Post by Kiwi Frontline on Jun 30, 2023 4:31:34 GMT 12
OPERA STAR HITS OUT AT 'RACIST' GOVERNMENT, CALLS MĀTAURANGA MĀORI 'FAKE'
One of New Zealand’s most celebrated opera singers, Simon O’Neill has been accused of stoking division in the arts, after accusing the Government of “a racist agenda” against European arts and institutions.
O’Neill’s comments, which were sent in emails around the arts and academic community and leaked to The Post, have drawn NZ Opera into an ugly political issue. The Māori Party has called for him to apologise, while Acting Prime Minister Carmel Sepuloni said it was wrong to pit te ao Māori against classical arts....
www.thepress.co.nz/a/nz-news/350026298/opera-star-hits-out-at-racist-government-calls-m%C4%81tauranga-m%C4%81ori-fake-
One of New Zealand’s most celebrated opera singers, Simon O’Neill has been accused of stoking division in the arts, after accusing the Government of “a racist agenda” against European arts and institutions.
O’Neill’s comments, which were sent in emails around the arts and academic community and leaked to The Post, have drawn NZ Opera into an ugly political issue. The Māori Party has called for him to apologise, while Acting Prime Minister Carmel Sepuloni said it was wrong to pit te ao Māori against classical arts....
www.thepress.co.nz/a/nz-news/350026298/opera-star-hits-out-at-racist-government-calls-m%C4%81tauranga-m%C4%81ori-fake-