Race Relations Commissioner Meng Foon wants New Zealanders to amplify the resilience of Māori whānau and communities on today's International Day of Indigenous Peoples.
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Meng Foon wants Kiwis to become 'anti-racists'
Meng Foon wants Kiwis to take an active role in the war on racism.
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"The racism among us needs to stop"- Meng Foon
Newly appointed Race Relations Commissioner Meng Foon is calling for official recognition of the New Zealand Land Wars and its devastating impact on Māori. In his first interview in the new role, he discussed Ihumātao, Tuia250 and racism in Aotearoa.
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Whangaroa hapū prepare to farewell Te Rangihiwinui Tauroa
Whangaroa hapū have welcomed home their revered leader, Te Rangihiwinui Tauroa to Te Pātūnga Marae. Tauroa, who passed away on Tuesday, was 91.
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Flava hits a sour note over names of Māori 'murderers'
Popular Auckland-based radio station, Flava has been forced to remove a social media post describing 'the male names most likely to live a life of crime' – all of which have been translated to their Māori equivalents.
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Race Relations push Government for a national apology
Race Relations Commissioner Dame Susan Devoy is continuing to push Government for a national apology and public inquiry into the abuse of children in state care.
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Native Affairs: Racism in NZ- A Sick Disparity
A senior lecturer in public health says institutional racism is rife in the New Zealand health sector.
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Kapa haka image used to highlight Māori as primitive
The Human Rights Commission says the use of an image of kapa haka members for a Treaty Gate message is racist. The Foundation has used an image of Te Mātārae I Ōrehu kapa haka members with a message that the Māori culture, by which our education system now defines itself, is a primitive culture.
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Native Affairs – Speaking Out
Lara Wharepapa-Bridger created a media storm earlier this year when she accused Sir Peter Leitch of racism after an encounter at a Waiheke Island winery.
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She's barely coffee-coloured- Sir Peter Leitch spokesperson
Prominent businessman, Sir Peter Leitch has tried to defuse a recent racial spat by saying that his comments about Waiheke Island being a “white man’s Island," which upset a young Māori woman, was only light-hearted banter.
