ACT’s Nicole McKee: Media Misreporting Mood at Waitangi

[@MsPeaches2you]

This was a lovely interview - thanks very much for all your hard work Nicole. I'm glad the women were showing their appreciation towards you. I noticed that your colleague David Seymour still maintained his dignity and spoke politely, despite people trying to drown out his speech. That's great you get to work together. This is also an opportunity for the rest of us to step up and show our respect to each other.

[@cascius7]

Thank you for sharing this truth about what happened. I'm so happy for Nicole. She has my respect.

[@lu-uf8zj]

She should not be shamed by other Māori for her dialect. Shame on those that do. I think she's a decent person with integrity and she has my respect.

[@jennrowsell7868]

Well done Nicole

[@fadetablack817]

I cried when i watched this beautiful womans speech. Sometimes when things happen, people dont realise the significance or importance but I know in time, Nicole McKees name will gain the true respect she deserves. Such a wise and humble soul, Im backing McKee all the way!!!

[@vashti-kr8tp]

What a lovely lady. She’s awesome.

[@JamesClark-cg1qk]

Good effort Nicole. We are so let down by MSM, it's appalling.

[@dsndicmsa7141]

at least this government isn't like the last one and won't threaten the media with funding cuts if they don't sing from their song book...

[@rangisullivan1591]

This howly bag govt cant take itwhen the shit they threw comes back at them.put the boot in labour8

[@robbocotto6126]

Great to have access to unbiased media. Defund the rest.

[@gregsmith2164]

you realise that this platform is funded by a super biased crowd eh ? your smart enough to understand that all the stuff that appears on here is totally right wing slanted eh ? your not totally stupid eh ?

[@LindaHough-t9k]

It is time the government cut media finding and put the money into the health system.

[@gavinmcarthur3676]

remove ALL funding from the lying MSM

[@PsearFamily]

Unfortunately the funds come from private international investors.... it's the same investors who fund/own major MSM in Australia, US and UK.

[@moniquebode1655]

Yes into Health and bring back the high standards we used to have

[@Deadnvrsleep]

Please let this kind woman know how much we appreciate her from both Moari and Non Moari. Her effort and practice was a beautiful gesture.

[@neilbeyers9786]

Well spoken Nicole.

[@pollyandkendarrell8909]

What a humble woman a blessing to have her in parliament so refreshing will watch her with interest.

[@J.Smith-rc6wh]

sexism is sexism, traditional my arse, Maori can get with the times like everyone else, good on you Nicole

[@josephjamesrollo9826]

Everything in Maori time... why would we get in line when you act like sheep.

[@J67844]

Maori break their own protocols all the time. Barcodes on youth and women doing hakas are clear examples.

[@Hog-iv7tj]

​@@josephjamesrollo9826 really 😂😂😂 what is the percentage of maori on the benefit 🤣 they aren't sheep at all

[@SimoneMcAllister-l3h]

​@@Hog-iv7tjthe biggest beneficiaries in nz are the landless european rejects who came here to bludgeon off maori. Peasants 😂😂😂

[@AmonAnon-vw3hr]

@user-he1fn6pr7e a bludgeon is a stick bro lol. If you're going to be racist atleast know the meanings of the words you use.

[@NotSoAlarmed]

The legacy media are ignorant and dishonest. Between them and the separatist agitators, Waitangi is turning into a divisive day of politics from which the majority of Kiwis will begin turning away from. Not a day of national pride! We more women like Nicole. Period. Grateful for the explanation that sets the record straight.

[@marcoroyal9320]

Exactly, 6th of Feb; what to do! celebrate the day of the flying dildo or Bob Marley's birthday?

[@vumba1331]

The lame stream media are not ignorant, they know exactly what they are doing, they are destructive, disingenuous and dishonest as well as deliberately misleading. Don't waste your time listening to them or reading their publications.

[@gordoncooke6785]

You hated the labour government didn't you,suck it up tough guy.

[@yingle6027]

Once a year a bunch of Politicians and beneficiaries get together to sing and hurl insults at each other, how much does this cost? Does it achieve anything? Should we take that money and build some houses instead? Just a thought.

[@waynekilgour393]

I went 1984/85 and the NZ army provided most of the facilities

[@DossNZ]

​@yes, the tax payer. waynekilgour393

[@pgreen8531]

Absolutely not

[@waynekilgour393]

@@DossNZ 😁 The food and entertainment was free. Not this year. Was more like an expensive food fair. Got to hand it to those ngapuhi, free from our sea, into thier pockets.

[@Allstaris]

History has been made, Well done Nicole 🎉

[@craigbenbow5546]

Taking your people forward as a leader should. Total respect Nicole for what you bring to all of our futures.

[@nickgibb4788]

Oh Nicole well done ! You are a beautiful and amazing person you speak very well and clear. Good job

[@Abuamina001]

Nicole McKee is a very brave woman. Parliament needs more leadership like this.

[@chrisnipper9163]

Well done Nicole. You are the best

[@mattyallen3396]

A lot of people dont realise is Nicole brings a lot of power and influence with her.

[@chrismckellar9350]

A lot of power and influence to whom?

[@maorifilm]

She brings nothing 🤣🤣🤣

[@Peter_Pepper_Love]

@@chrismckellar9350 to God loving folk...kella

[@Peter_Pepper_Love]

@@maorifilm pot calling the kettle black! 🙄

[@mattyallen3396]

@el_morty_ Actually yeah she does. Nicoles the reason why ACT got so many votes in 2020.

[@hokitika4888]

Thank God there is still some sanity in NZ

[@Peter_Pepper_Love]

Thank you for thanking God 🙏

[@nigelralphmurphy2852]

not on this Platform though.

[@Peter_Pepper_Love]

@@ttm2609 therein lays the problem.

[@JeaneGenie]

Here we are in 2024 and still dealing with backward issues like this. There's too much focus on Waitangi and the views of a tiny minority of activists.. Most of us just see it as a public holiday and don't think twice about a treaty that was signed there way back in the 1800s. Shameful that Maori in the 21st century still have such protocols that treat their women this way. I'm with Act, it's time to move on. This country is about all New Zealanders !!

[@sambdb2099]

Feminism has ruined this nation I agree.

[@maorifilm]

She's not Māori... Her own tribe wont take her as their own 🤣🤣

[@pgreen8531]

This crap has to stop or we just abandon every waitangi day for all time

[@Peter_Pepper_Love]

@el_morty_ seems they're always arguing about te reo pronunciations and stuff between the different iwi and their own people 🤷‍♂️

[@serenasmith26]

They bicker with the white man, they bicker with their own people! Bicker, bicker, bicker!

[@wolfgangweidinger4637]

So nice to meet you via this video. Perhaps those who agitate should learn from you about honor and dignity.

[@robert3987]

A wonderful, proud woman.

[@steveabplanalp9607]

Well done Nicole. You are braver than me to stand up and deliver a speech in a language you don't converse in.

[@dallasstorey]

I've only heard Nicole speak once live but she was articulate, persuasive, and commanding.

[@andrewoh1663]

We need more Nicoles in Parliament!

[@paulnoble7420]

this woman is a fantastic speaker and thinker!

[@bigpumpkin22]

Why do we put up with maori cultural gender discrimination, the rest of society have moved on from these archaic practices

[@ruslingmcgehan7137]

Nicole is a wonderful lady who will add much value to NZ moving forward with commonsense discussions. It was however a shame that she as a politician and woman of integrity was almost stoppede for speaking. Well done Nicole, so proud of you. Media, usual troublemaking BS

[@pt4036]

you have my support Nicole ,and thanks for clearing this issue up

[@JT-oo7sd]

A lovely and courageous lady.

[@eli_leprosy]

congrats nicole! this is what maori progress looks like

[@marybrown2559]

👀👀🙄🙄🥴🥴🥴

[@eli_leprosy]

@@marybrown2559 what does that mean?

[@marybrown2559]

This is some lady, caught up in a corporate game of usury.

[@tokoloshi214]

Lovely honourable lady.

[@andysurfer318]

I can totally relate to this lady

[@anthonymorgan6255]

Nicole McKee is a Wahine of huge mana God Bless you maam.

[@mOoFiShs]

Cheers for Nicole McKee.

[@andreatodd3095]

Much needed clarification thank you Sean and Nicole. The first reports I saw from Waitangi were on You Tube posted by RNZ...yes those reports were sensationalized and biased. The reporters questions asked repeatedly of Mr Luxon were divisive. As Mr Luxon stated he has been up and down the counrty talking with Iwi, waiting to see the outcome of those discussions. That's the reality not what msm tells us.

[@Motumatai3]

Clear evidence that Radio New Zealand are incapable of objectively reporting on anything. And then they will all act shocked when they become defunded!

[@standbytogo123]

if RNZ broadcast sensationalised and biased reports as stated then they should be held to account by the Minister of Broadcasting. They are funded by the tax payer and need to do better.

[@andreatodd3095]

The way it appears is, msm are the mouthpiece of Maori activists Mr W Jackson supports msm to keep the inequality story going, for without that message being sent out there to NZ, you can't justify making a claim if there is no grievance Msm are continuously feeding that message to the public and supporting Maori activism. It is a concern that needs to be addressed... now. Imo. Labour are no longer the gvt in power, the coalition need to make a correction here as they are playing us using tax dollars.

[@wolfgangweidinger4637]

@@andreatodd3095 Vested interest to keep the covid money flowing. Of cause those who pay the piper....

[@b.alexanderjohnstone9774]

NZ and Australia are so lucky that it was the British who settled their countries. Consider the alternatives.

[@raywheeler3135]

Britain is so lucky that they got to colonise NZ and Australia. Consider the alternatives. Maori and Aborigines being wealthy because they didn't have their land stolen.

[@waynekilgour393]

@@raywheeler3135 Do some research. The French, Spanish but even more frightening were the Polynesians. All of the alternatives would have killed or enslaved. The British , mainly the Irish married and created the New Zealanders we have today.. You and me . Time to unify and stop the capitalists , communists , islamists , etc etc etc from destroying our piece of paradise e hoa.

[@JeaneGenie]

​@@raywheeler3135 More misrepresentation. Most of them sold, thus become wealthy for doing so at that time.

[@Peter_Pepper_Love]

@cullenkehoe5184 the French would have been worse and shipped Maori back as slaves! And in case you think I'm being racist my hereditary is a biG chunk Northern French. ✌️

[@schlookie]

@@raywheeler3135 no. maori would be living in a tin pot third world banana republic that is rife in corruption, mediocrity, and poor outcomes, plus a healthy dose of inter tribal warfare. Think PNG, East Timor and Bougainville. That's what NZ would be like under maori control.

[@neilstuarr2278]

Much respect to Nicole McKee. Groundbreaker to women .

[@markwilson9935]

The fact that we still have no woman speaking says it all !!!

[@woofwoof9647]

I Like this Lovely Lady ❤ Respect frm Taranaki 🌹🐾🐾

[@robyndowney2233]

I'm not an ACT supporter but kiakaha for being who you are Nicole, don't be afraid to be you! All the best with everything. xx

[@margaretvanson3601]

Oh my goodness, so much angst, so much fuss over something that really needs to be settled so no other poor woman has to go through this.

[@jasonstechman5841]

Good on ya nicole your awesome

[@acm6620]

Beautiful Nicole. Another example of poor journalism.

[@olliemoose2020]

Good on Nicole it’s about time Māori need to move with the times.I hope Nicole will spend more time on redacting the knee jerk gun laws that were rammed through legalisation at the expense of legal gun owner’s.

[@yolandascholten2012]

In yet gun violence continues to go up. Funny that.

[@chrismckellar9350]

What knee jerk gun reforms that were rammed through legalisation at the expense of legal gun owner’s?

[@waynekilgour393]

Tell us how the regulations effected you.

[@kieranh2005]

​@@waynekilgour393a hell of a lot of stress and being given less than a third of the money I paid for a legally purchased firearm. Especially frustrating considering that it was the police who f-d up, giving tarrant a license when they knew that his referees didn't fit the criteria AND had several warnings about his behavior from concerned range goers.

[@waynekilgour393]

@@kieranh2005 That's not great . I suppose it depends on the sort of gun you had . Got no time for people that try to tell me a 50 cal desert eagle is used for target practice or a auto machine gun is used for hunting. Lots of ego , no sense.

[@ahmadkaderaga462]

Thank you for staying neutral and reporting straight facts. Unlike biased legacy media.

[@saadiqtua7461]

I'm not a ACT supporter. However, I admired your korero Nicole! e mihi atu ana kia koe.

[@fazekiwis7707]

Nicole McKee - very gracious and humble.

[@karensayer3089]

Respect! She kicked up a storm,after the massacre in Christchurch!!!! She had no empathy,because she wanted automatic guns allowed! Really??? Shameful

[@KINGSFORDLIFE]

Ka pai Nicole you done awesome 👍🙂

[@angelakuru3914]

Why is it that we only attack sexism in white cultures however when it comes to coloured cultures like Maori or Aboriginal cultures that we must respect their protocols .

[@adriandocherty778]

Now you’re letting pedos in toilets with little girls!!!!🤦🏽‍♀️🤦🏽‍♀️

[@susanbarlow1585]

That was most enlightening! Bravo Nicole!

[@jeffmcintyre2091]

Back in the day you were encouraged to speak moari but if you didnt pronounce whatever properly you were mocked.couldnt do nothing right.now dont bother i just speak english

[@royallan3717]

Respect Nicole from us.let’s look after every New Zealander.

[@julianprice1587]

Nicole is always honest and dignified. We are lucky to have her in parliament.

[@Ricky-nq7lu]

Sean, The thing I don't get is why are kiwi's minds not in the game here, as we should be using this time of talks around the treaty to upgrade the treaty into a NZ constitution. Like I'm with David on most of this subject, even low I voted for Winston, Sean & feel the time would be better used by everyone if we went down the NZ constitution path. Would be keen to hear what others think of the idea.

[@waynekilgour393]

Wokness is coming . If we ever needed to unify for our children's sake , the time is now.

[@trav8787]

We are very uneducated, in the sense that we cant have sophisticated emotional conversation or present and communicate tough topics very well. One person shouts, they're changing the treaty and everyone goes into hysteria without focusing on the actual context of the situation.. *Flag referendum *Weed referendum are two other examples.

[@waynekilgour393]

@@trav8787 The weed one was pathetic. Legalize was never the question , even though that is what was asked. Decriminalization is what has happened , even though this was not asked. Just more crap, political misrepresentation, and weed is a judicial nightmare, as it's still a crime. Should have legalized it and the revenue from smokers caught driving would have cured our national debt. 😂

[@kiwiingrid]

Congrats Nicole. Maori need to stop oppressing their women cos many have great value like Nicole. She's a warrior and you need to leave 'once were warriors' behind and get behind your women. Whose at the head of the mess the world finds itself in today?.....predominantly MEN.

[@mattclarke3621]

Nicole will always have my vote.

[@geoffspitfire5160]

Nicol you are such a breath of fresh air after six years of a hopeless government. Keep up the good work.

[@getsorted0185]

Let's move forward and stop looking back we will never progress as long as this foolishness continues

[@ajk4842]

I'm Māori and don't support Act. But I do support and think Mckee and Seymour should have been given the opportunity to speak peacefully on that occasion. I understand most of our protocols don't usually allow woman to speak during the pōwhiri segment, but I think this time of tension needed her to be heard.

[@stephenscales4799]

It's about time that Maori were brought into the real world of a liberal democracy, tribalism does not work, media at it again.

[@chrismckellar9350]

The Platform is media so I guess they are part of the tribalism.

[@raywheeler3135]

It's about time that Pakeha were brought into the real world of a liberal democracy, which involves honoring legal contracts and not stealing other people's land.

[@greatwhite9428]

​@@raywheeler3135stolen land 🙄 maori stole the land,remember?? Killing & eating the real indigenous people

[@antihebrew]

@@raywheeler3135 What are you talking about? If any legal claims were legit you would have an argument. Nobody stole anybody's land, when said people had no concept of ownership. Democracy means One Person, One Vote, not preferential treatment because your ancestors were race-mixers. Your culture is backward, and I'm tired of pandering.

[@oldsoul3733]

Oh for crying out loud GROW UP every bloody year we listen to childish bickering, hate, he said she said. It is Maori who seem to ruin Waitangi day every single year and I'm just sick of it. Is it just me???

[@bronwynsearle2117]

YEP, sick of the whole bloody treaty..full stop..🙄

[@johnr3150]

No it’s definitely not just you who’s fed up with the BS.

[@michaeleadie8404]

Well done Nicole…..you are indeed brave. Please keep the dream alive of one New Zealand. I hope all your family appreciate these sacrifices; we are all proud of you representing so many of our ‘silent support’ in breaking the invented taboos….”Go New Zealand, we are in this together”.

[@moronicdooshbaggery756]

Havent watched any waitangi footage this year. I knew it would be portrayed as everyone against the new government but everyone was unified and happy blah blah Media hypes it up like a ufc match

[@scottcarter1385]

TVNZ and TV3 need to get back to factual, unbiased, wholesome reporting rather than giving misrepresentative “news”

[@OJB42]

This is why I think we should just keep away from Waitangi: completely disorganised, random out of date protocols, etc. And the media make everything worse.

[@m.z8119]

Very proud of you Nicole 😊

[@John-c7i4m]

Awsome woman…well done😜

[@SMD2308]

I watched all the live video footage out of Waitangi, and although I do whakapapa to two iwi, I felt like we do a disservice to our nation having that type of event as our one and only celebration of nationhood. There is always a place for free speech and debate, but I don’t think it should be at our day of celebration. It is such a turn off - like watching a marital quarrel at a family party. I think keep it going as Waitangi Day there as is if that is what Nga Puhi want, but I would love to see something much more positive start happening as well - so we can start to feel positive and proud about what it is to be a New Zealander - for Māori and for everyone. In fact, Māori usually have a mixed ethnicity anyway (as Nicole said for herself), so for us all to be reflected in. To have some fun and to enjoy what it is to live in this beautiful country, instead of always arguing and focussing on the negative.

[@chiefkaha5650]

Change is coming brother, for the good of all people. I think David Seymour just woke us up for the betterment of Maori people. The Rangatahi are making waves, making small but good changes for their whenua. For years there’s been too much talk and not enough action, if the government can support the iwi’s that are trying to make a change in their areas, New Zealand as a whole will sky rocket into the stars. Too much division between pakeha and Maori at the moment, disgusting comments as well in the comment section.

[@J67844]

God Bless Nicole! Also God Bless New Zealand🇳🇿

[@Peter_Pepper_Love]

And God bless you 🙌

[@stewatparkpark2933]

People like Nicole can lead Maori to a better place .

[@StGammon77]

They're in Hollywood so can't be that bad

[@BobPackard]

Interesting. Nicole uses the pronunciation of the wh, in powhiri as I was taught up north as a small child, in the eraly fifties, in Ngapuhi country. When I got to Auckland, the pronunciation had changed to pofiri. the wh used as an F. Which my neighbours , in Kaitaia, insisted the that F sound did not exist in Maori.

[@paulthomson2288]

So refreshing to see an intelligent politician. This gives me hope for the nation. Never be ashamed of your accent. People who criticize that are just bullies.

[@marklinehan5423]

Brave and articulate MP who also respects her culture and traditions. Another hero in this 'story' is the Marae, its Elders and those who approved (if that is the right word) her speaking. Yes, we may consider that antiquated but maraes have protocols which when being invited onto should be respected. So much aroha to local marae, its iwi, Nicole and her supporters. This to me as a ngati pakeha celebrates what is good about cultural awareness and being a proud New Zealander.

[@ThreeDeeG6501]

Good on her.😊

[@rorigiles1323]

Imagine the outcry if Nicole was a leftist MP.

[@wolfgangweidinger4637]

I don't think so, she has a natural affinity that bridges all the gaps whether you agree with her or not, she makes it easy to listen. Instead of hurling abuse as we have seen at the speeches at Waitangi. Shameful really, undignified in every sense.

[@Peter_Pepper_Love]

Nicole has love in her eyes💞👀

[@operator6786]

Top value Nicole guiding us through the network of Maori protocol intriguing stuff.. all is well...

[@skippmclovan1135]

When was an act so easy to follow. MSM should know.

[@29Ni8]

🤣I'm proud to be Maori , you can't find this stuff anywhere else on the planet

[@stefsmith47]

Stuck in the stone age

[@marknicol4957]

Thanks for that. Was wondering how she got to speak first. Well done

[@TimLynchNZ]

Congratulations Sean - you allowed her to speak and 'did not speak over her.' You are becoming a more sensitive interviewer. Well done.

[@AmyMurphy-s2k]

Kiwi in london love this day waitangi day or new Zealand day is the best

[@samball6019]

Hi Sean, Yes i've heard about South Island Maori speak a different dialect to North Island maori so is it any use learning south island terio when north islanders dont understand it

[@waynekilgour393]

😁 Elderly maori don't understand most of ether. Wheel , car , tv , fridge and thousands of new words , different dialects and different meanings for old maori words. Like in the treaty.

[@KDddd203]

None of it is of any use to anyone

[@SMD2308]

I have been corrected by a Nga Tahu teacher for the wrong dialectal pronunciation in Te Reo classes. It was very confusing and discouraging.

[@chrisrutherfurd9338]

Nicole was teased for her dialect when she was learning and communicating with Te Reo... NZ has a problem with bullying and teasing people who stick out a bit. Wonder if this part of the tall-poppy attitude there too.

[@adsdft585]

Constantly saying some media is misreporting is an example of the 'Overton Window'

[@MichaelLaw-t1c]

Well done nicole, that what i deduced from whzt i saw. The press and reporters in nz have been pzrt,od the left wing propaganda machine for a long time and zre one eyed. I don't believe what they say without checking the back story.well done Napoui your manage of refreshing open debate was lively and enjoyable to watch.keep and open mind and look to the whole, not just those with a vested interest or political agenda.

[@MichaelLaw-t1c]

This in not what I wrote, I there someone censoring these posts?

[@REwing]

Coming of age!!!! Dragging the tribe mentality into 2024!!!

[@5150show]

Well done

[@Michael-o3h]

Well done that you respect the culture. You wouldn't go to another country and sh!t on theirs would you. It does seem Waitangi Day is used as an excuse to put grievances in the light yet we have a parliament building to do that. I couldn't believe it last time my friend went up there to Waitangi and was charged to look at a flag pole hahaha that just seems rude, where and to whom does the money go to. Maybe the day is falling out of the hearts and minds of the ordinary citizens of NZ. Perhaps we need a separate national day where all NZ citizens can enjoy peace and leave the situations at home or in parliament to be sorted out 😅😅

[@gregg7617]

Well Done My Licensed Friend ! 😉😎🎱🙏🕊️

[@Bemark100]

Yep, im schooled. I love honesty

[@stuartzm9957]

Vote act for a fair equitable NZ

[@alvinaedwards]

It was her political rhetoric. AND what she stands for.

[@tommcg7564]

You don’t get to dictate how things are run on the marae, Maree

[@tommcg7564]

Sorry your name is Nicole

[@antihebrew]

Maori culture is primitive by definition. Our culture of free democracy and equality of the sexes is far superior. We should be allowed to celebrate the many successes of our ancestors, and denigrate the murderous folly of other people's ancestors.

[@rangisullivan1591]

Was your culture that murdered 6 million Jewish men woman and children in my lifetime,white man savagery is well documented,maori are saints compared to your ancestors

[@adriandocherty778]

And now u pedos dress like women to get into girls toilets!!🙅🏽

[@kelbatt7729]

No person has the right to claim another persons culture is primitive. Just different. Thinking our culture is superior to others is racist.

[@antihebrew]

@@kelbatt7729 Why do I not have the right? You conflated culture with race.