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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.
Episodes
29 episodes
Haerenga Tuawhā - Part 1 - Fossils, Faith, and the Future of Our Planet
We kick off Season Four of Ngā Here in Ōtepoti Dunedin – and our first stop takes us deep into the earth’s memory. James, Waiora, and Andrew sit down with Professor Daphne Lee, a geologist whose work with ancient fossil forests and sites like F...
Haerenga Tuawhā - Part 2 - Violence, Hope, and Water
In this episode of Ngā Here, the team travels into the breathtaking Makarora Valley.Along the way, they reflect on stories of ancestral journeys, and the impacts of human land modification — from Foulden Maar to the Clyde Dam.Jame...
Haerenga Tuawhā - Part 3 - Sanctuaries, Arks, and Possibility
In Central Otago, James, Waiora, and Andrew meet Anna Yeoman, a writer and conservationist whose unexpected love for geckos and skinks grew into years of volunteering, research, and eventually a book. Together they visit Mokomoko Dryland Sanctu...
Haerenga Tuawhā - Part 4 - Grief, Lament and Faithfulness
We ended the last episode talking about hope — God’s refusal to give up on creation, and the possibility of sanctuaries that protect life. But hope is only real when it sits alongside grief, and in this episode the team wrestles with how to hol...
Haerenga Tuawhā - Part 5 - Whakapapa, Floods and Being Remembered
On the road through Central Otago, the team makes a series of unexpected stops — not just at lizard sanctuaries, but at cemeteries. James takes Waiora and Andrew on a tour of his own whakapapa in Naseby, Hamiltons, and St Bathans, telling stori...
Haerenga Tuawhā - Part 6 - Covenant, Creation and New Beginnings
Season Four draws to a close in Makarora, surrounded by mountains, glaciers, and braided rivers — landscapes breathtaking in beauty yet marked by the realities of climate change and human impact. James, Waiora, and Andrew reflect on the Noah st...
Haerenga Tuatoru - Part 1 - Te Karanga
E aku nui, e aku rahi, e aku rau rangatira mā, tēnā rā tatou katoa, and welcome to the first episode of season three of Ngā Here.For the first couple of seasons of Ngā Here, we went to a secluded hut on Te Pataka o Rakaihautū - ...
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Haerenga Tuatoru - Part 2 - Te Horopaki
E aku nui, e aku rahi, e aku rau rangatira mā, tēnā rā tatou katoa, and welcome to the second episode of season three of Ngā Here.For the first couple of seasons of Ngā Here, we went to a secluded hut on Te Pataka o Rakaihautū - ...
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Haerenga Tuatoru - Part 3 - One Kept Flocks
E aku nui, e aku rahi, e aku rau rangatira mā, tēnā rā tatou katoa, and welcome to the third episode of season three of Ngā Here.For the first couple of seasons of Ngā Here, we went to a secluded hut on Te Pataka o Rakaihautū - ...
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Haerenga Tuatoru - Part 4 - Rangiaowhia
E aku nui, e aku rahi, e aku rau rangatira mā, tēnā rā tatou katoa, and welcome to the forth episode of season three of Ngā Here.For the first couple of seasons of Ngā Here, we went to a secluded hut on Te Pataka o Rakaihautū - ...
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Haerenga Tuatoru - Part 5 - The Land is Crying Out
E aku nui, e aku rahi, e aku rau rangatira mā, tēnā rā tatou katoa, and welcome to the fith episode of season three of Ngā Here.For the first couple of seasons of Ngā Here, we went to a secluded hut on Te Pataka o Rakaihautū - ...
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Haerenga Tuatoru - Part 6 - Fugitives, Wanderers and Reconciliation
E aku nui, e aku rahi, e aku rau rangatira mā, tēnā rā tatou katoa, and welcome to the sixth episode of season three of Ngā Here.For the first couple of seasons of Ngā Here, we went to a secluded hut on Te Pataka o Rakaihautū - ...
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Haerenga Tuatoru - Part 7 - Questions, Consequences and the Way of Peace.
E aku nui, e aku rahi, e aku rau rangatira mā, tēnā rā tatou katoa, and welcome to the final episode of season three of Ngā Here.For the first couple of seasons of Ngā Here, we went to a secluded hut on Te Pataka o Rakaihautū - ...
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Special Episode // John Stenhouse // Science, Settlers, and Our Shared Story
Before we launch into season four of Ngā Here, we’re pausing to reflect with this special episode. James sits down with Associate Professor John Stenhouse in his office at Ōtakou Whakaihu Waka - The University of Otago for a wide-ranging kōrero...
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Haerenga Tuarua - Part 1 - Finding Our Place
E ngā maunga whakahī o te motu, tena rā tatou katoa, welcome to season two of Ngā Here.Now just to recap In our first season of Nga Here, I came up with this crazy plan. I was looking at the health of our planet and the ...
Haerenga Tuarua - Part 2 - Acceleration and Alienation
E aku nui, e aku rahi, e aku rau rangatira mā, tēnā rā tatou katoa.Welcome to episode two of the second season of Ngā Here.Last time on Ngā Here, we had just got the team back together. We went to a local reserve and pl...
Haerenga Tuarua - Part 3 - Humans Are Dirt
E ngā mana, e ngā reo, e ngā rau rangatira mā, tēnā rā tatou katoa, and welcome to episode three of the second season of Ngā Here.Nau mai, tauti mai, piki mai rā.Last time on Ngā Here we had a deep conversation about the disc...
Haerenga Tuarua - Part 4 - The Abundant Life Is Rubbish
E aku nui, e aku rahi, e aku rau rangatira mā, tēnā rā tatou katoa, and welcome to episode four of the second season of Ngā Here.In the last episode, we discussed our relationship with the whenua, and what it might mean for us ...
Haerenga Tuarua - Part 5 - What Happened In The Garden?
E aku nui, e aku rahi, e aku rau rangatira mā, tēnā rā tatou katoa, and welcome to episode five of the second season of Ngā Here.In the last episode, we discussed what the abundant life is really about, and what it might mean for us ...
Haerenga Tuarua - Part 6 - A Sneaky Snake and Living Waters
E aku nui, e aku rahi, e aku rau rangatira mā, tēnā rā tatou katoa, and welcome to episode six of the second season of Ngā Here.In the last episode, we discussed proximity and relationship and how the human vocation depends on partne...
Haerenga Tuatahi - Part 1 - The Departure
E te tī, e te tā, tēnā koutou katoa. Ko James Beck tēnei, I’m James Beck and welcome to episode 1 of Ngā Here.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...
Haerenga Tuatahi - Part 2 - The Problem
E rere atu ngā hau o mihi, tēnā koutou katoa. Ko james Beck tēnei, I’m James Beck and welcome to episode 2 of Ngā Here.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...
Haerenga Tuatahi - Part 3 - Myths and Braided Rivers
E te tī, e te tā, tēnā koutou katoa. Ko James Beck tēnei, I’m James Beck and welcome to episode 3 of Ngā Here.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 li...
Haerenga Tuatahi - Part 4 - The Human Calling
E ngā maunga whakahī o te motu, tēnā koutou katoa. Ko James Beck tēnei, I’m James Beck and welcome to Episode 4 of Ngā Here.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 h...
Haerenga Tuatahi - Part 5 - The Response
E aku nui, e aku rahi, tēnā koutou katoa. Ko James Beck tēnei, I’m James Beck and welcome to Episode 5 of Ngā Here.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 liv...