Creator Series: Qiane Matata-Sipu on Nuku Women and protecting Ihumātao

Qiane Matata-Sipu is a journalist, photographer, podcaster, entrepreneur and activist. In 2019 she launched Nuku Women, a multimedia project with the ambitious goal of interviewing and photographing 100 indigenous wāhine. As one of the founders and spokespeople of SOUL (Save Our Unique Landscape) she has also played an important role in occupying and protecting Ihumātao. In this episode she reflects on what she learned being on the other side of the media equation and what makes Nuku such a hard but rewarding project to work on. Find Qiane's work at nukuwomen.co.nz and qiane.co.nz Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices