The Bad Joke Matariki Madness Collection BECAUSE OF THIS FEAR OF

BECAUSE OF THIS FEAR OF NOT FITTING IN TO TE AO PAKEHA OR THE PAKEHA WORLD I SPENT MANY OF MY TEENAGE YEARS AND 20S BEING DISCONNECTED TO WHANAU WHAKAPAPA AND TE AO MAORI SOMETHING I DEEPLY REGRET

these Sweat Shorts feature a self-fabric elasticated waistband

the left represents after

Waitangi be happy

Designed in a boxy oversized fit with wide shoulders and raw armholes

The Bad Joke Matariki Madness Collection BECAUSE OF THIS FEAR OFWhy tangi be happy #10 Waitangi be happy. Every Waitangi Day for the last decade I bring out a new art piece called why tangi be happy. It started because when growing up all I would see (via the media) our people always having a go at something at Waitangi day. as a teenager even in to my 20s all I saw was a whawhai and I always wondered why cant we be happy on this day and celebrate it for what it is why were we as maori always having a cry on this