of postcolonial destruction
Settlers, farmers and scientists have all had their way with the once lush piece of land adjoining Taitā College. Nadine Hura meets the students and teachers reclaiming the forest and wetlands.
I think you can fall in love with a place once you know its story. Or you can at least start to see it differently. Every Thursday for the past year I’ve driven from Porirua to Taitā, around the glassy Pauatahanui inlet, through the undulating Haywards, and across the meandering Awakairangi.
It’s a long way to go for anything, let alone an art class. But there’s something about the shadowy forest behind the Learning Connexion that keeps me re-enrolling term after term. The long driveway feels like a throat that could almost swallow you whole. The tūī really sing their hearts out in Taitā.
Link to article: Taitā College students peel back layers of postcolonial destruction | The Spinoff
