Our Colours in Aotearoa

Our Colours in Aotearoa We are a collective of Latinxs scholar-activists working on different but aligned research projects with immigrants in Aotearoa New Zealand.

We recognise the centrality of Te Tiriti o Waitangi by virtue of which we are privileged to live in Aotearoa.

09/07/2026

📣 ¡Atención, comunidad hispanohablante en Wellington! 📣

👏🏻Finalmente podemos presentarles el afiche oficial de nuestra obra teatral AQUÍ LOS PERROS NO LADRAN

👉🏽 ¿Qué dejamos atrás cuando migramos? AQUÍ LOS PERROS NO LADRAN es una obra de teatro testimonial creada a partir de historias reales de migrantes hispanohablantes, que hoy llaman Aotearoa su nuevo hogar.

📣Ya comenzó la venta de entradas para esta obra que es 100% en español 🗣️

‼️Solo 3 funciones
📆 Show 1: Viernes 31 de Julio 7pm
Show 2: Sábado 1 de Agosto 4 pm
Show 3: DOBLETE ! 😱 Sábado 1 de Agosto 7pm

📍Newtown Comunity Centre

🎫TICKETS https://events.humanitix.com/aqui-los-perros-no-ladran-obra

✨Ficha Artística
Dirección: Romina Meneses Romina Meneses

✨Elenco:
Cristina Torres Cristina la Bailarina
Valentina Canepa Valu
Patricio Contreras
Karina Garrido Kari Garrido
Isabella Sanchez
Maribel Marquez Maribel Marquez de Satyanand
Jorge Jimenez Jorge J. Castaño
Pia Araya Pia Josefa
Fernanda Acuña fer
Nataly Godoy Nataly Godoy
Yanett Ale Yanett Ale
Karina Ostria karina
Cristian Leaman Cris LC
Rocio Vidal Ro vidal cea 🙏🍃🍀 🍁

We did it! 🌱🪡The Sowing and Sewing (Sembrar y Coser) collective recently held an exhibition of our textile reflections. ...
02/04/2026

We did it! 🌱🪡
The Sowing and Sewing (Sembrar y Coser) collective recently held an exhibition of our textile reflections. On 21 March, we gathered at the Pyramid Club to share our textile creations and to host a beautiful, open kōrero with wider members of the Latin American community in Wellington.

Together, we explored what it means for us, as Latin Americans, to stand in solidarity with Te Tiriti o Waitangi.
As we stitched the final threads of this project, we also sought to plant seeds that will continue to grow new ways for Latines to contribute to strengthening Māori Tino Rangatiratanga and to building Tiriti‑informed futures where tangata whenua and the many peoples and communities who call Aotearoa home, can truly thrive.

This deeply personal, political, creative, and transformative project would not have been possible without the support of The Latin Collective, OCA Our Colours in Aotearoa, the Ethnic Communities Development Fund, and Te Herenga Waka Victoria University of Wellington.

We are also immensely grateful to our families, friends, and loved ones who supported us throughout this journey.
Looking ahead to what comes next, the seeds are now planted.

A massive THANK YOU to Simon Elwell from Inspire Photography for these amazing photos, documenting the exhibition and our work.

CASTELLANO

¡Lo logramos! 🌱🪡
El colectivo Sowing and Sewing (Sembrar y Coser) realizó recientemente una exhibición con nuestras reflexiones textiles. El 21 de marzo nos reunimos en el Pyramid Club para compartir nuestras creaciones textiles y para abrir un hermoso y generoso kōrero con integrantes de la comunidad latinoamericana en Wellington.

En este encuentro reflexionamos colectivamente sobre qué significa como latinoamericanes, posicionarnos en solidaridad con Te Tiriti o Waitangi.
Mientras dábamos las puntadas finales a este proyecto, también buscamos sembrar semillas que sigan creciendo y abriendo caminos para que, como latines, podamos contribuir a fortalecer el Tino Rangatiratanga Māori y a construir futuros informados por el Tiriti, en los que tangata whenua y todas las gentes y comunidades que habitan en Aotearoa, puedan florecer.

Este proyecto profundamente personal, político, creativo y transformador no habría sido posible sin el apoyo de The Latin Collective, OCA, el Ethnic Communities Development Fund y Te Herenga Waka Victoria University of Wellington.

Agradecemos también a nuestras familias, amistades y seres queridos que nos sostuvieron a lo largo de este proceso.
Mirando hacia lo que viene, las semillas ya están plantadas.

02/04/2026
Day and night, there to be seen. Lightbox at the amazing  Thanks for having our work!
26/03/2026

Day and night, there to be seen. Lightbox at the amazing
Thanks for having our work!

After more than a year of collective work, the fruits of our Sowing and Sewing project are ready to be shared!Check out ...
23/03/2026

After more than a year of collective work, the fruits of our Sowing and Sewing project are ready to be shared!
Check out the Thistle Hall Lightbox to see some of our textile creations (corner of Cuba and Arthur St, https://www.thistlehall.org.nz/lightbox).
These works reflect our collective exploration of what it means to stand in solidarity with Te Tiriti o Waitangi as Latin American tauiwi in Aotearoa.

From OCA, we stand in solidarity with the Venezuelan people. We condemn the illegal occupation of Venezuelan territory a...
04/01/2026

From OCA, we stand in solidarity with the Venezuelan people. We condemn the illegal occupation of Venezuelan territory and its resources. The USA’s unlawful intervention in contempt of International Law does not make the world safer or more just. A state that despises and persecutes Latin American peoples has no genuine interest in the freedom of self-determination of the people of Abya Yala

Que inspiracion haber tenido nuestra última reunión del año! Ha sido un proceso compartido y personal, enriquecedor y de...
08/12/2025

Que inspiracion haber tenido nuestra última reunión del año! Ha sido un proceso compartido y personal, enriquecedor y desafiante, creativo y reflexivo, suave y de resistencia, con altos y bajos, tiempos rápidos y lentos... siempre enmarañadas en las telas y los hilos, las tacitas de te y café, las buenas conversas, sus lagrimones y buenas risas.
Nos quedan novedades para el próximo año eso si! Ahí iremos posteando. Por ahora, sólo dar las gracias, seguir textileando, y disfrutar el cierre de este año.

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What an absolute inspiration our last hui of the year was! It’s been a collective and personal journey, enriching and challenging, creative and reflective, gentle and weaving resistances, with ups and downs, fast and slow moments… always tangled in fabrics and threads, cuppas, good kōrero, big tears and hearty laughs.
We’ve got some exciting stuff lined up for next year, so keep an eye out! For now, just a massive thanks. Let’s keep textile-ing away and enjoy wrapping up this year.

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