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Pasifika academic responds to racist rant left on her voicemail

by Tagata Pasifika

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Published 13 Jun 2021

Dr Jemaima Tiatia-Seath of Auckland University spoke at an event called Raising the Bar, and this was shared on radio last Sunday. It was a talk where she spoke candidly about institutional racism, sexism and feminism. She spoke from the heart. Then on Monday morning she came to work and found a racist seven-minute answerphone message on her work voicemail from someone who'd heard her on radio and who was clearly upset with what she'd said. Marama T-Pole speaks with Tiatia-Seath on this week's talanoa.

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@Pete-tc4rd3 years ago I agree. We need to have this conversation. If we dont speak up. Others will create the narrative for us. So be brave. Speak up. 32
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@tuilomamafa23443 years ago Dr. Jemaima keep your head up and keep your heart strong! Im with you all the way. Just forget abt that old lady' s useless message. By the sound id="hidden1" of it, she' s a real true racist and thats for sure and i feel sorry for her. I can tell the way she speaks, there' s no room in her own heart for the love. May our good lord bless & be with you dr jemaima tiatia-seth. ...Expand 29
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@korro58703 years ago Biggest mistake we have in our polynesian country, is this. We let others tell our story.
now its about time we throw all these stories into t this is how we loose some of our very own land so to speak.
be brave beautiful dr jemaima, you are doing something right that explains the resistance from these swindlers. ...Expand 14
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@malakifretton4843 years ago We need unity. Im samoan born! My younger siblings r australian born! Who r the karens talking about? Im proud of who i am today! 2
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@theephraimite3 years ago That voice in the recording sounds like its from an old lady whos never left the farm.
sunday june 13, 2021. 24
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@blackblaze87983 years ago Dr jemaima would not be where she is today if the nation had not been built by the europeans, and i' m a polynesian. What we need to consider is that i for one have flourish from my education which has given me a platform to create success and wealth. ...Expand 16
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@stephenlennon73693 years ago There is a large pacific islander community that hold anti- maori sentiment even when maori stood by there sides when their communities were targeted for the dawn raids in the 1970s. 5
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@anthonyemmm3 years ago The indigenous people did not ask for a concrete jungle to be built. 4
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@senem17693 years ago " i don' t know what to say to that lady but. "
" mmm ai. 18
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@masonmitchell16543 years ago Release the phone call so everyone can hear what she said. 7
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@1stmrsfaga3 years ago That women dont know anything before her great grandfather pasifika can go back centuries! 17
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@norm46273 years ago My father grandfather build this nation. Bro the maori people own nz not the colonial rulers that lady on the phone needs a hobby bro. 24
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@nahzewilliams59123 years ago Thats just a reflection of herself and her ownhate with love. 30
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@akelituala80243 years ago Polynesians was the 1st peaple in nz lady. 22
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@joeaerenga68163 years ago Say no to racism even if ya got ta drop kick someone. 8
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@ashurthegreatest93162 years ago That karen that called up needs a reality check.
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@Skiwi6853 years ago Sounded like she died of asthma after she put the phone down. 1
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@malakifretton4843 years ago I have been thru the same thing! Dawn raids was 30 yrs agooo! Peoples. 1
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@jmjm19203 years ago My father and grandfather stole this country from polynesia lol if they didn' t come here maori still live happily. 4
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@talialeavasa58443 years ago Effective our pacific people in here thats not good to hear about it. 1
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@alcapone81933 years ago The lady ranting is partly right, what exactly is she calling out. 3
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@blackblaze87983 years ago What rant? I have never left voicemail. What you see is a reasonable and logical message. It' s about conversation and moving forward.
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@hbmcgregor3 years ago Plot twist. The lady who left the message is chinese. 2
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@makifaale83253 years ago Look tbh we ain' t built this city. We was just the muscle. Let ol lady sandra do her tang.
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@sinamumuta83993 years ago The woman who rang, i don' t blame her, that is not racist, that is the peoples reacted to a misleading the people in this country.
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@waitahamangi3 years ago The snippet of the lady' s comment was not racist. She was stating a fact from her perspective and her view of new zealand. 7
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@tuilomamafa23443 years ago Dr. Jemaima keep your head up and keep your heart strong! Im with you all the way. Just forget abt that old lady' s useless message. By the sound id="hidden5" of it, she' s a real true racist and thats for sure and i feel sorry for her. I can tell the way she speaks, there' s no room in her own heart for the love. May our good lord bless & be with you dr jemaima tiatia-seth. ...Expand 29
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@korro58703 years ago Biggest mistake we have in our polynesian country, is this. We let others tell our story.
now its about time we throw all these stories into t this is how we loose some of our very own land so to speak.
be brave beautiful dr jemaima, you are doing something right that explains the resistance from these swindlers. ...Expand 14
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@blackblaze87983 years ago Dr jemaima would not be where she is today if the nation had not been built by the europeans, and i' m a polynesian. What we need to consider is that i for one have flourish from my education which has given me a platform to create success and wealth. ...Expand 16