Racism all in head, says Maori don
PA Wellington Racism is rife in New Zealand, but only, in the minds of people who do not understand the Maori position, says Victoria University’s Maori studies head, Dr Hirini Moko Mead.
“Maori people in New Zealand were powerless, but mention of them conjured up all sorts of fears,” he said. For most, racism was “all in the head,” Dr
Mead in an interview on Monday. He was responding to questions and earlier political statements about race relations in New Zealand.
What many people felt threatened by, however, was that Maori people acted and behaved as though they were equal and did have political power to back their beliefs and desires for equality.
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