60. Puna Wano-Bryant - Māori Justice, a Time to Heal, and Remembering Parihaka

This is a very special episode as we prepare to remember the crown invasion of Parihaka on November 5th, 1881.  If you don't know the story of Parihaka, you may wish to pause the episode and follow the links below to read a little about what happened.  But the short of it was that the Crown ordered troops to invade Parihaka in response to the people of Parihaka showing active non-violent resistance to the confiscation of their lands, and the response of the people of Parihaka was kindness and intentional non-violence.

Today's guest, Puna Wano-Bryant, is from Parihaka, and a couple of years ago led the team who engaged with the Crown to negotiate a Crown apology for the atrocities committed in its name. With a background in law and arts, Puna has been actively pursuing justice for Māori in a range of ways for many years.

We talk about her identity as Māori, her passion for justice, Māori wards in local elections, and what it was like to negotiate with the Crown and receive an apology.

Read about the story of Parihaka at parihaka.maori.nz/history or nzhistory.govt.nz/occupation-pacifist-settlement-at-parihaka

See the trailer for the film The Children of Parihaka here.

Read about Minister Finlayson's book, Yes Minister, that Puna refers to here.

And connect with Puna on Instagram 

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