Haka, haka, haka! When are we going to present to the world our national image with an Irish jig, a Scottish reel, an English Morris dance, a Chinese Shen Yun or a Keralan Kathakali, or some other alternative performance relating to the large diversity of ethnicities in New Zealand? When are the media going to show, internationally, that Maori is not our only culture? Even rock 'n' roll had a use-by date.
B Johnson, Omokoroa.
4 comments
rewriting our history by erasing the facts
Posted on 21-10-2017 08:57 | By Captain Sensible
And real pre-1840 maori "culture" with all the barbaric practices is such a source of embarrassment that it is slowly being erased from our history!
Because the
Posted on 22-10-2017 18:57 | By crazyhorse
Would say that's racist.
@ Captain Sensible
Posted on 23-10-2017 21:25 | By The Caveman
My thoughts exactly.
Typical contradictions from the usual sources.
Posted on 30-10-2017 12:01 | By R. Bell
If Rock and Roll had a use by date ( actually not true) then surely so did the Irish jig, Scottish reel and Morris dancing. B. Johnson is irrational so by definition so are his support group. By the way cap'n if you are such a stickler for facts, check out your own " cultures" barbaric practices, even after 1840. Robin Bell.
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