Dr Cathie Koa Dunsford
FILM AND DVD: WATER WHISPERERS TANGAROA – [FEATURE DOCUMENTARY]
DIRECTOR: KATHLEEN GALLAGHER
WICK CANDLE FILMS: http://www.wickcandle.co.nz
WATER WHISPERERS TANGAROA:
TANGAROA PUKANOHI NUI: Tangaroa, God of the Sea, has large eyes. He can observe all we are doing.
Maori Whakatauki [proverb].
It takes a very special kind of magic to create an inspiring film documentary that shows the empowerment of people working together to heal the elements rather than just protesting
Dr Cathie Koa Dunsford
THE WORLD ACCORDING TO MONSANTO: POLLUTION, POLITICS AND POWER -
AN INVESTIGATION INTO ONE OF THE WORLD’S MOST CONTROVERSIAL COMPANIES [WINNER OF THE 2009 RACHEL CARSON PRIZE]
MARIE-MONIQUE ROBIN
[Translated from the French by George Holoch]
SPINIFEX PRESS, 2010: http://www.spinifexpress.com.au
To ngaki kai, te Tangaroa-meke, kei uta, kei tai te pakanga
Literally: While war rages on land and sea, you plant the food supplies of Tangaroa-meke
The meaning is that though one may
Dr Cath Koa Dunsford
TALANOA, TAFAKATATA, TAFAKALANU: TONGAN STORIES FROM THE PACIFIC: REVIEWED BY CATH KOA DUNSFORD.
KULA-‘ULI PUBLISHING, AOTEAROA-NEW ZEALAND, 2009.
‘Imeili- Email: kulauli.publishing@gmail.com
Kalia Lahi Fakatoukatea ko e Lomipeau
Lomipeau the Giant Double‐
Hulled Canoe
Talafo’ou ‘e / Retold by
Hikule’o Fe’aomoeako Melaia Māhina &
Mele Ha’amoa Māhina ‘Alatini
Liliulea Tonga ‘e / Tongan translation by
Hūfanga Dr ‘Okusitino Māhina &
Dr Tēvita O. Ka’ili
Tākupesi ‘e /
Dr Cath Koa Dunsford
ROUTES AND ROOTS: NAVIGATING CARIBBEAN AND PACIFIC ISLAND LITERATURES
ELIZABETH M. DELOUGHREY
UNIVERSITY OF HAWAI’I PRESS, HONOLULU, 2007
REVIEW: DR. CATHIE KOA DUNSFORD
He moana pukepuke a ekingia e te waka
A perilous sea can be navigated
[Maori whakatauki]
It is seldom that great scholarship and great writing combine to form an evocative, compelling and stunningly researched book that is as gripping as reading the finest novel. Even more unlikely is the possibility that
Dr Cath Koa Dunsford
MY UROHS
EMELIHTER KIHLENG
KAHUAOMANOA PRESS, HAWAI’I, 2008
REVIEW BY CATH KOA DUNSFORD
HE MOANA PUKEPUKE E EKENGIA E TA WAKA: PERILOUS SEAS CAN BE NAVIGATED:
THE POETRY OF EMELIHTER KIHLENG.
He moana pukepuke e ekengia e te waka
Perilous seas can be navigated
[Maori whakatauki – Aotearoa].
MY UROHS grabs attention for its energy and feisty challenging of mainstream attitudes.
As the first Pohnpeian-Hawai’ian collection of poetry in English, it reveals new creative