Locked Up Warriors: New Zealand's Maori | 101 East
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- Locked Up Warrior: New Zealand's Maori
New Zealand ranks as one of the world's most peaceful countries in the Global Peace Index every year. Yet despite a strong reputation for social justice and equality, the South Pacific nation has the second highest rate of imprisonment rates in the western world.
In the past two decades, the jail population has doubled. One international study examining law and order across western nations attributes it to a "tough on crime" approach by New Zealand's political parties since the 1980's, even though crime rates are low.
Today each prisoner costs on average $94,000 to lock up and the current government has described New Zealand's prison problem as a moral and fiscal failure.
Making sure the punishment fits the crime is a widely debated subject in New Zealand but what is undeniable is the gross overrepresentation of minorities in jails.
One in two prisoners is indigenous Maori even though they only account for just 15 percent of the population. Maori are overrepresented in all sectors of the criminal justice system due to soaring rates of child poverty, school dropout, unemployment and family breakdown within indigenous communities.
Many say going to prison has become normalised in Maori society because every child has a relative who is locked up. They also claim that government agencies are failing the children of Maori prisoners, leaving them vulnerable to becoming a new generation of offenders.
Gang affiliations also play their part, providing surrogate families to disenfranchised youth. Since the 1960's, young Maori have joined the ranks of patched gangs like the Mongrel Mob and Black Power who were modelled on US bikie gangs like the Hells Angels.
Over the decades the gangs have been involved in violent crime, drug trafficking and brutal gang rapes. Both the Mongrel Mob and Black Power retain a strong presence across the country but many Maori youth are also forming their own smaller American-style street gangs.
Recently, the New Zealand prison system has introduced cultural units and innovative programmes that try to connect Maori with their families instead of the gangs and to encourage prisoners to get back in touch with their cultural ancestry by learning traditions like the Haka, a famous warrior dance.
But only half of the men in these units speak with their family and reestablishing that bond is not an easy task.
Maori leaders who have seen these programmes at work say they have little effect unless they connect inmates with community projects on the outside.
New Zealand's indigenous population is also overrepresented in reoffending rates. With half of the prisoners returning to jail within two years of their release, the government has introduced more education and addiction programmes in jail.
101 East gains rare access inside New Zealand's prisons and criminal underworld to investigate the cost of the country's harsh criminal justice system. Why does this peaceful South Pacific nation have one of the highest rates of incarceration in the western world?
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Real warriors get up every morning and go to work to put food on the table for their family.....not steal stuff or deal drugs ..
That's for sure.
It’s much harder to go each day to work than to steal, that’s for sure. But today we are living in very unfair times. 1% of population owns 99% of the worldwide riches. That’s also insane.
@John Muhleisen That's for sure.
Real Warriors are light
I'm sure you're white
I escaped the criminal behavior that was poured into my mind as a child. And as a result I am alienated from my parents and siblings. They call me a coward for going to school and getting a degree. The pain from that is real. And deep. As a child I watched my parents in and out of jail. I watched us always being evicted. We knew real hunger. We never went to the same school twice. Alot of times we attended multiple schools in a year. I dropped out of school at the guidance of the school counselor and got my GED. I then went on to complete a formal 4 year carpenters apprenticeship. My firstborn just graduated from highschool and was awarded a full ride scholarship to attend university for a major in engineering. My wife and I are both orphaned. We have changed the direction of our lineage. It is possible. To make the choice to live for the good health and well being of mankind is the meditation that lends strength to the abandoned children of tomorrow. My children have always been told the truth. And they have never been hit or beat. They do what is correct because of the understanding that we want to build a better tomorrow. Not because they are afraid of being physically beatin.
You are a true warrior. I admire your courage.
@@lisaandco9176 I appreciate that very generous compliment. I am now wondering why did you use a brown thumb? You look very caucasian.
@@MrKewlhanz We dont have GED in NZ. What is that?
@@patsyhodge9071 It is a program that allows you to get a highschool diploma early. Or,for those who drop out of school and want to go back later and finish,they can do so without having to go through years of makeup work.
@@MrKewlhanz But its not called a GED in NZ. There is no such thing. We have NCEA. GED is a certificate that is issued overseas, its an American thing. It is not recognised here?
The warriors of old held mana, tribal wisdom and knowledge, they were highly educated and articulate, they had honour, placing the tribe the land above their own wellbeing. Do not insult our ancestors by calling these men warriors.
Truth x
The ancestors know already they are wrongdoers; here is international reciprocity for the people of New Zealand to get recognition as a state---that maybe you get work in South America or Africa, by their leaders. Stop hiding those that wrong the white law, it is their means of expression of hatred of being white IS the ancestor. No one can say these men are not warriors.
Highly educated? There was no education back then. They were probably dumber than today's criminals. They were no better, organising themselves in groups and warring with each other for supremacy. Gang culture in New Zealand is just a modernised microchosm of Maori tribal war culture.
@@nreddy9980 shows what you know. Maori of old could recite their whakapapa to many generations back, and not just in one line, but to multiple people in the periphial. The British were stunned how much knowledge of whakapapa they held. Then there were many spiritual teachings; both esoteric and common knowledge. They memorised the land and seas, the stars, medicine from plants, learned history, created art and crafts, sang songs and chants, navigated across the seas, and had complex trade systems. You just arent taught any of this. I have a degree in Maori culture, by the way.
@@Sambo98199 best orators ever .. im white oldman but i remember even when i was young the speeches and memory of their family lines was amaxing .. had elders as friends even though was young and white .. didnt really think about colour then .. we were just kiwis .. they took time always to talk to me and explain and could answer anything you asked .. the old people were so differant then .. old ww1 and ww2 vets etc ....
I was raised in Otara gang life was not in my home I’m 1 of 11 money was tight we sometimes didn’t have lunch to take to school, but we did have breakfast and tea. We didn’t have shoes even in the cold winter we survived. I’m a grandmother now and have had the opportunity to hold down great jobs, raise 4 great kids none of them gang related. Pushed to instil good habits they’re grown and I’m proud that they have understood you need to work to earn your way and you need to learn a trade to get good employment..... my eldest grandchild is 16 she graduates next year, we must be doing something right. We as Maori are seeing things differently and I’m proud of my Maori culture GIMME A AMEN
I grew up in Glasgow and like parents they did the same thing instilled values and gave us the strength to work hard and not to follow the bad influences around us but to think for ourselves. It all starts at home regardless of your social status
Amen? Hardly Maori culture. Don't tell me you picked up that bs from your conquerors.
@@nznegativeions like your comment NO ONE BELIEVES IN YOU 😂
You must be so proud I have two sons and did the same made them do a trade they are now qualified and making great money as money is bad first couple of years kids get disheartened but parents must encourage and support during that period because in the end its all worth it and you know that your kids have a future
That’s awesome Amen!
I'm a kiwi in Sydney. Used to live in my car in Dunedin during tuff times. People showed me the good side of humanity, but I only moved forward when I was ready. We all are on our own journey. If we show people humility and give them time to heal, most will move forward at their own pace. Don't judge... Just help. Be who your mum would want you to be.
Yeahh Dunedin!
Dunedin!
I heard the hood in Dunedin is pretty merciless.
That as so beautiful...you don't judge your fellow man.....because they are people first....and their mistakes can be forgiven....there's a lot of ignorant and stupid remarks....from adult adolescents.....with age comes wisdom....eventually they'll catch up.
I absolutely understand your point about forgiveness and giving people chances. My struggle is when the domestic violence is so brutal and regular- Think back to the movie 'Once were Warriors' , it's the only movie I've seen that portrayed it realistically. The damage they cause, the trauma has a life long impact. I still flinch when someone moves quickly towards me. It's across NZ no matter what your background. Some things are so malicious that forgiveness seems impossible.
Real man respect and helps others
Real men aren't criminals
Real men aren't violent
Real man knows this
Real men make mistakes.
Real men can work towards positive change.
We've spent so long trying to make men strong, unhurtable, tough. Leading the family, the one who provides. Then we say no, not anymore, we can all do that now. And we can. But we have generations of men not having a place, no one to follow and no one to lead. This takes time and men need help. I have seen change in the man I love. We can't turn our backs on these humans, their children are in our communities. If their dad, uncle, grandad, brother can be shown the forgiveness and the patience then they have the ability to break the cycle. But the tolerance comes from us.
Scientifically men are aggressive
What a load of verble diarrhoea lol
STAY's Potato can always do boxing, kick boxing or MMA. Don’t have to fight on the street and get arrested.
Real men aren't socialists....just big women
Definitely shouldn't be compared to warriors, warriors don't act like idiots
Warriors? They're like naughty little boys!
Grown men with issues who commit crimes gets locked up. Where's the warrior culture there?
Come let's have a fight then loud mouth ^,..,^
@@tewairuapohoiwi2604 u trolling
@@doomrayer1714 he asked where is the warrior. So me being Maori I asked if they wanted a fight. So far only you have replied. I guess they don't want to come face this warrior then
So you are trolling
@das wright Read his question properly. Then read mine properly. He asked where is the Maori warrior at and me being maori stepped up and layed the challenge like a warrior would. Now don't tuck tail when the game comes a calling. I'm the one to answer the challenge each and every time. So you know where I'm at. Rotorua, New Zealand born breed and still living the hard knock life :)
Makes me feel sad. Worked with some really solid Maori hard workers. Super friendly, often coming from not so great backgrounds. But they make a choice. They choose to do something better - often harder jobs. But 2-3 generations down the track, their grandkids are going to uni and have good lives. But it takes a strong people to change that.
Best comment I've read on here so far. Thank you
cocosongo1 I agree but you gotta admit the system isn’t 100% fair on us
They do the crim the pay the time
Gangs is the easiest way of man to become women
Yes indeed, that whole maori thing is too valued. Imagine that I would overidenitify with my Germanic/Keltic heritage all the time. Tattooing everything like I am still a savage. Funnily, the west losing its morals is going to this savage diretion again.
My family every time they get outta jail they always seem to make there way bk in jail 2 weeks later nothing to be proud of
keep positive ! break the cycle , I did I am now in a senior management position with no financial worries and a happy family . you can do it ! love from Australia
It beaks my heart when the young boy said he will end up in jail
“He dreams of becoming president....” (Oh that’s nice!) “Of the Mongrol Mob.” (Ohhh ok... Nevermind then)
Haha good one...
OmegaMan 😂👍🏾
Hahahaha
They're the only presidents here.
Lmao
I have worked with youth involved in gang violence for over twenty-five years in Los Angeles. My critique of this film is that it focuses too much on the problem not the causes and solutions. It’s the same approach that many documentaries do to hook people in with focusing on sensationalism. What about focusing on what works? What is going to cease the high incarceration rate? I don’t think the film goes deep enough but it’s a start.
Luis Ruan NZ could use your services.
Fr like most people if you were chained to a tree your gonna have control issues as an adult and their are a lot of scum who don’t break laws that’s what people don’t understand the most social people end up in prison most of the time
Nga mihi
Honestly, I don't think the solutions are a big secret. It takes a stable environment, loving parents, good jobs, education, healthcare, last but not least self respect.
There seems to be a commonality with places like this and Los Angeles; the prison industrial complex, the war on drugs , welfare and other failed liberal policies.
What caught my eye is the land in the back ground of this video !(There land is beautiful) all green.
Their*
@Karen Dilday we only have winter for three months of the year, Spring is cool initially as well, but our summers are warm, and autumn is nice. ❤️
It's nice having the four seasons because the landscape and gardens are interesting with the changing seasons. 😊
And yes, our landscape is incredibly beautiful. ❤️
@Verbally Abusive Clown I don't know where you live, but I feel sorry for you with your negative view...
Where I live, I stand by my statement. :-)
@@GypsyGirl317 3 months? Winter in New Zealand feels like forever lol
"Once Were Warriors" was an excellent expose on the Maori peoples living in poverty and decadence. Despite its popularity (it beat "Jurassic Park" in 1995 to become the #1 film in the country's history) it did nothing to change the social structure of New Zealand.
There is still so much crime and misery among the Maori as they express anger and frustration at their status among the populace. Comparing them to African-Americans living in the ghetto does not require belaboring.
@Over It Maori are not big on the link between actions and consequences .... then moan that the reason their incarceration rates are so high is due to racism. Sigh.
'''Good Riddance''' - '''Haaaaaaa haaaaaaaaaaaaaaa haaaaaaaaaaaaa haaaaaaaaaaaa Haaaaaaaaaaa haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa Haaaaaaaaaaaaaa haaaaaaaaaaaa Haaaaaaaaaaaaa haaaaaaaaaaa haaaaaaaaa Haaaaaaaaaaaaa Haaaaaaa Haaaaaaaaa haaaaaaaa haaaaaaaaa haaaaaaaaaaaaaa haaaaaaaaaaaa Haaaaaaaaaaa Haaaaaaaaaa haaaaaaaaaaa haaaaaaaaaaaa Haaaaaaaaaaaaa haaaaaaaaaaaaaa haaaaaaaaa haaaaaaaaaa haaaaaaaaaaa haaaaaaaaaa Haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa haaaaaaaaaaa haaaa Ha ha Haaaaaaa - black power.
Sir Henare Okeefe a legend, have you got your tite yet? ? has Jacinda acknowledged you yet? or is she blind what "we are all one means" Saying it and doing it is TRUTH! You are a very special person what a honour to have had the opportunity to see who you are! the "quiet ones" doing their work , but sorry you were spotted and plucked out to show us all what compassion empathy, kindness and love is to those who do not have those qualities..
Are we just skipping thru burning down kindergarten
Yes... Yes we are 😪
They are not warriors they are criminals. Our ancestor were warriors.
Not great ones apparently since they were conquered pretty easily.
By "our ancestors " you mean ???
@@baret9146 they were not conquered, the British made a treaty with them. They have a better deal than the Hawaiians.
I agree lets not confuse these thugs for being nothing more than that...they're an embarrassment to Maori.
Amen
I hope Henare gets the help he deserves in his endeavours. Good work sir.
This hurts my heart seeing these kids talk about crimes and ending up in jail so proudly. They just need someone to love them, and to nurture their (legal) talents before they get their wish, or worse, wind up dead.
Well tnere are too many and right down the street are kids trying to be good so lets focus on the good and not waste time on dumb dead that are a waste of their own time.
Love cures a lot of problems.
Well, i like his honesty. Should make a fund me for his first rifle haha ;)
The result of generational disposition, trauma forced on them since NZ Land companys treason to the British Crown. Narrator is incorrect about the largest gang in NZ. That honour belongs to the NZ land companies private thugs the NZ police.
Our poor tamariki cant escape that life! There is no examples set for them at home so they get lead into it and it continues until someone finally cuts that line.
Then they die out and nobody cares? Its not the govts job to hold peoples hand up to their mouth and act like they're a baby even if they're stupid. If they dont teach ot at home.....thats just too bad and typical primitives gone spoiled
when you take the man out of the house the system replaces him.
sure he roughs his old lady up, maybe the government should focus on getting him a job. instead of putting him in a tax funded cell. Splitting up the family unit, creating more drain on the economy and making some offshore human services company larger on the stock market.
Gray Franklin I agree it is up to him .
@@tiatowilder5510 "sure he rounds his old lady up"? There in lies the issue Tiato. Making this acceptable and common place is totally the wrong action. His family would be far better off without him ever returning. Another gutless wonder blaming every other person other the one in the mirror.
"Once were Warriors", unfortunately not any more in too many cases. As a pakeha who has come to live in this earthly paradise, I scratch my head to know what can be done (and I endorse the film critic who said every New Zealander should see that film). Every New Zealander should also watch this excellent documentary: it seems as prescient now as when it was made 7 years ago.
In any culture, Prison Doesn't Work. Perhaps the community outside the prison gates concept could be extended through into the first months of freedom and re-introduction into the community to help ex-inmates who can't cope on the outside after double-figure years of incarceration. The Marae culture does good work also.
It has taken 3 generations to get to where we are and it may well take 3 generations to reverse the damage. Part of the problem is inequality. NZ scores high on quality of life studies but badly on inequality.
Lack of parenting. So true. Sad
Dysfunctional family.
Hats off to the Sausage Sizzle dude, the world needs more like him!!
I visited NZ when I was 18. What I noticed was drugs & alcohol being the devastating factors with Maori and the reason they are involved with the justice system. Their use of these chemicals probably stems from their idea of self worth etc. Same thing (very sad) is happening with Native Americans. There is a horrible depression in the community, not knowing where they stand in society, and it leads to substance abuse, poverty and the cycle of incarceration begins.
Same the indigenous people of Australia
The USA used to have BIA Schools that forced the Natives to think and act like Whites but it foolishly sent them back to the Rez! We need the same Schools but with a focus on getting them into the real world and off the Rez for good.
Same thing with black Americans
This is the story of European imperialism.
all due to colonisation...worldwide
“A sadness that becomes a cloak.” That’s deep.
TKSS Maori people seem to be a higher percentage of the NZ population than the Australian aborigines or the North American natives, but being colonised and having to follow a completely different way of life can literally ruin the self esteem and the self confidence and feelings of belonging to a modern nation.
The immediate priority of the US, Canadian, Australian and NZ authorities should be to try to promote the original cultures and to actively help address the damage that has been inflicted on the indigenous people of these countries.
Celebrating the Haka as a national symbol is not enough, having Tiki images on coins and stamps is not enough.
The Pakheha community has to admit that the past treatment of the Maori hasn't been good enough.
Simon Yip you don’t know what your talking about. No simple solutions. NZ had a treaty they weren’t colonised like other places. Drugs and Alcohol is a major factor
Simon Yip - The haka preformed most commonly by New Zealanders was composed by Te Raparaha. Te Raparaha was a tribal war lord who formed large war parties that raped and pillaged the length of New Zealand's South Island. At Kaiapoi alone his men annihilated a settlement of over 2500 people, killing or enslaving the entire population. By his own admission, the victor's spent 3 days feasting on the corpses of their victims until the smell of rotting flesh forced them to leave. This was just one example , there were many more.
How does teaching someone to perform a war dance that honours a slave owning cannibal rapist make them less likely to reoffend?
@@The0Matador0 do your research man.
The only positive thing I've got to say is that the landscape is spectacular indeed
I live in perth Australia, i have met heaps of Maori people and i think they are awesome, so polite and have a very polite way of speaking, none have ever tried intimidation or anything else, its a shame to see this happening in Zealand , drop the biker bullshit and love each other, we are all brothers
Much love from armadale my bro✊🏽
It's because Aussie has such strict laws on zero crime from kiwis they call them 504s, any crime and they are deported straight back to NZ.
The ones in aus are the ones that come form better backgrounds who could make it out.
Fark mate - you should do a tour of duty in new xiland and meet some of the ones here mate. Then you can tell everyone how farkin awesome you think they are. But it's their country mate until the Chinese move them all to the Chathams.
But God shows his love for us in that the while we were sinners, Christ died for us.
This has made me think more about our young ones and how we as a church can help
Keep out of it. They need to take on personal responsibility, not reciting superstitious incantations to the sky-fairy...
"The barbeque is a bridge that they will walk across from their heart to mine"
Henare Okeefe, He is the living example of what it means to be a warrior! Full of wisdom and understanding. Brave, courageous and compassionate just are a few of the attributes of a real warrior. He has no identity crisis! He doesnt bother lookin at himself to work out who he is! He sees the desperate needs of others and positions himself to be a pillar that upholds the blessings for others to come under. Now imagine how the recipients of Henare's love, compassion, and hard work would identify and describe him? He just goes out and loves on all people. Not just the ones who look like him, speak like him or has the same interests as him. He loves on them not because they do things the way he likes it to be done, but purely because he knows that these precious lives have great worth and are worth investing his time, his talents and his treasures. Doin tha Do's! Luke 6:31 John 3:16-17 The Warrior Spirit! Mauri Ora!
It's the same statistics in every colonized country by the Anglos: USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand-
The indigenous are grossly over-represented in their prison systems
thats right,
And under represented in the high IQ department.
@@bretttobin9632 ... *under-represented (oh, the irony).
@@duaruatolu9248 If you hold people to strict standards in what basically amounts to nothing more than a text message, methinks the irony is lost on you.
@@duaruatolu9248 Here is an example for you to muse on, if stephen hawking made a spelling or grammatical mistake did it totally negate his intelligence?
The Communities need more people like Henare O'Keefe. What a Saint !!
Yes he appears to be a great asset to his community... Unfortunately after sixty odd years on this planet, I'm somewhat wary about "judging any book by it's cover"...
One of the best docos Ive seen yet on this subject. Look forward to follow ups
great documentary, thank you!
*Left my scooter outside the dairy, Nek Minnut*
This is quite sad. Visited NZ last year and the first thing i noticed is the beautiful landscape. Nice beaches and lakes and hiking trails. But when we went to the rural areas like Matamata and Rotorua, you can clearly see some people struggling.
Well you ought to see it today in 2022.... its a disgrace.
@@dansuperbee3321 it must be so different up north, I have done very little travel up north but this is not really the case in the South Island
These gangs that use the swatika should realize the nazis would never even break bread with them.
Average Joe what is "the swatika"
if by chance you mean swastika you would be correct but that shows the intelect of mm
Average Joe more than one mean for it ya fck
the sticker originates in Mongolia and it was one of king ghangaskhans symbols, it doesnt originate in germany..... idiots
@Fear Monger actually mongolians look it up
@Fear Monger its comes from a heap of ancient societies
Oh my gosh!! That poor little boy predicting he will end up in jail, committing crimes and had already burned down a house. It is heart crushing to hear such a young boy speak like that about his own future.
First you are never going to fix people that hurt other people unless you require them to take responsibility for their actions! Did not seem like alot of that in this story! The absolute base issue is fatherless homes that teach kids responsibility and the right thing to do! We have same issue in black neighborhoods as well as poor white neighborhoods!
Firstly, you need to stay in your lane - this isn’t your people so sit down and stfu!! Secondly, individual responsibility isn’t going to fix anything unless and until there is a collective responsibility. That is the government, have to let each iwi, hapu and their whanau (words you don’t know because again NOT your culture) govern in accordance to each own. Many things could be addressed when it comes to Maori but being as it’s none of your business I won’t bother getting into it. One last thing, the issues faced by poor black neighborhoods hold similarities but are not the same in that it’s different cultures and that requires a unique internal solution per said culture and not from an external source like government. Also those poor white people - thats by choice. They have privilege and they have the world and their institutions built upon lots and lots of stolen lands - in the words of Paul Mooney - what a waste of white skin!
Alexis Colby you just triggered cause he’s right
@@vakauastewart9973 there was a showdown between a Ginger and a Brown boy outside public library and weird ginger d did the runner. Too hard to gel with the brown world especiaaly for those real white Ginger heads. Think Gingers are the Demon breed as they never back off and allways atracted too darker breeds
I come from a very low socioeconomic back ground in Australia but I didn't take an easy road of violence or crime to let rule my life, until they take the challenge to heart to make themselves better than that no one can, the world is full of stories of self made men, the ones who rose up to greatness, these refused to take the easy road to life and be type cast, they really have the warrior heart, so how about it you so called warriors show us who is the real thing, what would the ancestors think of your actions, would they approve
I came from NZ but left, and being overseas. Not all maoris are like this, playing rugby they play with real heart. The ones at my rugby club in England are really good people. Every society has a “lower class” to some extent, in NZ the Maori are in a vicious cycle. You saw that the parents,well the fathers were not really dads. So it’s a cycle. They are a naturally excitable people, ie they like the adrenaline that comes from conflict, it excites them. These young men are bored. And gangs is an exciting thing to get into, and gives them purpose. Unfortunately their attributes are not the ones that are going to be beneficial in a modern world. It’s the old saying, you must move with the times but I think they are still in an old mentality we’re being able to intimidate people is part of a social hierarchy. That won’t work in a modern society. To be harsh they must conform or continue down that road. Japanese culture confirmed very quickly when europeans came to them. But I guess the ultimate question is what do the Maori want and what do they consider quality of life?
Well said ! & to be honest l'm a Maori boy who also has Pakeha Genealogy like most of Maori today hence why l have red hair & fair skin but l don't consider myself a New Zealander , why . Because Pakeha New Zealanders , not all of them but most , look down on us like where 2nd glass citizens in our own lands . But here's the thing we fought each other in battle & we fought side by side as brothers in the 1st & 2nd World Wars & nothing changed . But people forget that our grandfather's from the 2nd NZ Division/ 28th Maori Battlion where actually the front line for the British Bulldog Winston Churchill Greece/Crete/North Africa/ltaly - The Price of Citizenship . We are the Mokopuna of these men .
@@winiataamopiu3590❤
@@winiataamopiu3590most White New Zealanders don't look down on Maori.
If maori are concerned about what people think of them they need to look at how they act.
good on you uncle David, I'm blessed to be part of your whakapapa... when I get back in the gym I'll let you know, maybe send a few boys down my way for some jujitsu and kickboxing training , in return you can teach me that beautiful Tiaha wero I heard about so much ❤❤❤❤❤❤
Henare O'Keefe... what a legend!
Sums it all up ....
1:08 "The corrections budget is 1.7billon so we spend more on our corrections system then we do on our early childhood education ... THATS THE WRONG WAY AROUND"
"There can be no keener revolation of a societys soul than the way in which it treats its children"
It is right, but we need money to keep our society safe.
How are these guys labeled as "warriors". That's a disgrace to the men and women who fought and gave their life's, to give these scumbags some place to live. What a weak disgrace blaming the system
2019 and little has changed.
Once Were Warriors is like the best movie ever. The two star actors nailed it. Jake the muss and his wife. Who are two nice bright people in real life. I saw them in an interview. Check it out if you haven't yet. And Smiley from Training Day is in it too.
THAT MOVIE WAS CRACKUPS🤣🤣
there is a stigma that blinds our brothers and sisters into criminal activity and forces them into a world of negative and proverty surroundings. for those of us like our elders here, should support there community project and in force more love than critism
It's called white supremacy...and you see this same pattern every where colonizers have set their foot. It's sad.
David Saintloth what supremacy though? If there was a white supremacy then the All blacks team would be the All whites. Those men got there through hard work and dedication. If you think white supremacy exists in such a tiny country then why not move and see how your fair in another part of the world?
On the other side, let's say that all the issues that these people have is from the colonies around 150 years ago are all systemic from that event. What's your solution? Because blaming others doesn't actually seem to be productive in anyway, so what would be the next step if you were in charge?
Absolutely true and I respect the change of my people back home. My hapu is Ngati Ranginui and my Iwi Tainui. I have been living across the Tasman for nearly two decades. The upside you see are the true values of why education, positive aspirations and creative innovations is a virtue much needed for my people. I was raised like many Maori children from the day we were born to be strong, tough, and hold our ground. Today these abilities have driven me to positive places all around the world. To me we as a Maori People are naturally embedded with the Warrior Instinct has been part of our spiritual aspect for centuries. Yes many negatives and I have lived through it all negative and positive while growing up. I came from very humble beginnings and I believe moving to a different part of the world showed me realism in how we as a Maori can handle ourselves...it takes time and balance, I have learned in my education, innovation, and now development it doesn't matter who we are or where we come from, it takes motivation, sacrifice, and strength to move forward to succeed. Without passion there is never results. One day I will be heading home to share my ideas, identity, and technological innovation to my people like the positive teachers in this video. Showing all people can change for the betterment of any race. Times have changed what we are seeing globally is that change. If we all can focus on building and helping in a positive world every continent will have that change. The Power of Love always conquers all, even in dark days where chaos and hate is the alter ego that needs to change in all.
WE will make a change
For the better.
I love my Country
I love my People
children need to feel safe with feeling all thiere emotions
Conflicting to a business world that is cold.Dead entities.
I pray things get better for the Maori people 🙏 Lord knows the struggle has been real for Native Americans, Black Americans, Hispanic Americans, and other minority groups living in America 🇺🇸 🗽
tom gong 👀 ☝
The struggle? The struggle is brought on by their own actions!
that last group can leave if they find it too tough - go back to their own sweet homelands.
Maori make up about 17% of New Zealand's population but are way overrepresented in all the negative statistics like crime, poverty, unemployment and poor health. Drive through any poor neighbourhood and it's predominantly Maori. Auckland has a huge homeless problem and majority of the homeless you see are Maori. I went to a restaurant and in the foyer were photographs of people who left without paying their restaurant bill and they were all Maori. Go into shops and behind the counter are photos of shoplifters and again they're predominantly Maori.
Your pray does not work.
I’ve never been able to understand why some people deliberately make themselves so ugly .
Amazing how one’s ego leads them up their garden path never to return.
🙏🇦🇺
I'm an Australian and I can tell you a sausage sizzle really does help. No one wants a job. People are crying out for freedom and real life family experiences
Black power tatoo guy whiter than me
Pablito Eskobar Black Power is the name of the gang, you don’t have to be black to join
@Mauri Mela & neglected kids
Thats why they're fkd up. They went confused to go be more confused....
dosnt matter and hes prolly got maori bood in him
Do you think your people are the only ones that was being killed whilst being called a ni66a? My friend we are nothing but thieves, thugs, liars, ni66as and self proclaimed land owners in our own country. Learn our history and you'll answer your own questions.
Got a life sentance in new Zealand which is 10 years
that is so sad that he has been taught its not ok to feel fear
I was trying to follow the slant of the reporting and then saw the source.
Reading some of the comments here is exactly why NZ is changing. Strong thoughts from people in reference to who and what Maori are, not taking into account those Maori who are not dealing drugs or any other crimes, or giving Maori the credit for saving this Country from some poor decision making.
The Country was saved by the European missionaries that God sent, where the Gospel was preached and taken into account they enjoyed the blessings, for example Northland was not ravaged by the musket wars because they didn't want anything to do with fighting and killing, they lived the dream until maori signed the treaty and then the CROWN took over. The Protestant missionaries were brave and put their lives on the line to bring peace, only the Kingitanga wanted war and they still do. Just try and get rid of Gods own!
@@StGammon77 Religion has caused more damage than anything in destroying culture and heritage, so don't try and paint these clowns as some sort of heros for forcing their pathetic superstitions on the natives of the South Pacific (amongst others)
Anyone else thinking about Jonah Takaluah from Summer Heights High during the interview with the kid?
As I would assume that would be equally racist and discriminatory, then no.
Kia-ora Aotearoa/NZ 🇹🇱💛🇳🇿👍👍👍
“A sadness that becomes a cloak” 😔
so much wrong with society!
Unto Him who has overcome the works of the Devil and broken usunder spiritual wickedness
Doctrines of men. Not Christ who is still in the boat with us as we go to the other side no matter the storm
I lived in New Zealand and come a cross loads of Ma
and so much for the culture providing a family environment... as they said the gangs have more involvement than the family
One of the sad things are these inmate's work on themselves to do better in life, they get educated and rehabilitated, to go home to a society, circle of friends and or homelife that hasn't made any positive changes.
When there's no family to guide you,you find a family
That kid dropping the n bomb is comical and wrong at the same time
Why is it wrong?
I've been to that prison in Hawkes Bay. I was part of a study group that was trying to include an inmate. We weren't supposed to know what he was in for, but it's a small town and someone knew a guard. After we found out what he was in for, we stopped going. He wasn't Maori. The power went out when we were there once and we asked what happened. We were told that some inmates throw themselves or something onto the electric fence and it shorts out the lights. The noise that arose around us was scary. I did not feel safe. The place smelled of urine. I did not return. Nope. New Zealand prisons are purely punitive and if you weren't an animal going in, you are an animal when you get out. They should come to where I live now and learn a few things from Norway.
Indigious people have different mentalities and there is a massive culture difference.
@@vincentyoung5237 have you been to New Zealand? Lived there? Had Maori friends? Your over generalisation reeks of racism.
The bloke running the free barbecues is a saint
Well I’m not from nz but I’ve study there for a year best people I have meet Maori people and I have so many friends they are Maori and they all good at the end of the day we’re all born equal but we aren’t all treated equally ....straight from Saudi 🇸🇦
Ty Everybody in NZ is treated equally, people like yourself are always twisting it to a race thing... and that just makes things a thousand times worse!!
We are not treated equally. Institutional racism is deeply entrenched in all parts of NZ legislation and our country. Our grandparents were beaten for speaking our language and I'm a second generation to not speak it from birth. My grandfather was deeply scared of us embracing anything Maori. My Nan had to apply for rentals in Christchurch because in the 60s my grandfather was considered too black and she was a fair skinned Maori.
Colonisation of the British destroyed our whole culture. And yet there are people like the one above who think the world is equal.
Treated equally is a privilege afforded to non Maori. But mostly Pakeha.
Miss Clark That May of happened in small pockets here and there like all cultures and religions around the world, but there’s no denying today Maori have way more opportunities than non Maori, and Maori aren’t even native to this country... they arrived by boat like everybody else. They are not caretakers of the land that’s a myth! they are responsible for the deforestation through massive fires that swept this land.. Moa, Hast Engel and many other including the redheaded Parackus people from before, all gone, as a result of the foreign Maori invaders!! and that’s a fact!!!
Stephen Williams then so are you. Then all humans are. But, humans came from animals, like other animals came from other animals and other animals came from small small parts of life. That then created larger things. Meaning by what you have said, Moa is bad too, Moa ate animals. Tuatara eats other Tuatara. It’s all normal, Human were smart enough to travel across water so they have the right to survive where they stop. This is the way Māori survived, calling them the destroyers is very rude and inappropriate especially since, the British have done worse. But it’s all just life, and you seem to be on he end that doesn’t think things through, because your statement is incorrect and just flat out rude
Dibrae Jarden it’s not rude, its fact and people don’t like the truth, because they like to build up a narrative that suits them financially! I can remember in the seventies, it was common knowledge The there were redheaded people here before Maori, today it’s all hidden away!!!. What happened to these people? Completely shut down?
New Zealand isn't as bad as this video portrays. Many Maori people do extremely well and have good jobs and inspire others to do great in life. However NZ as a whole has poverty and crime throughout the country like most other places, there is some troubles also with domestic violence and drugs and it seems it is so very hard to get out of those ruts. It's a very complex issue and it's hard to know the answer. But as I said NZ is not all bad and even "bad" people have a good side.
I'm on a ten year streek next year...that's a decade out after spending a decade in and out
Education and only education 🎓 and building trust in people help young mates to come up with beautiful and respected life
Once were Worries meets Boy
Talk about poor life choices
Amen. There it is, *choices*
No worries mate.
ANZAC.
God Bless America 🗽🇺🇸
Don't Do the crime if you can't do the time. Are we supposed to feel sorry for criminals ?
This is very common in the streets of California south central L.A in America💯
G everyone knows and everyone here doesn’t gaf about that it’s about nz here😭😂
it doesn't surprise me that the prison rates are high, the gangs here in NZ are extremely violent and the come in all ages and sizes, my high school alone has dozens of student that are a part of a gang.
Unemployed parents can’t control their kids or don’t choose to?
No one should have children if they can't afford them !
@@mrx-gn2zj i always say that cheers bro...i thought I was the only 1 who thinks like that
Exactly!!!
@@mrx-gn2zj thank you. To a certain extent I feel like it’s a form of child abuse to bring a kid in the world and not be able to financially take care of him/her especially since a child didn’t ask to be here…
God bless these brothers i hope they find the right path in life
Same thing in Canada as well with the indigenous people
Being from the prison capitol of the world....ironically know as the land of the free, the US. I noticed that it is roughly the same amount there to house an inmate, as in the US.about $90,000. I think that figure is absurd ! I am not sure what the cost of living in NZ is ?? but I'm guessing it's similar. I raised a 5 kids and had a stay at home wife, on a third of that figure.!! You'd think the inmates all have tempurpedic beds, flat screen TVs, and eat at Ruth's Chris steak house every night. But anyone who has done time know that's not the case. The Prison Industry is big corporate business. And it's in their benefit to have as many inmates as possible.
I love NZ it's such a gorgeous Country and the kiwis have the best sense of humor.
@Josh Mkensie NZ is not disgraced... All the Albino mix breed culture vulture; identity thieves and colonist are the disgrace. Crazy how the ONLY Indigenous people are the so-called Negros, yet there are nothing but confused creepy colonist in this vid:(( Where are the REAL aboriginal people? people of God? Nope not here... Just Heathens.
Is just stunningly beautiful
Aye!!
True & I hope they get rid of Ardern too
How does every society blame its self, for people taking the wrong choices?
Hi what is the song being played of the the few minutes?
What's the message here from the documentary makers?
They won't show the faces of the imprisoned offenders who are a long way down the road of self destruction, yet kids are shown and interviewed promoting their involuntary imprisonment into a life cycle of violence and hate. A parent or guardian with any "compos mentis" in the care of children would never permit them being identified around this mess further solidifying their bond to a life of dispare.
This is only the opinion of 1 man, but as a father, a brother and a lover of the greater human cause I feel the executives behind documentaries like this should evaluate the long term impact it no doubt has on the vulnerable.
Sounds like 1980-2000 in the States.
Facts
That's a sweet camp...we got fkin Gladiator School here in Miami Dade:/
Henare has the rite idea what a great leader for his people. Sounds like they need alot more like him to teach the young people self respect and give them the tools to follow the rite path in life. Ending up in crime regardless of colour or race etc is no good and takes you knowhere.
Army reserves or farm work really helps these young fellas who get into trouble in the cities. Prisons are no place for the youth of any culture.
After watching this breaks my heart. All the maori here in melb australia are the most loving kindest people you will ever meet!
They move to Australia to get better jobs and say away from crime.
@Shane Steel the ones I've met are good people
Yes they are just like us now but they were once marauding crazy savages
Pfft... Try visiting Cranbourne at night...
If they are kind why they are in prisons?
I have never been able to understand how people don't understand that breaking the law of the society they live in results in being punished by the same law?Regardless of what the back story is they are educated in the laws and choose to break them.
regardless of what the back story is - that doesnt excist
That's exactly right. And before European settlement, the Maoris would have had there laws. I wonder how severe there punishments were.
Thank God or any higher power for that matter for men like Henare O'Keefe!
It all comes down to better parenting. At least the Maori guy that does the community barbecue admitted that and wasn’t blaming external factors. The mothers and fathers are failing their children, it’s that simple.
And not at all about social engineering? No, let’s ignore First Nations in USA, Canada and Australia as having the same issues as Maori and one common thread - colonization. Don’t come on here and blame/judge people who went from being great peoples to what we see now, then say they did it to themselves.
Alexis Colby more excuses, it’s pathetic. Extremely condescending too. They aren’t mindless fools with no free will. What about all the good Maori that make good life decisions and lead productive lives. “don’t judge someone by the colour of their skin but the content of their character”.
Better parenting is the answer, but how does a child raised in the gang become a parent then their own. There is nothing simple about it at all
Villa Admin we are all human and need to take responsibility for our own lives. Nobody else can live it for us. Somebody needs to break the chain of substance abuse and violence. In short, be a better person. It really is that simple.
@@alexiscolby9415 As a white European, I can tell you we were also colonised and invaded many times over the centuries. Our ancestors were brutally murdered, they beliefs destroyed, their property and lands stolen, but we don't complain and blame the invaders...
Not gonna lie this situation is so similar to Black American, indenginious Aboriginals, native Americans experiences. This saddens me that this cycle from European colonization and imperialism never do end. The same excuses whites use to conquer and the same justification in those arguements are used over and over again from New Zealand to South Africa. The people react the same when you destroy their culture and identity. It is replaced by self hate and a search for what was lost.
taharqa cabral someone finally said it we are living under a system literally built by white people for white people
If you blame someone else or another race for your problems, your situation will never improve, so attitude like yours is only hurting these communities. Every person needs to have some self responsibility, ultimately the main person responsible for their actions is themselves. Actually this is much less relevant for Maories, who in general do very well, although there is still this depressing criminal element prevalent in their community.
White people aren't as violent as other races
I'm sure the Mori Ories would agree
They bought it on themselves with their culture of violence . The belong there.
Wow New Zealand looks beautiful!💓🙏💕
It is! Come and see us sometime!!!
It is amazing :)
@@rikkigillespie1386 bro
Do what is right not what is easy.
FAMILY IS THE ANSWER , EXTENDED FAMILIES. It takes a village to raise a happy person.
Choices, choices, choices. Everyone wants to blame someone or something other than themselves. Life isn't fair. You have to rise above it.
But alot people blame white people for stealing land and resources and history . And maybe creating the system. The matrix . The illusion.
@@santosjb8551 again life isn't Fair