Chch: Racist Attack Directed at 15-Year-Old Maori Boy
Friday, 10 December 2010, 1:23 pm Press Release: The Maori Party
MEDIA STATEMENT Rahui
Katene Maori Party MP for Te Tai
Tonga 10 December 2010
Katene saddened by skinhead
attack
Maori Party MP for Te Tai Tonga Rahui
Katene is urging the police, leaders and the communities of
Christchurch to put a stop to racist attacks, following
skinheads stabbing and beating a 15-year-old Maori
boy.
“The police have described it as a racist
attack.
“This is not a good look for Christchurch. It
should be a place where tangata whenua and all people of
different diverse cultures should feel safe.
“This
attack happened on a weekend when one if my sons was
visiting Christchurch. I shudder to think he could have been
the victim if we had gone to the park instead of the movies
that evening.
“It makes me think twice about inviting
my children and grandchildren to stay with us again until
the skinhead problem has been dealt with.”
The Maori
Party does not tolerate hate crimes based on race but
believes the best way to deal with it is through restorative
justice.
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