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Who are ‘the Māori elite’? I’ll wait

OPINION: When we think of the term elite, it is most often used in a generous context – but here it is not used to inspire.

NBR columnist Holly Bennett speaks with Nicholas Pointon.

Holly Bennett Thu, 13 Jul 2023

There is a curious phase bandied about by certain scores of society pitting, not just parts of te ao Māori against one another, but non-Māori against Māori. It is most often used by those who have taken little time or care to spend any meaningful time in te ao Māori.

That phrase is the Māori

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Holly Bennett Thu, 13 Jul 2023
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