Wednesday, 14 July 1999, 2:13 pm Press Release: Unknown
Te Tai Hauauru MP, Tuku Morgan said the Labour Party
displayed its intolerance for the Maori language in the
House today.
Parliament came to a standstill for almost 20
minutes because Labour MP Johnathan Hunt wanted a
translation from Tuku Morgan as he spoke Maori.
Mr Morgan
stood to speak on the Maori Purposes Bill in te reo, but Mr
Hunt interjected saying that he wanted the Te Tai Hauauru MP
to translate his speech for his benefit.
"I have seen and
experienced narrow-mindedness and bigotry before, but the
display of racism in the House that I was subjected to this
morning was highly arrogant.
"It was suggested that I
could only speak Maori if I translated into English as well.
I found that rude and ignorant. New Zealand First leader,
Winston Peters challenged my understanding of Maori, and
insulted Pacific Island people by referring to people from
Rarotonga as Tongans.
"This mornings morning session in
Parliament was ignorance unplugged," Tuku Morgan
said.
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