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Post by Kiwi Frontline on Aug 15, 2019 17:10:56 GMT 12
MAN CALLS OUT RACISM AFTER AIRPORT SECURITY SAYS TIRIPOU WEAPONA Māori man says he was left upset and frustrated after Aviation Security staff at Auckland Airport would not let him bring his walking stick onto the plane because they said it had Māori carvings and could be used as a weapon. Piripi Winiata a consultant and Pāpā, no Ngāti Kahungunu and Rongomaiwahine, was gifted a tiripou when he graduated from a prestigious Māori language academy at the weekend. But the 29-year-old and his son missed the flight after Aviation Security staff decided his new tiripou - a carved walking stick - was a risk to other passengers and the security person said she saw it as "mini-taiaha"...... www.rnz.co.nz/news/te-manu-korihi/396695/man-calls-out-racism-after-airport-security-says-tiripou-weapon
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