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October 19, 2022
Pukekohe racism doco ideal fit for history lessons
Gideon Porter
Posted On October 19, 2022
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No Maori Allowed: The Untold History of Pukekohe
Producer Reikura Kaahi hopes her documentary No Māori Allowed will be used when schools take on the new history curriculum next year.
Download AudioProducer Reikura Kaahi hopes her documentary No Māori Allowed will be used when schools take on the new history curriculum next year.
The doco about racial separatism in Pukekohe in the mid-twentieth century screened on Whakaata Māori last night.
Based on a book by University of Auckland psychological medicine lecturer Robert Bartholomew, it examined how the town barred Māori from public toilets, segregated cinemas & swimming pools, and refused to enrol tamariki Maori in schools.
Kaahi says few Maori ever fewer paheha know the story today.
“We need to confront this history and we need to learn more about the past to ensure moving forward we don’t repeat the same mistakes and we don’t allow racism to thrive,” she says.
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