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“I have reset my compass. I have started at the beginning again,” writes Witi Ihimaera (Te Whānau a Kai, Te Aitanga a Māhaki, Rongowhakaata, Ngāti Ira, Ngāti Porou) in his memoir Te Kaikaukau | The Swimmer: I te Ao o te Reo, which traces his unique journey of learning his own language at the age of 80.
His year in the full-immersion course became an odyssey of profound self-discovery – of loss and shame, of reconnection and wairua, of fathers and teachers, kuia and friends.
He joins Stacey Morrison (Te Arawa, Ngāi Tahu) in conversation and with musical components provided by the talented Kingsley Spargo.
Don’t miss this moving session with our most acclaimed Māori writer reflecting on identity, belonging and finding himself anew in his ninth decade.
