Tina Ngata: Our chance to reject hate
“This election is not just a battle of policies. On one level, this is our own Voice referendum. It is our own opportunity as a nation to reject the politics of anti-Māori hate.” — Tina Ngata.
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Tina Ngata: Waiting for the fox to give the henhouse back
“Those in power are so accustomed to extreme privilege that anything less than maintaining that feels like oppression.” — Tina Ngata.
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Tina Ngata: Performative gestures and permissiveness are derailing Tiriti justice
“As much as we may wish to point the finger solely at the Crown and call all of this yet another example of colonial mal-intent, these empty and part-gestures still depend on Māori endorsement to be effective.” — Tina Ngata.
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Tina Ngata: To tackle terrorism, start with colonialism
“The forces that brought us here today are no less than pure, distilled, concentrated colonial entitlement. Colonial violence is not an accessory to this conversation — it IS the conversation.” — Tina Ngata.
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Lifting the veil on anti-blackness
“We need to understand anti-blackness as the context which allows for the N-word to be taken, claimed, and used repeatedly.” — Tina Ngata.
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Wāhine, White Women, and Waitangi
“New Zealand is steadfastly committed to drinking its own Kool-aid when it comes to race relations. We have stitched-in blinders when it comes to convincing everyone that we are kind, and just and equitable.” — Tina Ngata.
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Why we need you to stay away this summer
“We’re going to have to dig deep to avoid a deeply tragic scenario playing out again and again.” — Tina Ngata.
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Te Tiriti and vaccination rates
“While it is OF COURSE urgent that Māori vaccinate, we can’t overlook the role that this broken relationship and intergenerational neglect and devaluing of Māori life plays in vaccine hesitancy.” — Tina Ngata.
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The rise of Māori MAGA
“How do conspiracy theories move from white supremacist minds to Māori mouths?” Tina Ngata looks at the rise of Billy Te Kahika and his New Zealand Public Party, and why far-right, white-supremacist agendas are finding favour with many Māori.
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