“Ritual and celebration are absolutely a form of resistance. Matariki, for example, is a very loud statement that we don’t need to follow someone else’s idea of ceremony or celebration.” — Dr Rangi Mātāmua.
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“The entire nation will stop on 24 June and acknowledge mātauranga Māori. I think, in generations to come, our descendants will look back and say that was a moment in time when we came of age as a nation.” — Dr Rangi Matamua.
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