Pātaka Kai
Growing kai sovereignty
Jessica Hutchings and Jo Smith with Johnson Witehira and Yvonne Taura
Food for hope and wellbeing
We face a biodiversity crisis and a climate meltdown. Our food systems are broken, our soils are depleted and our seeds are owned by global corporations. The mainstream response to these crises drowns out the Indigenous perspectives and solutions that offer pathways to ecological, cultural and socio-economic sustainability as well as greater connection to food in our everyday lives.
This book salutes Indigenous food heroes from across Aotearoa and Te Moana-nui-a-Kiwa whose inspiring stories show how change begins locally and on a small scale.
Written by verified Hua Parakore farmers, activists, Indigenous researchers and Indigenous food sovereignty leaders Jessica Hutchings and Jo Smith, Pātaka Kai encourages a return to Indigenous values and practices to achieve kai sovereignty and wellbeing for Mother Earth and her people.
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Pre-order now — books will be shipped 13 March 2025
‘A powerful, inspiring story of growing food sovereignty for our times.’ — Dr Vandana Shiva, founder of the Research Foundation for Science, Technology and Natural Resource Policy
- CATEGORY: Te ao Māori, Natural history and environment, Lifestyle, Health, Contemporary issues
- ISBN: 9781991016850
- PUBLISHER: Massey University Press
- IMPRINT: Massey University Press
- PUBLISHED: 13/03/2025
- PAGE EXTENT: 320
- FORMAT: Soft cover
About the authors
Dr Jessica Hutchings (Ngāi Tahu, Ngāti Huirapa, Gujarati) is a senior kaupapa Māori research leader, author, activist and Hua Parakore grower.
Associate Professor Jo Smith (Waitaha, Kāti Māmoe, Kāi Tahu) is a senior kairangahau Māori for Papawhakaritorito Charitable Trust who also researches and teaches at Te Herenga Waka Victoria University of Wellington.
Dr Johnson Witehira (Tamahaki, Ngāti Hinekura, Ngāpuhi, Ngāi Tūteauru, Ngāti Hāmoa) is a leading Māori innovator working across art, design, technology and game development.
Yvonne Taura (Ngāi Te Rangi, Ngāti Ranginui, Ngāti Tūwharetoa, Ngāti Uenuku, Ngāti Hauā) is a kairangahau Māori for Manaaki Whenua — Landcare Research, Hamilton, and is completing her PhD with the University of Waikato.