Post by Kiwi Frontline on Sept 17, 2016 17:10:51 GMT 12
KAUMATUA SPEAKS MĀORI, THREATENED WITH ARREST
Parliament's Senior Māori Advisor is angry he was threatened with arrest when pulled over by Wellington police because he chose to respond to the officer's questions in te reo Māori. Kura Moeahu says he did nothing wrong and was only exercising his legal right to speak his national language.
This elder says he was treated unfairly by police for speaking Māori and he wants an apology.
“[The officer said] ‘Don't talk like that, I won't have that talk to me', so I continue to respond in Māori and then he said, 'you do that again I'm going to arrest you'."....
www.maoritelevision.com/news/regional/kaumatua-speaks-maori-threatened-arrest
Parliament's Senior Māori Advisor is angry he was threatened with arrest when pulled over by Wellington police because he chose to respond to the officer's questions in te reo Māori. Kura Moeahu says he did nothing wrong and was only exercising his legal right to speak his national language.
This elder says he was treated unfairly by police for speaking Māori and he wants an apology.
“[The officer said] ‘Don't talk like that, I won't have that talk to me', so I continue to respond in Māori and then he said, 'you do that again I'm going to arrest you'."....
www.maoritelevision.com/news/regional/kaumatua-speaks-maori-threatened-arrest