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Maori Party co-leader Rawiri Waititi apologized for a now-deleted tweet that referred to Caucasians as archaic and that they were becoming “more extinct.”
Waititi has declined to comment on the tweet on his personal account, which he says was posted by someone else who “misinterpreted” his message.
A brief written statement said that he had issued a response via Twitter, “and the rest is a labor issue.”
A screenshot of the tweet sent to Things appeared to have been posted on Tuesday.
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Maori Party co-leader Rawiri Waititi says someone else tweeted about Pākehā’s whiteness. (proceedings)
“Caucasity (sic) of Caucasians (sic) and their ‘active assimilation agenda’. Pay no attention to them, their archaic species is dying out as a new Aotearoa rises. Indigenous Peoples + Indigenous Peoples = New Zealand> Indigenous Peoples + Europeans = Old Zealand “.
On Wednesday, he followed up with a Twitter thread explaining how the original post was made and included an apology.
“Kia Ora e te whānau. I was struck by a tweet yesterday that was not in character. You would be right. This post was made by someone else who did not understand my messages.”
In the Twitter thread, he said that an “internal communications problem” led to the tweet and that it was not acceptable.
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A tweet, since deleted, made under the account of the co-leader of the Maori Party Rawiri Waititi.
“That is why it was erased and cleared tonight. A sincere apology to those it affected, we will do better. “
Waititi’s victory in the Waiariki Maori electorate, which covered the Bay of Plenty and southern Waikato, launched the Maori party’s return to Parliament.
She was joined by co-leader Debbie Ngarewa-Packer after the final result saw the party reach the threshold for a second seat.
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A tweet from the co-leader of the Maori Party, Rawiri Waititi, explaining a previous tweet.
Waititi has had a successful and uncompromising start to the period, helping end the standoff between inmates at Waikeria Prison and obtaining a change in dress rules from the Speaker of the House after wearing a hei-tiki instead of a tie.
What did you want to tweet?
Waititi posted on Twitter what appeared to be a watered-down version of the message explaining his beliefs: “A new Aotearoa is on the rise. Tangata Whenua (Maori) + Tangata Tiriti (all other ethnicities that are committed to a tiriti-centered Aotearoa) = the Aotearoa I believe I fight for. “
