Kaore te Aroha is the tangi of a father for his daughter, who drowned swimming across from Mokoia island to meet the first minister at Ohinemutu. |
He has suggested that he would hire a Pakeha over a Maori of equal merit because, he said, Maori could claim unlimited tangi leave. |
But he was sparked into action by the stress put on families staging tangi at their homes because there was no other suitable facility. |
In another image, showing the tangi for the singer, a wave of grief seems to have washed over those present. |
His family had gone to a tangi there, and on a Sunday, the British troops had attacked. |
Telling the New Zealand public that Maori have unlimited tangi leave is a canard. |