another culture, and devoted to addressing inequities, kua hinga te totara, dear Joan
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Ella Henry @ellahenryaotearoa.bsky.social · 21/09/2025
I was very sad to hear of the passing of Dame Joan Metge this week. I was too sick to farewell her in person, so this is my wee poroporoakī to her, into the ether. I first met her in the 80s when she came to do a lecture on anthro and ended up giving me some hue she had grown, from her boot!
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Ella Henry @ellahenryaotearoa.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
I just cancelled Disney+, noting the irony of the company that created Star Wars and the magnificent Andor, has now become part of the empire (sigh)!
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Ella Henry @ellahenryaotearoa.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
Good morning world, quote of the day, with thanks to Philosophy Quotes: As far as we can discern, the sole purpose of human existence is to kindle a light of meaning in the darkness of mere being.” — Carl Jung (1875–1961), “Memories, Dreams, Reflections” Let’s go kindle a light!
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Ella Henry @ellahenryaotearoa.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
Thanks to these coffee capsules, I don’t have to feel guilty about my coffee machine any more, yay!
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Ella Henry @ellahenryaotearoa.bsky.social · 08/09/2025
substack.com/@tritaparsi/... A great reminder!
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Trita Parsi (@tritaparsi)
MOST.EPIC.SIGN.EVER!
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Ella Henry @ellahenryaotearoa.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
open.substack.com/pub/witiihim... Looks like a tūmeke event!
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Hello you big wide wonderful world Kia ora te ao whānui whakamīharo
This is a ‘Mihi to writers who walk the talk day.’
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Ella Henry @ellahenryaotearoa.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
www.massey.ac.nz/about/news/k... I have known Neo, through his grandmother, for much of his life. It is wonderful to see the bright, enterprising, innovative scientist and change-maker he has become, we can all be proud of fabulous rangatahi like Neo!
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Kākāpō egg incubator wins global recognition
With just 238 birds alive today, some of the new eggs laid by the critically endangered kākāpō must be transported to the safety of incubation facilities.
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Ella Henry @ellahenryaotearoa.bsky.social · 01/09/2025
Tāmaki Bi-Election polling booths, you can find them here: map.vote.nz/voting-places
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Voting places - Vote NZ
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Ella Henry @ellahenryaotearoa.bsky.social · 21/08/2025
Mālō e lelei My friend Nicole Hoey, and her team from Cinco Cine, have created a Tongan-language kids show, modelled along the successful Takaro Tribe series. It was produced for Tongan Language Week. Please share. youtube.com/playlist?lis...
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Tamaiki Va'inga | All Episodes | Lea Faka-Tonga - YouTube
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Ella Henry @ellahenryaotearoa.bsky.social · 19/08/2025
Agreed, a really useful resource!
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