James Meager's maiden speech was widely praised by the media where he took aim at opposition MPs. He sits down with Hikurangi Jackson to discuss whakapapa and identity.
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@ZaneLike2 ай бұрын
Future Leader and potential Prime Minister
@food4thort2 ай бұрын
Brilliant. Incredible in this day and age he has to apologize for calling himself 'part-Maori". If he had said he was "part-European" no-one would have even blinked. He is stating a DNA fact that probably applies to most, if not all, those who label themselves "Maori" and for whom selective cultural identity and activism is their chosen fashion.
@eyeofrage70252 ай бұрын
Powerful speaker
@patriciagraham2222 ай бұрын
Good guy......
@nzkid25992 ай бұрын
❤❤ a Māori who isn’t a woke “I’m a victim” snowflake
@Arms262 ай бұрын
Every maori is a victim. Whether they know it or not. I was like him, I thought Maori activists were all Extremists and radicals, UNTIL I took the step to start my own journey into Te Ao Maori, to learn Te Reo Maori, and to find out who I am and where I come from. Your views on small businesses and the economy don't make you who you are. Those are superficial opinions. What you have inside, your blood, your Mana, your spirit, make you who you are, and until you understand that, and I mean REALLY understand that, and you can not understand it until you allow yourself to fully understand where you came from, what those before you endured to allow you to be the man you are, and you can not allow yourself to do that until you open your mind to that journey. Until you do that, you absolutely ARE a victim, whether you agree with it or not, whether you like it or not. Because to understand your own history, is to understand the history of your people. And when you understand the history of your people, you will understand that you ARE a victim.
@tommcg75642 ай бұрын
Hes so colonised with no knowledge of self he wouldnt even know it
@nzkid25992 ай бұрын
@@Arms26 you talk too much
@Arms262 ай бұрын
@@nzkid2599 Smh STFU White privilege.
@tamaashford71962 ай бұрын
Hasn't found himself yet, living his life to please others and how they want him to be, Very clever, intelligent and lovely guy,
@johnvanbhg48892 ай бұрын
It is remarkable how short this interview is as you do not follow the narrative
@teaowithmoana47582 ай бұрын
It was actually the longest interview of the episode. Thanks for watching!