Nick Lane is an international educator with over 20 years of experience advocating for all life in education in places as diverse as Aotearoa/New Zealand, Mozambique, Singapore and Bali, Indonesia. Nick has taught across a broad range of learning areas, including Geography, Environmental Systems and Society, Ecoliteracies, and Regenerative Design, all aimed at reMembering a radical intimacy with place. He attributes this to growing up in Aotearoa, New Zealand.
Nick’s situatedness as Ngāti Pākehā acknowledges that, whilst not tangata whenua, he has been shaped by his understanding of his tūrangawaewae (‘where my feet stand’). Living in the shadow of Mount Karioi, nourished by the mighty Waikato, and humbled by the waves of Whāingaroa have all played a pivotal role in shaping both the person and his pedagogy.
Curious about the interplay of human and more-than-human characters that may seem hidden at times, yet constantly contribute to life’s rhythms, Nick has found himself drawn into the vast and expansive world of sound ecology—perhaps by the pull of place itself. Increasingly, he has become curious about how human communities might attune to place in ways that break free from sensorial monoculture, in acts of ‘ontological mutiny’ (Akomolafe, 2023). Within this context, slowing down and listening may be understood as a revolutionary act.
Come and join the sound waka, and voyage home.