I am Māori and grew up in Dunedin. I experienced a lot of racism and disrespect for my culture, from a lot of people. In my 18 years of education I have never had a teacher correctly pronounce my surname. I don't want my children to have to experience the pain that comes along with being Māori in a colonised nation. I want to support a movement to build a true bi-lingual (at least!) nation, and to finally have a country that is representative of its history and its people.
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