Our members are behind this vital documentary series Hua Parakore- Rebuilding our Broken Food Systems now available on Whakaata Māori & Māori+.
Hua Parakore is directed by Jess Fest, produced by Ruth Korver and Libby Hakaraia, with Vanessa Patea, production managing. And, four episodes edited by Trinity Ludlow-Hudson.
“We have corporate greed and corporate control sitting right at the heart of our food system… When we decenter the power from the food system and put it back into the hands of the people then that's when we can have more regenerative food systems that are based on thriving biodiversity, healthy communities and healthy soils.” - Dr Jessica Hutchings (Ngāi Tahu,Ngāti Huirapa,Gujarati) a Hua Parakore food farmer, researcher, author and leader in Māori and Indigenous food sovereignty movements.
Link to Māori+ - https://www.maoriplus.co.nz/show/hua-parakore
This series is based on the book “Te Mahi Oneone Hua Parakore: A Māori Soil Sovereignty and Wellbeing Handbook”, edited by Jessica Hutchings and Jo Smith and published by Freerange Press. The book is available for purchase here