“Try really hard to get the politics taken out of the issues . . . and address, for instance, the way the media reports crime, because there’s still the attitude that if it bleeds, it leads.” — Chester Borrows on the need for a better approach to criminal justice.
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“The Crown profoundly regrets its horrific and needless acts of war and raupatu, which have caused you and your hapū inter-generational suffering.” — Crown apology to Ngāti Maniapoto.
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“There is no property in children. Māori children know many homes, but still one whānau.” — From the landmark Pūao Te Ata Tū report, written in 1986.
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“What really impressed us was his presence. The guy had style and loved fashion. And, yeah, we made fun of him for it. But he had panache, he had class, and sophistication.” — Sir Michael Jones on Willie Los’e.
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“As I remember the songs of our land, as I remember the history of our land, I weep here on the shores of the Bay of Islands.” — Bishop Whakahuihui Vercoe in 1990.
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“The care and protection and the youth justice system has failed to serve the interests of our mokopuna. It continues to fail them today.” — Judge Frances Eivers.
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“If he hadn’t taken on those fights, he could quite easily have buffered himself against the health issues. But he didn’t. He didn’t swerve. He didn’t flinch. He just kept on going.” — Ngahiwi Tomoana.
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“The indisputable fact that the Crown funds the primary health care system inadequately is a key reason for the extent of inequity that Māori continue to suffer.” — Waitangi Tribunal report on Stage One of Hauora claims.
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“In the multiple chapters of Pacific peoples’ story in New Zealand, the chapter of the Dawn Raids stands out as one that continues to cast a long shadow.” — Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern’s speech in full.
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“Sometimes I think we have too big an expectation of the reo Māori sector. Yes, broadcasting is part of the reo revitalisation plan. But it’s not the only mechanism.” — Bailey Mackey.
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“English is the language that reaches all the politicians and the voters, including the journalists and teachers and lawyers and doctors and nurses and academics and business leaders and all the others who play a part in shaping our society.”
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You won’t get a prize for filling in our readers’ survey. Sorry. But we’d be really grateful if you did it anyway.
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The Greens and the Māori Party both have candidates who are threatening to prevent a repeat of Labour’s 2017 clean sweep.
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We, the undersigned, stand in support of Māori academics who have spoken out about long-term,...
Read MoreDame Naida Glavish has been leading cultural change in Aotearoa since the 1980s. (Kia ora to NZ On Air.)
Read MorePepe Robertson talks about the impact of New Zealand rule in Sāmoa, which had tragic consequences for her own family. (Mālō NZ On Air)
Read MorePania Newton is the 28-year-old gumboot-wearing law graduate leading the fight against the proposed Fletcher housing development in Ihumātao, Auckland. (Made with the support of NZ On Air.)
Read MoreEmeline Afeaki-Mafile’o has helped thousands of young people and their families through the mentoring company she set up as a 25-year-old. It’s about heart, she says. (Made with the support of NZ On Air)
Read MoreMoana Maniapoto, the singer-songwriter, documentary maker and writer fusing art and activism. (Made with the support of NZ On Air)
Read MoreDr Selina Tusitala Marsh, our trailblazing poet laureate, kicks off our six-part Conversations web series, which was made with the support of NZ On Air.
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“I don’t just see numbers when I’m reporting research. I see people’s faces and hear their kōrero, and the impact inadequate gout management has on them — all from a condition that is entirely manageable.” Leanne Te Karu, prescribing pharmacist.
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Remembering Koro Wetere — a dour, street-smart fighter for Māori rights.
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To all of you who warmed our hearts and boosted our bank account, a big, big thank you.
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Four plays in four languages staged over four weeks — a theatre experiment which aims to challenge the idea of English as the “mainstream” language and all other languages as exotic.
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If we’re to develop E-Tangata into an operation that can give Māori and Pasifika communities a strong, articulate media voice, we urgently need to find more funding.
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This week, a collection of some of e-Tangata’s best stories from our first two years is being...
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Teresia Teaiwa, who died last month, aged 48, after a short battle with cancer, was a trailblazing...
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Just over a year ago, the Mana Trust set this e-Tangata website in motion. Three of us are...
Read More"A lot of Maori voted Labour because they had this idea 'John Key is bad news'. And that was a campaign against John, and we were stupid enough, our people, to follow. Look at what he’s given Maori people and...
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