What do you think?
Rate this book
The Best of e-Tangata
The celebrated digital magazine e-Tangata is home to some of the most incisive and profound commentary on life in New Zealand. Māori, Pasifika and Pākehā writers grapple with topics that range from politics and social issues to history and popular culture. The best of these are collected together here into this BWB Text by the magazine’s editors, Tapu Misa and Gary Wilson.
- GenresNonfiction
177 pages, Kindle Edition
First published April 5, 2017
2 people are currently reading
23 people want to read
Ratings & Reviews
Friends & Following
Create a free account to discover what your friends think of this book!
Community Reviews
Displaying 1 of 1 review
May 30, 2020
e-Tangata is one of the sharpest news and current affairs sites I follow, mainly because it talks to me of ‘home’, of issues being grappled with by Māori and Pasifika people in Aotearoa/New Zealand. These are questions of language, of history, of life in the public eye, of all manner of ways of being in relation to a state, to manifold pasts, and to the every things of living and dying.
This fabulous collection of articles and interviews from its first couple of years was an unnecessary purchase – I had access to all of them on-line, but I liked the idea of having them in my pocket, in my bag, of being able to delve into them in places where my limited technology didn’t give me on-line access (the bus, a flight somewhere…..). They are a treat and delight, from the back story to Gilbert Enoka’s sport psychology to former (conservative) Prime Minister Jim Bolger’s reflections on the importance of knowing and learning warts and all national histories, from the questions of language learning and use to the challenges of growing up isolated from a cultural heritage or of hanging on to the heritage in hostile settings.
As with their on-line pieces, these are short, snappy and tempting, making them essential reading and leaving me wanting more while knowing that many of these stories and perspectives are one that many Pākehā (settlers and settler decedents) seldom hear: this in itself makes e-Tangata essential, and this collection a great introduction, ideal for those who might pick it up in a store but who might never stumble on the site. What’s more, the book slips comfortably into my pocket and is ideal for a short public transport trip.
This fabulous collection of articles and interviews from its first couple of years was an unnecessary purchase – I had access to all of them on-line, but I liked the idea of having them in my pocket, in my bag, of being able to delve into them in places where my limited technology didn’t give me on-line access (the bus, a flight somewhere…..). They are a treat and delight, from the back story to Gilbert Enoka’s sport psychology to former (conservative) Prime Minister Jim Bolger’s reflections on the importance of knowing and learning warts and all national histories, from the questions of language learning and use to the challenges of growing up isolated from a cultural heritage or of hanging on to the heritage in hostile settings.
As with their on-line pieces, these are short, snappy and tempting, making them essential reading and leaving me wanting more while knowing that many of these stories and perspectives are one that many Pākehā (settlers and settler decedents) seldom hear: this in itself makes e-Tangata essential, and this collection a great introduction, ideal for those who might pick it up in a store but who might never stumble on the site. What’s more, the book slips comfortably into my pocket and is ideal for a short public transport trip.
Displaying 1 of 1 review