Awesome. Great speech. As Pākehā of a similar generation but only now completing tertiary study. Through my study I have had the opportunity to look deep into the impact of colonisation, past and present. The shame I feel has inspired me to find a way to assist in the reparation of some of that damage.

WOW! Ka mau te wehi e hoa!. Ae tika te kōrero, ko koe te kaikorero mo Pakeha ma! This will be an awesome resource to encourage our Pākeha colleagues to step up!

I respect and admire the consistent courage you enact Alex, leading out with respectful and timely challenges, underpinned by aroha, integrity and humbleness. I value and appreciate this Ted X as a resource to promote and share with teachers and schools, to support them to know and understand that the feelings/reactions we all experience finally has a name, and we have some concrete advice from you to accept it for what it is, and move forward. E kore e mutu ngā mihi manahou ki a koe e te manu tāiko, ngā mihi nui, nā Dee.

This is wonderful! Thank you for being you!

I loved this korero Alex , for a number of reasons , one its acknowledging your father and mother for the innovative and insightful decisions they made around inclusion and recognising mana whenua and Tangata whenua when it was really not acknowledged at all. When your father and I taught at Tga Intermdiate , I wish we had connected . I can remember my ex Basketball coach Dixie Cockerton was our Principal , and we were organising a number of Marae Visits , we had a number of teachers that were learning to whaikorero . I will respond to your Utube in two sections !!! Kia kaha , kia Maia !!! Kathryn Bluett-Atvars

Great stuff, Alex my friend . . . and this paralysis applies to people like myself: having Maori ancestry, knowing my whakapapa, but bought up Pakeha, and the people who could tell me more are all dead now. To some Maori I know I'm excoriated because I'm unable to identify as Maori and can't choose to do so. So as you say, tolerance and compassion.

I’m just so proud of you, darling xox

You continue to be a motivator for my personal and professional journey of discovery. So glad I found your name on the list of 230 'expert (fraudulent) partners' ;-) Love your mahi and your korero but mostly love the spirit and integrity with which you share you journey.

wow your awesome love your presentation. Nga mihi aroha kia koe Alex.

Glad to be a Kiwi and live in peace and unity as one people in New Zealand whatever our ancestry. Go forward in unity and peace full of hope and equality.

Kia Ora Alex, I have just watched this for the first time researching for a Korero I have bring with a Management team where I wanted to show aspects of both Maori and Pakeha in the respect to Te Tiriito o Waitangi. I feel that your korero was so on point about colonisation and understanding Maori and Pakeha perspectives. I am of Maori and Pakeha decent and was raised on my Maori side and understood my tikanga and some te reo, however being bought up urban Maori meant that my Te Reo Maori was limited... however, my korero to you is kia kaha, kia toa kia manawanui...keep being real and from your whenua...your roots in who you are and always be strong in your mana... nga mihi nui... Tash 🙂

@lennifrost2006

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You're a Half Caste.

@iraseitzer6906

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@@lennifrost2006 Please elaborate. What is the purpose of this comment?

@lennifrost2006

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Because many view pakeha as a derogatory term just like many view half caste as a derogatory term. So if it's o.k to say pakeha it's o.k to say half caste.

Mana Motuhake began when The Greatest Man That Ever Lived said.. " My Peace I Give Unto You."

Kia Ora Bro! :)

The Indian, Chinese, Philippine and any other immigrants did not colonise New Zealand so how do we respect them going forward .Only as one nation united in purpose of caring for all Kiwis can we truly progress in true love (Aroha).