Kardashians are slammed for ‘cultural appropriation and disrespect’ for Māori haka

The Kardashian family have been accused of cultural appropriation a countless amount of times over their long history in the spotlight. And on Sunday, the famous clan faced fresh backlash after sharing a video performing a Māori war dance.  Keeping Up With The Kardashians fans in New Zealand described the use of the ceremonial haka … Read more

Author has books pulled by retail store after criticising New Zealand Maori minister’s face tattoo

White author has her books pulled by retail store after calling New Zealand Maori foreign minister’s face tattoo ‘ugly, uncivilised wokedom’ Olivia Pierson took to Twitter to comment on the appearance of Nanaia Mahuta She claimed that Prime Minister Jacinda Arden had ‘gone full wokelette’ Mighty Ape NZ has since confirmed that it had made … Read more

Jacinda Ardern unveils cabinet with gay deputy PM and a foreign minister with Maori face tattoo

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern today unveiled what she called an ‘incredibly diverse’ cabinet, which includes New Zealand’s first openly gay deputy prime minister and a foreign minister with a Maori facial tattoo. The centre-left leader revamped her ministerial line-up in the wake of a landslide election victory, saying her second-term priorities were responding to Covid-19 … Read more

Dan Carter shares video of proud Maori father teaching his tiny baby how to do the haka war dance

‘Teach them young!’ Proud Maori father teaches his tiny baby how to do the haka war dance in heart-warming video shared by New Zealand rugby star Dan Carter Rugby player Sean Wainui did the haka with his eight-month-old son Kawariki The 24-year-old performs the Maori war dance while his happy baby joins in New Zealand … Read more