Tour of ’81 forced racism to fore
Springbok tour protest leader John Minto says the 1981 tour was the first time many New Zealanders took a hard look at racism in their own country.
25 years on from the tour, Mr Minto says its impact is still being felt in the way New Zealanders see themselves and their relation to the world.
He says many Maori took leading roles in the movement, and they challenged their fellow protesters.
“There was that ferment of debate where Maori activists challenged the whole movement and said look how can you be concerned about racism 6000 miles away when we have got racism in this country, and that was a big wake up call to a lot of people involved in the progressive movement in New Zealand, and the debate really spread out from there like ripples on a pond,” Minto said.
John Minto says that Springbok Tour debate helped the scene for the move by the Lange Labour government to start addressing Maori historical claims.
MAORI NEED TO BACK ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT
A Maori doctor says families need to get behind their young people is there are to be more Maori health professionals.
George Gray, the treasurer of the Maori medical practitioners association Te Ora, says the numbers of Maori and Pacific Island students coming through medical school is still lower than it should be, but it is an imporvement on a decade or so ago.
Dr Gray says medical training is tough, and young people need support to get in, let alone pass the six-year programme.
He says Maori still aren't putting enough emphasis on academic success. They should support academic achievement in the same way they support sporting achievement.
TATTOOED CHEFS PUT THE HEAT ON HAWAII
The tattooed chefs have cleaned up in Hawaii.
Rewi Spraggon and his uncle John Pano from Ngati Hine represented Maori at last week's Hawaiian luxury food exhibition in Honolulu.
500 competitors from all over the United States created culinary masterpieces on barbecues.
Mr Spraggon says some used 20 burner barbies, but the Kiwi couple were more modest.
“We went in with the smallest barbeque and won the biggest prize, no, we took out the entrée section, so definitely knocked the socks off them there, using a kina mousse, put that together with some horopiko rub and kawakawa rub, and it just came out fantastic,” Spraggon said.
Rewi Spraggon says the win means he and his uncle snagged an invite the Chicago luxury food expo later in the year.
25 years on from the tour, Mr Minto says its impact is still being felt in the way New Zealanders see themselves and their relation to the world.
He says many Maori took leading roles in the movement, and they challenged their fellow protesters.
“There was that ferment of debate where Maori activists challenged the whole movement and said look how can you be concerned about racism 6000 miles away when we have got racism in this country, and that was a big wake up call to a lot of people involved in the progressive movement in New Zealand, and the debate really spread out from there like ripples on a pond,” Minto said.
John Minto says that Springbok Tour debate helped the scene for the move by the Lange Labour government to start addressing Maori historical claims.
MAORI NEED TO BACK ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT
A Maori doctor says families need to get behind their young people is there are to be more Maori health professionals.
George Gray, the treasurer of the Maori medical practitioners association Te Ora, says the numbers of Maori and Pacific Island students coming through medical school is still lower than it should be, but it is an imporvement on a decade or so ago.
Dr Gray says medical training is tough, and young people need support to get in, let alone pass the six-year programme.
He says Maori still aren't putting enough emphasis on academic success. They should support academic achievement in the same way they support sporting achievement.
TATTOOED CHEFS PUT THE HEAT ON HAWAII
The tattooed chefs have cleaned up in Hawaii.
Rewi Spraggon and his uncle John Pano from Ngati Hine represented Maori at last week's Hawaiian luxury food exhibition in Honolulu.
500 competitors from all over the United States created culinary masterpieces on barbecues.
Mr Spraggon says some used 20 burner barbies, but the Kiwi couple were more modest.
“We went in with the smallest barbeque and won the biggest prize, no, we took out the entrée section, so definitely knocked the socks off them there, using a kina mousse, put that together with some horopiko rub and kawakawa rub, and it just came out fantastic,” Spraggon said.
Rewi Spraggon says the win means he and his uncle snagged an invite the Chicago luxury food expo later in the year.
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