Section outline

  • Week 4 (May 24-28): A Widespread Problem: Māori Discrimination Across New Zealand during the Segregation Era and Beyond

    Success Criteria

    Students will become familiar with the extent of Maori racism across New Zealand during the 20th century including cases involving employment, housing, rental accommodation, hospitals, and in general.

    Activities

    2. Read & Writing


    Homework

    Complete Lessons 1 to 3 by Friday at 3 pm.


    Lesson 4.1 ‘We Don’t Hire Maori Here’ – Discrimination in Employment

    Read from pages 34 to the top of page 38 in Chapter 3 of We Don’t Serve Maori Here. Answer questions 1 to 3. Be sure to write a heading – ‘Week 4 Lesson 1’ and write out the full question and answer in your Red Book.

    1. Do you agree with the statement by Nelson Mandela at the beginning of this chapter? Explain your position.

    2. What stereotypes (over simplified images or ideas) are present in the reports of Maori discrimination in employment?

    3. Write a summary of the case of BNZ Bank versus Donald Hiki and image it’s the year 1955. Present a case to a judge arguing that Mr Hiki should work in the Huntly branch of the Bank. How would you argue this case?


    Lesson 4.2 Not Wanted Here – Discrimination in Housing

    Read from the bottom of p. 40 to the top of p. 44.

    5. What strategies did some hotel and motel owners use to stop Maori from using their establishments? (pp. 44-46)

    6. Describe the negative attitudes that some teachers had for Maori (pp. 49-50).

    7. How were authorities able to determine that Maori and Pasifika people were being discriminated against when they applied to rent or buy a home? (bottom of p. 42 to the top of p. 44)

    8. Judith Macdonald asserts that Maori accommodation is a self-fulfilling prophesy. Explain (see the second paragraph on p. 43).


    Lesson 4.3 Miscellaneous Examples of Discrimination

    9. Conduct an analysis on the section headed, ‘Miscellaneous Examples of Discrimination.’ Split the page in half by drawing a line down the middle. On the left side write the column heading: ‘Discrimination Incident Type,’ and on the right side write ‘Maori Stereotype.’





    FOCUS / ARONGA

    FOCUS / ARONGA learning intentions:

    • Students will FOCUS on what it was like for Māori to grow up in Pukekohe and the various forms of the racial segregation (separation) that took place there from the 1920s to the early 1960s. Students will focus on gaining an understanding of recent incidents of racism in New Zealand that have been reported in the news media involving people of Indian, Chinese, and Maori ethnicity. Students will also focus on learning about the extent of Maori racial segregation across New Zealand (and not just South Auckland) during the 20th century including cases involving employment, housing, rental accommodation, hospitals, and in general. Students will focus on becoming familiar with iconic images from the era of Maori racial segregation (1925-1962) and how to analyse them. Students will focus on becoming familiar with present-day issues about racism in New Zealand including controversies surrounding the use of Golliwog Dolls and Black Face. They will come away with an understanding of why these are considered inappropriate.