What does it mean to be 'White Māori'? - RNZ
Kahu – It was really interesting in that it is a conversation that has built up my entire life and it is something that I have been thinking about my entire life. My dad is Māori, my mum is Pākehā. I was fortunate enough to be raised in the lands that I come from on my Māori side. All of my life talking with my friends … See more
Kahu – Waimana a small community on the edge of Te Urewera. It’s a very Māori population so there are very few Pākehā in the area. Everyone is all whānau, so they are all aunties and … See more
Kahu – Yeah, or people just assume you come with this toolbox. Can you do a karakia for this, can you do a pohiri? Like, no, I can’t do a … See more
Kayla - It really came towards the end of high school. I can’t point to a specific event, but I think it was me educating myself a lot more. I involved myself in a lot more events outside of school - United Nations stuff that made my world broader and it made me … See more
Kayla – I am nodding because I really agree and feel what Kahu said. The difference between us is that I grew up away from my iwi. I have always had a connection with that and gone back to my marae. But I went to a Catholic school in Auckland and then I … See more
Hey, white women: Māori culture is not your birthright
May 24, 2020 · Most Maori have accepted us (no choice); the colonial process is being exposed to the light of day and some small redress has been made to tangata whenua. As tau iwi, we need to try harder to meet the tolerance …
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Pākehā - Wikipedia
The Oxford Dictionary of English (2011) defines 'Pakeha' as 'a white New Zealander'. The Oxford Dictionary of New Zealandisms (2010) defines the noun Pākehā as 'a light-skinned non-Polynesian New Zealander, especially one of British birth or ancestry as distinct from a Māori; a European or white person'; and the adjective as 'of or relating to Pākehā; non-Māori; European, white'.
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Maori face tattoo: It is OK for a white woman to have …
May 23, 2018 · Facial tattoos have been a part of Maori culture for centuries, a sacred marker of the wearer's genealogy and heritage. But one woman's striking chin design - or moko - has generated huge debate...
If You're From Waimana, Why Are You White? — Awa …
Jun 13, 2020 · These are people who are failing to recognize the dynamic nature of Māori life. Often this is not even because they are deliberately trying to be racist, but sometimes they just have a lack of exposure with Māoritanga.
Racism and White Defensiveness in Aotearoa: A …
Many Māori, Pākehā, Pasifika, and Asian New Zealanders have commented on whiteness in Aotearoa. Of course, I can’t speak to experiences of being non-white. I write from the perspective of having grown up in Pākehā-dominant …
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What does it mean to be 'White Māori'? | Record | DigitalNZ
Sep 4, 2016 · Victoria University students, Kahu Kutia and Kayla Polamalu talk to Kathryn Ryan about growing up with two different identities in New Zealand, and about the term White Māori. …
Page 1. Intolerance towards Māori - Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of …
Intolerance towards indigenous people is typical of colonial societies. Māori, as individuals and communities, were the subject of racism and discrimination as Europeans settled in New …
Māori people - Wikipedia
Of those identifying as Māori at the 2018 census, 352,755 people (45.5%) identified as of sole Māori ethnicity while 336,174 people (43.3%) identified as of both European and Māori ethnicity, due to the high rate of intermarriage …
Maori | History, Traditions, Culture, Language, & Facts
Jan 31, 2025 · Māori, member of a Polynesian people of New Zealand. Their traditional history describes their origins in terms of waves of migration that culminated in the arrival of a “great fleet” in the 14th century from Hawaiki, a …
