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Ngā Here - The Many Connections
Over the years I’ve noticed that there are a lot of us who can see that our planet is a bit broken and that how we live as a people in Aotearoa is a bit broken too - and we’ve got some pretty big questions.
Questions about what the Bible might have to say about the way we live and care for creation. Questions about how we can deeply connect with the world around us and each other. Questions about why the church seems so useless when it comes to caring for God’s creation. And questions about how Māori and Pākehā can learn from each other, and grow together.
So if you’re keen - I’d love to invite you to come along on this crazy, beautiful, journey with me, Waiora Te Moni, and Dr Andrew Shepherd - as we explore Ngā Here - The Many Connections that exist between creation, the Bible and living in Aotearoa.
Ngā Here - The Many Connections is a project funded by The Wilberforce Foundation. Produced by James Beck, with Creative Direction from the Revered Spanky Moore. Our Music was created by Chris Williams - check him out on Spotify. Artwork by Tepene Marsden.
Ngā Here - The Many Connections
Episodes
Haerenga Tuarima - Part 1 - Out of the Bush and Into the City
Our world has entered the era of artificial intelligence, so what can an ancient story about a tower tell us about our modern tech-obsessed world? Welcome to the new season of Ngā Here!This season, we decided to leave the bush and head i...
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Haerenga Tuarima - Part 2 - Binary Code, Babel and Automated Mansplaining
In this episode, we explore how ancient empires and modern artificial intelligence might be built on exactly the same values. James, Waiora, and Andrew continue unpacking Genesis 11, exploring how the push for a single global langua...
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Haerenga Tuarima - Part 3 - The Architecture of Empire
In this episode, we explore how the spaces we build reveal the true desires of our hearts and the values of our culture. James, Waiora, and Andrew step out of the Wellington streets and into the quiet beauty of St Peter's Anglican Church, contr...
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Haerenga Tuarima - Part 4 - Data, Dirt and Digital Classrooms
In this episode, we explore how the digital "cloud" is actually reliant on the earth and is sustained by a highly extractive physical economy that even treats human attention as a raw material. James, Waiora, and Andrew compare the resource ext...
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Haerenga Tuarima - Part 5 - Algorithms, Alignment and Anti-Imperial Acts
In this episode, we explore how a single, unified language can fuel the dangerous ambitions of an empire, whether it is the ancient builders of Babel or the creators of the atomic bomb. James, Waiora, and Andrew unpack the end of Genesis 11, di...
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