Brutkey

Kay :heart_bi: :tinoflag:
@Kay@mastodon.nz

Like Tova, 'I’m Pākehā, I don’t know what it's like to be Māori. As Tangata Tiriti I try to listen

Both Shane Jones and Debbie Ngarewa Packer may be right when they say the other doesn’t represent the “authentic voice of Māori”.

Every Māori person will have their own thoughts and feelings, and will have their own kaupapa.

"But demographically, as a people, Māori are worse off. And democratically we cannot accept that that’s okay."
#NZPol #NZPolitics
https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/301023141/tova-podcast-mori-are-being-shafted-and-we-cant-accept-thats-okay

JeremyJupiterJones :tinoflag:
@jeremy_pm@mastodon.nz

@Kay@mastodon.nz
As Pākehā I feel there's a common misunderstanding among many Tangata Tiriti and Tangata Tauiwi of what partnership with Māori means. Many believe the colonialists have the right to dictate the culture, language and legal framework of Aotearoa New Zealand by default. That's not a partnership. Regardless of ethnicity the most unique thing about the NZ people internationally is the influence of tikanga Māori on our collective culture. This is what makes me a NZer. #NZPol