Author: Dale Husband

The soldiers of the Māori Battalion never envisaged that, for their descendants, the rates of incarceration, ill-health, and unemployment were going to soar when they came back from the war.

“The story of my education is nothing if not consistent: I didn’t pass, but I had a good time.”—Australian-based businessman Matthew Tukaki.

“It wasn’t until I went to Westlake Girls’ that I realised I was Māori. In Kaitaia, everybody’s Māori to some extent. Even the Pākehā or the Dallies.”

“I have a lot of faith in this country and in our people to navigate a future which is positive and which is probably different from anywhere else in the world.”

“As Māori, we’re unique. I don’t think I’m better than anybody else, but I think I’m bloody just as good.”