1. Lovely statement. I agree.
2. kia ora 
3. My parents came from Greece 3 decades ago in order to advance with their PhD's as marine biologists. From the very day I was born I already know this was the right land for me to live, love and prosper. We always had contact with Maori workers and they would always present some aspects of their culture. Now as an Anthropology student, I can't wait for an opportunity to learn the languages of our brothers and true countrymen! Tēnā tātou katoa!
4. Respect the Maori . Respect their culture. Respect the heritage of this great country.
5. Fk the indians , we are no comparison
6. im a New Zealander, I think that the Maori language should live on as it is part of who we are(btw i dont speak and have no intention of learning the language) all i ask is that the Maori will understand what we are are all Kiwis and stop with the anti European BS, how can we progress as a nation when half of us are worried about our seabed, ask yourselves is this were we wanna be? we can be strong but we are too obsessed with petty bullshit
7. WTF, WE WERE HERE FIRST HOW ABOUT U GET OUT OF *OUR* COUNTRY!
8. i think its about respect, pakeha saying ' when in india live as the indians' well when in awatearoa do as the tangata whenua do, give it ,it will be returned
9. not forgetting the Wairua
10. pedophilia was not part of our Tikanga
11. As the records show ,murderers ,rapists and pedophiles were bought here from the prisons of England, a stategic plan to dissolve a race and dominate what they had, diseased blankets as gifts , intent is revealed in time with hidden records
12. tangata whenua or Kanaka Whenua or kona venua (mllagasy madagascar) or Anak Benua (indonesian/filliphine/malaysian) .... austronesian people One single langague and Mana
13. wow WTF! hey dudes im maori proud speak it live it & eat it but i take a look around der is a new generation white brown yellow wateva its occurring as we speak nuthn gna stop it, these issues r not abt racism but more 2 preserve our true cultural heritage as kiwi's living in a modern age but nt 2 disrespect or 4get the past but to remember who we r pakeha/ maori stand 2geather 2 hold fast wat is left of our country we r 1, b proud 2 b kiwi & respect maori perspectives!
14. Yeah, and it'll also give you cancer! Doesn't that say something.
15. As a maori I am disgusted by people who feel that to express your maoritanga they reduce themselves to name calling on you tube. Be proud be tangata whenua stand up to racism but pakeha are not kiddie fiddlers and Maori are not gang members. Maori take the high road, stand in the mana of our ancestors. To pakeha who think this is not a land where indigenous people do not have inalienable rights go live in Australia
16. get the fuck out of my country fagots!!!...
17. , I don't know about that ,but one thing that is certain is that there are much greater numbers of white kiddie fiddlers than Maori. Maori aren't known for that, yet whites are among other things. Shall I name a few?
18. Hey man you need to be a little more tolerant, Maori and Pakeha should be living together peacefully not hating on each other because of what? Colour? Inside we are all the same, in fact, genetically we have only 1% difference, are you going to hate others and do you want others hating you over a 1% difference?
19. Hey "outspokendestroyer", I'm a 40 year old Pakeha guy and to be brutally honest the only "kiddie fiddler" I ever had the displeasure of knowing was my stepdad. He was Maori guy- from Mokai. Get off your high horse cowboy! You don't know shit!!
20. Aotearoa (nz) belongs to Maori. Fuck off you kiddie fiddling,land taking white vermin.
21. one thing more important than the language, is walking the TIKANGA. TANGATA WHENUA IS OUR NAME, NOT  Moari
22. one thing more important than the language, is walking the TIKANGA.
23. The Land belongz to the Moari
24. Tu meke!!!! nice to see, thanks for posting this.

Prime Time Maori - New Zealand

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Oct 2007 Indigenous broadcasting has undergone something of a worldwide revolution in recent years. In New Zealand, Maori TV is at the forefront of a new wave of aboriginal pride. Although 15% of New Zealand's population is Maori, only a small proportion speak the language. "Maori television evolved out of a need to help develop the language", explains presenter Julian Wilcox. "We have a huge responsibility". The channel's big ambition is to change people's perception that Maori language programming can attract a prime time audience. As Wilcox states: "They are New Zealand stories as much as Maori stories so why shouldn't they be in prime time?" But others question if the channel should receive so much public funding.
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