European Attitude It is unfortunate that Europeans tend to accept their Maori neighbours in terms of their own values and attitudes, and therefore miss the peculiar quality of Maori values which have their own virtues. One imagines this type of integration as being a two-way affair but to date the effort has come entirely from the Maoris. A case in point is the tangi. There are no facilities in the town for the holding of tangis, and the people have resorted to holding them in their private homes. Instead of appreciating the difficulties of the bereaved relatives, and recognising the virtues of the tangi, Europeans generally complain of the nuisance they cause. I attended many tangis in Pukekohe but only rarely did I see other Europeans present.
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Te Ao Hou, March 1963, Page 21
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127European Attitude Te Ao Hou, March 1963, Page 21
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