Maori Children As Young As 12 Take Their Own Lives

The Kids Aren't Alright: New Zealand's Maori youth are far more likely to attempt suicide and commit crimes than any other group. In some communities, a return to traditional Maori values is being promoted as the solution.
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New Zealand's Maori youth are in the grip of a crisis. Maori make up just 15% of the country's population, but 60% of people aged 10-14 who killed themselves between 2012 and 2016 were Maori. Eastern Petford Smith first attempted suicide aged 12, and at the same time began to get in trouble with the law. “I didn’t want to be in this world. I hated it.” Isaiah Matthew Apiata works as a youth justice coordinator for New Zealand’s Ministry of Children, or Oranga Tamariki, and believes that Maori children today "aren’t brought up with values or principles." Apiata's work focuses on helping children like Isaiah reestablish their connection to ancestral traditions. “The essence of the pepeha hikoi is for the young person to make a reconnection back to their land...And give you that understanding of purpose in life."
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[@accessdenied3350]

Strange how age changes you, as a teen I hated my small town, now I'm in my 30s and all I want to do is leave the rat race and settle in a small town

[@mattparr3038]

Theres no place like home. Everyones drawn back eventually.

[@aguyfromnewzealand3392]

@@mattparr3038 not everyone. I'll never want to live In the place I grew up in. 🤣 I'm a south islander for life now 😁

[@mattparr3038]

@@aguyfromnewzealand3392 likely not if it sucked. But if it was a good experience, we always navigate our way back.

[@jessicalucero3271]

Exactly, I feel like we never appreciate the small towns we come from when we’re young. As a 30 year old I realized I’m a country type of woman. Lol

[@Kingkejser]

So true and especially after getting children. want them to have same childhood as my own

[@bellejour559]

When he spoke about his father he was so proud to mention the great attributes he had. I hope this young man can also find similar qualities in himself because of his father's example. Hopefully he will live a long, happy, and prosperous life.

[@panismith1544]

👍

[@panismith1544]

@White Owl pass!!

[@mattparr3038]

100%

[@moanamoka2192]

"PEACE"

[@lianseldou]

I can feel the teenage boy. My dad passed away when I was 17 years old and now I’m 34. It’s been 17 years and I still missed him every single day, his presence in my daily life. Let’s all stay strong. Life will get better I hope 👍🙏💐

[@maidenfttoko3687]

Keep your hands to yourself weirdo

[@aguyfromnewzealand3392]

@@maidenfttoko3687 I think he meant that feel In a different way like spiritually. He understands what it feels like 😊

[@maidenfttoko3687]

@@aguyfromnewzealand3392 oh my bad, my apologies lian

[@io6027]

@@maidenfttoko3687 you are a kind person. seldom are people quick to apologize. I ain’t religious, but good fortune upon ye.

[@dannypenola2674]

Yea 12 but I stayed clear of the law. When I was doing illegal things even then I was smart enough to avoid getting caught. At least they’re getting help

[@fullcirclewithcainbradley5924]

I agree with the kid as boredom makes you start taking an interest in other things, hard to have purpose when you look around and all you see is boredom or people just surviving not living, when you look around these small towns what you are seeing is your future, as a kid this can break you if you don't want that future. You look at the old guys with the bad backs and all having a beer at the same pub ifs fucking depressing. For some kids you need to visualise a future that's worth living and in new Zealand that's hard if you have never been outside of your town. I heard a guy talk about a lack of identity. He's half right but a lack of identity isn't just the reason you off yourself. If your identity doesn't match your environment you can be at war with yourself which I see with alot of the youth

[@soph3550]

Woah i never looked at it that way, but this is so true.

[@stonedape2406]

Same on the isle of wight tbh

[@Nouno470]

"surviving not living" well said

[@user-wg9go8qs1k]

This is actually how it feels I’m a teenager btw

[@rds7696]

@@user-wg9go8qs1k same

[@PsychicAlchemy]

The indigenous people of the world carry the last threads of a history long forgotten by the rest of humanity. There are dark forces at work trying to keep this history hidden, but they're beginning to lose.

[@gingerandspice1209]

Amen!

[@hoseahopa5988]

Very true

[@stormtokotahitokotaua65]

Bro this comment should be getting way more acknowledgment. You are so true 👌💯

[@holdencommodorehsv]

dark forces? Would love to know what garbage you are talking about.

[@bboykman]

Lmao imagine calling the reminisce of colonialism on the indigenous populous’ psyche “dark forces” 😂😂

[@jp8649]

The kiss he gave to the grave was one of both the sweetest and heartwrenching things I have ever seen. I lost my dad in 2007. So, I get it. Hope he's been able to find peace and thrive. He deserves it.

[@TheSpritz0]

Sad story about the fisherman who passed on from cancer, I hope everything goes well for his family and his spirit inspires them to live for the positivity in life!!!

[@aguyfromnewzealand3392]

@@jrmurphypoet im sad you feel that way 😢

[@plimmerton3992]

To all my young uso and tuafafine I love you ❤️ I am a samoan and my dream is to serve for the New Zealand SAS. that was the only reason I wanted to stay alive.. was to die on the battlefield because I was depressed/suicidal my mum and dad broke up.. but still wanted my life to go to somewhere useful. It sounds stupid but through time I realised that I needed to live for New Zealand, I needed to live for my community, I needed to live for my family and friends. How was I meant to SERVE as a dead man. I kept thinking about this and overtime I came to honor my life and that the pain DID feel unbearable but for me, serving my country was my reason to live. Through this I got a lot closer to everyone I knew because I am running, I've quit smoking and drinking. I can think a lot clearer. I owe everything TO GOD AND NEW ZEALAND ❤️ It is a victory to live.

[@heyman4590]

Arohanui e hoa. Much love to you my friend. Wishing you the absolute best in your endeavors.

[@samael9445]

Awesome

[@raidenwolfe6495]

What a rich beautiful culture they are...being Native I see alot of our own struggles in this documentary...please don't give up my friends...life gets better...but can not if you leave this earth before it is your time...I promise 🙏🙏🙏

[@starfirefairyindigo2668]

You're right, we as indigenous ppls do have many things in common, including how our governments disregard our health mental and physical and blame us for trying to survive in countries built off white supremacy and tried genocide of indigenous peoples. NZ has horrendous MH services that are under staffed, under payed, and continue to disregard the implications colonization, systemic oppression still has today.

[@StupidLittleYTName]

my dad passed in 2012 of cancer, I was 12 as well. its haunting, unbearable some days. much love to him

[@seanodwyer4322]

A.- My dad died in 1940 - 1946

[@Kalus_Saxon]

Your uniform is your skin. Everyone needs to learn about their indigenous ancestors in the land they call home. Without that sense of identity who are you??

[@DaisyHaize]

Your uniform is your personality and how you react with others. I think it’s important to learn about the now and what you need to survive and be happy in the current world

[@Nouno470]

@@DaisyHaize ofc that's also important. What i think the op is saying is that we should acknowledge and learn how to look back to where we came from. It is respectful and gives us a strong sense of identity so that we're not just "surviving" but rather living with purpose, pride and passion. It somehow makes us feel like we're part of something bigger than the now.

[@NightinGal89]

Yes that is why I am actually against multiculturalism. I come from bits and pieces of several nationalities and ethnicities and felt like I belonged nowhere

[@Kalus_Saxon]

@@NightinGal89 exactly.... why would anyone want to bring a child into the world to make it feel like you do.. Now your probably a lovely lady but belonging is more than being accepted by a group of people..

[@andretarvok7122]

@@Kalus_Saxon Exactly the only thing where me and you disagree is that those nations are inherently not yours. Australia doesn't belong to British people; Britain does, New Zealand the same those lands were stolen from people long ago and now that the arabic people are doing the same to Europe, Europeans cry foul. You could always try returning to Europe and fight for it just like all the others tried too. Or learn arabic.

[@88amona]

Creating life changing opportunities is definitely a challenge regardless what part of the world you live in.

[@speeddemon9555]

i lost my Mum and Dad within a month and a half of each other, it altered my life forever, i feel sad for this boy, but, he seems to be on the right track, i wish him all the best.

[@alexha2884]

I am sorry to hear that

[@nepadron]

I watched "Once We Were Warriors" about the Maori when it came out. I was 12. I still think about the stories presented in that film, and how pervasive and unchanged those stories are for the Maori still today.

[@starfirefairyindigo2668]

This is soo ignorant and a huge generalization. to think that a MOVIE made 25 something years ago resembles the life of Māori ppl, is wrong and damaging to actual Māori ppl. You don't know the history and nuances of the culture, so kindly shut up.

[@reidyoung724]

@@starfirefairyindigo2668 bro i don't know what you're on about im maori and my iwi is nga puhi... and a lot of these things remain the same, if not worse.. once were warriors depicts most Maori life to a T.

[@jadenkilla4242]

@@reidyoung724 true bro

[@GypsyGirl317]

@@reidyoung724 then it's time to make choices to break the cycles. It's not all Maori, and it's not even all Ngapuhi. My daughter in law is Ngapuhi and her family broke the cycle. My manager and his twin brother who is also a work colleague are Ngapuhi and their Dad broke the cycle. Most of my Maori mates where I live have broken the cycle. 🙆🏻‍♀️ I broke a cycle of violence from my own family experience. It's not exclusive to Maori. 🤔 So yes, while too many people do still continue this ugly lifestyle, many more choose not to. There are also the factors of systemic lack of adequate interest in creating legal, health, and education services which are culturally genuinely useful for Maori/Pasifika culture. I have travelled and lived with locals in both India 🇮🇳, and some African 🌍 nations. There are many difficulties in these areas too. 😔💞🌿

[@GypsyGirl317]

N EP - The film is NOT about "The Maori" - that statement sounds like you believe it is a representation of all Maori. Far from it - it is a small percentage of the population and many are not like this. I have experienced it for a short time with a partner many years ago, but I left that relationship and I have always been glad. The larger percentage of Maori people have broken these cycles a long time ago. 💖

[@deadnitezn.z.4938]

Broken hearts broken family's lost kids feeling all alone no one to talk to no one to look up to no one to listen to them!😢

[@eenbankberoven]

similar phenomenon in canada ): my best friend who was indigenous died by suicide last year

[@lilyflower5576]

May He Rest In Paradise ❤️

[@crystaltekira4672]

As Māori, It's unfortunately common among those of our indigenous communities around the world as a result of colonization at the core of it. Truly sorry for your loss 🙏

[@jordanwoolley3475]

Nz is so so broken. But its shown to the world as this fantastic paradise.

[@chenoah7963]

so true. its in a sad state in so many ways.

[@iwikorebrook9446]

Yeah hardout nz is so broken in many ways totally agree with that

[@toastcrumbsinmybed9841]

Perfect way to put it.. I've been watching a lot of these videos tonight and seeing comments of how people want to move to this paradise but they have no idea how bad it is now. The poverty, joblessness, housing crisis, suicide/depression, homicide, over all crime rate and the massive mental health problem. Let alone the soul of our home fading away 😔 my heart breaks for the future

[@chenoah7963]

@@toastcrumbsinmybed9841 agreed!the environment too with polluted waterways, harbours so filthy you cant swim in them. Loss of species that NZ is iconic for. .Green image has long ago become a bad joke. Very disheartening.

[@julieisthebest5978]

That's greed from the government they dont care about people they care about money in there pockets 😪

[@natividadbooth4835]

Sometime in 2014, a couple asked me to house sit for them. They went overseas to their homeland to bury the ashes of their 14yo son who was found hanged to a tree. It was a mystery what really had happened to the boy.

[@SiliconBong]

that's deep

[@William679able]

The way he described his Father ❤

[@guy-tn2ud]

I cried hard. There's a lot I could say, but the main thesis of this story is clearly one thing... BOYS NEED MEN IN THEIR LIVES. Edit: Boys need good men in their lives.

[@soonsuicidal]

Yes. Good fathers are really needed in our society. Not just as a good provider but fathers are known to be the foundation of a house. They are the children's guidance, instiller of discipline , provider of love and teacher of values on how to be the real man in this confusing society.

[@mikepower596]

Families need fathers fnf.com the system stole their land & now provides nothing for them but drugs - alcohol smfh.. beautiful people sports etc I asked two Maori why they so big.. he said "basically we eat a sheep a day" Beautiful 😊

[@agirlnamedbrett.]

this makes me so incredibly sad. as someone who struggles with depression and thoughts of suicide I can't say i completely know how they feel but i do in my own way. I never thought I'd make it to 30 let alone 32.

[@samanthahydeker7914]

It becomes more easy to endure the pain?

[@Occult_Gibbet]

Exactly where I am now. 32.

[@agirlnamedbrett.]

@@samanthahydeker7914 ...i wouldn't say it gets easier. you just learn to cope better....sometimes

[@samanthahydeker7914]

@@agirlnamedbrett. fuck, i am in my 20 in a third world country i just want to sleep and never wake up

[@derekstynes9631]

What an inspirational Story , Good Luck to all walk this path and please Support this much needed work with the Young People !

[@dylanblack8487]

THE WRLD HAS GONE BONKERS AND I HATE IT.

[@panismith1544]

At can be like that...unfortunately. Be strong & be proud

[@Sa.d.bo26]

Been like that when the 1st humans were born

[@dUnjer]

The innocence back in 2019 😂 check out 2021

[@colleenbrookes-gain5685]

Yes the world has indeed gone bonkers

[@MrSicc274]

Beautiful little video on real issues! Thank You Journeyman team

[@gypsylake2238]

Excellent and important video. To do what one can to restore the Indigenous culture and identity in the people I think is essential and vitally necessary, being separated from any part of their culture is confusion making and disorienting and causes sensations of lost and deep struggling internal and external. Every thing that is done to bring the people back to their cultural identity and traditions helps to heal that longing and very real need to be a whole self, the self they were born to be. Patient with those who don't seem to grasp at it right away, each individual is finding their own way. Blessings to all the mentors, teachers and guides, you are an invaluable link to recovery, reconnecting, an integrated whole to past, present, and future.

[@polynesianwahine]

It’s so sad a lot of Islanders kill themselves because they feel very alone they feel as if they can’t talk to anyone. Please please take your children feelings into consideration. Talk to your children. And yes teenagers can be depressed. I know this from experience it isn’t easy being a teenager in this generation. God bless you all and love you all. ❤️🤙🏽

[@KeetahHudson]

Maori people don't consider themselves islanders!!!

[@arnoldp8962]

Same problem with juveniles all over the world. Whether it be small town or big city youth, they always seem to want to get into trouble. Society needs to step up and teach kids that we can have fun and still be cool without doing bad stuff. Joining gangs and doing juvenile crime is just as suicidal as a bored and depressed person.

[@katahi0749]

I FEEL HIS PAIN MY MOM DIED WHEN I WAS 3

[@mangukaharpg3699]

We had a 12 year old boy in our area take his life very sad

[@salttrader8409]

You can change your stars but first you gotta look up to see where you are. All our kiwi kids are at risk of a hard time. Thanks to those who reach out to them..much love

[@gemma9626]

I am so grateful and relieved that there are people in this world like Isiah, who are selflessly dedicated to bettering these boys' lives. It brings a tear to my eye and it inspires me.

[@LaurenceTarei-qj8ph]

Yeah I went thru he'll growing up without my Oldman he committed suicide when I was 10 years old everything changed after that the path I was on took a very different turn in life violence drugs gangs and addiction was a one way lane for me but no one was going to do anything about it I've had to rehabilitate myself I've had to learn what love was on my own... a turn of fate would have me on the run from the cops chasing a girl on wellington because it was the best thing I had encountered at the time the rest is history... I've suffered in silence all my life got 8 kids heaps of mokos but the stuff I went through in my child hood I still have my tangis....I never got to grieve properly or healthy ... after my father passed life went on no one really cared about us only Koro noki and Aunty noti at Xmas time just me n my mum and my brother is all I can remember at the time ...been alone life has been a he'll of a ride slowed right down now but I still feel the mamae it never leaves us we just suppress it and leave it there ....

[@harleyfrench9997]

Violence alcohol drugs and fear my father scared me to death as a kid i was suicidal as well we lived in a small town in taranaki called manaia its just the way it goes being half-caste kids we didn't fit in anywhere but life does get better keep your head up 🙏

[@dionhutchinson4183]

New Zealand is failing our young kids all they want is a sense of belonging and understanding, I went through that in the 80's and 90's and it's still a battle today

[@BBaker-fr4op]

It's more like the parents not nz

[@christinathom5528]

True, but sometmes the parents r just as lots, as the children. We all need Gods love.

[@christinathom5528]

Lost

[@toninz75]

If only we could give them the gift of taking them out of that particular moment and showing them what their lives could be,what they could do and see,what they could achieve. I love my culture but it wasn't until I stepped away from it (moved overseas) that I REALLY learned to appreciate and to be so proud to be Maori

[@ottishill2177]

No just recently a 9 year old boy took his own life... its so sad that these type of things happen and no reprecutions have happened to those who should be held accountable.

[@islandgirl75]

I watched Once Were Warriors back when it first came out and was totally blown away by the rawness of how it made me feel after the film was over. Over 20 years later I still think about the film a lot and what it means to break free of colonisation, and still be a prisoner of it long after the colonisers leave.

[@paulcarolan8646]

Belinda R hello from royal hill of Tara county Meath Ireland

[@josephl9619]

what does colonisation have to do with it? Jake the muss was descended from slaves of maori. And it was the arriving europeans who banned slavery in New Zealand. Maori culture and history was absolutely brutal. So why do you single out colonisation? Not saying that colonisation wasnt brutal too, but i dont understand why think the problems of that people in once were warriors were having were connected solely to colonisation. Genuine question

[@shadowboxing7029]

@@josephl9619 Saying that he was descended from slaves OF Maori suggests he himself is not Maori. Unless that's not what you meant, then I apologise. The practise of slavery AMONG Maori is referred to as Mokai. Aspects similar to the slavery the British engaged in except Mokai is intertribal, meaning the Brits stole people from other cultures. I'm glad they eventually learned it was wrong and passed that knowledge onto Maori, because slavery is bad no matter who swings it. For today's purposes, this slavery (not Mokai) shares similarities with colonisation in that they both are involved with the removal of identity. For anyone from a dominating culture (to which you are used to and therefore are unlikely to notice), I can understand why the importance of identity may be difficult to grasp. With culture comes community, connection and support. To see others like yourself with the same values and so forth enforces that culture and by extension your own identity, worth and direction towards purpose. Now reverse that, add in some denigration, loss of economic stability through massive theft of land and well, what do people expect? Mokai may be a point of contention but that seemed to be more of an issue between Jake and Beth. I have no doubt the repercussions for Jake personally were monumental, although compounded more so by the effects of colonisation.

[@ghostsheet777]

@@thomasclark5413 lol the classic "but technology" argument, so stupid. Just because we're forced to live in a society that uses technology so much that you literally need a computer to go to school, doesn't mean it's good...or positive ...u think about that sir.

[@wayneleabourn9384]

I am Maori, my ex wife and mother of our children, is staunchly Tuhoe,my present partner is proudly Ngati awa and my closest friend is a leader among Ngati awa.Most of my whanau,friends and work mates are Maori, but you won't read about us in the court news.Like the vast majority of Maori,we are busy working, making positive contributions to society and enjoying the modern world we live in. We ensure our children, our mokopuna(grandchildren),are loved,fed,clothed,educated, guided and disciplined when needed. You will find Maori in all aspects of society, former governor generals,politicians, regional and local councils,judges,marae and school commitees.The percentage of Maoril in the armed forces,where we excel ,is high.Many of us have traveled the world,in fact you will find Maori living and working all over the globe.we have visited great cities and historic places, but acknowledge there is no where like home.We all support the treaty of Waitangi process helping restore past injustices. For us life is good.If all of the above means we have been colonized, hei aha(so be it)

[@yeshualives5989]

My friend was the first person to take his life about 25 yes ago. My cousin found him and committed suicide about 5 years later. My basketball coach, my dad's youngest brother, mum's youngest brother, friends, just to name a few have all died by suicide. I come from a town with around 300 population. Crazy

[@GypsyGirl317]

I'm so sorry for all these tragic losses. 💔😢🌿

[@irksdo]

I live in a very tiny town in Alaska with a total of 400 kids in pre-k to grade 12. We have had multiple kids commit suicide or have been put in mental hospitals. It’s sad to see middle schoolers want to die and have to been in these places for months

[@heidirepp7462]

And that's before lockdown ay? How are they coping now?

[@irksdo]

@@heidirepp7462 i haven’t seen or heard from someone in over a year cause of being in a mental place, it’s sad everything here seems duller then normal, drives through town will be empty besides the same 4 kids trying to find places to skate. the lockdowns hit everyone hard here. they have opened the schools up in red zones just so we can see each other in the dark times of the winter. we just hit green agian so we are seeing more people

[@heidirepp7462]

@@irksdo shit, your not alone i hope. I live in new Zealand. We not in lockdown but are fearful of the government coz they've given themselves alot of power. Laws rushed through without the normal process. How old are u? I'm 41. I wish I could give you a hug.

[@jackcoolidge8123]

Male role models can solve so many problems in our world. It’s sad to see that such a simple thing is the answer and so few people are saying it especially in America.

[@maryannerapana3375]

As a grandmother I have raised my two grandson since they were babies and having a male role model doesn’t necessarily mean can solve so many problems. A lot has to do with whanau, showing whom they link and belonging too, their standing ground of their culture sides and I could say plenty more but my main concern is that they are truly blessed with their own surroundings and their own experience of being able to make the best of their own life and their own wellbeing as young males. All it is with my Mokopuna they were raised by their grandmother who is a single mom and grandmother and I truly did my best even they are mischievous, debates with their own opinions on how they feel and see things, learning their pepeha, gone hunting/ fishing, picking puha for boil up, etc...All I do was taught them to be independent of their lives.

[@marianaandrews6274]

Jadian's pretty awesome on the bikes...talent

[@mexicanmuslim]

I'm NativeAmerican I have heard about my people in reservations resorting to suicide drugs alcohol etc. I can relate to the Polynesians feeling like their home/land was stolen.

[@KStack-bj9ps]

To be fair , Polynesians only settled there 700 years ago which isn't too much before the first Europeans reached the Americas .

[@Chartoise]

Get over it :P it's been hundreds of years ago.

[@flippingmyhairback2]

SPoken like a true invader, saying the people willingly sold their lands, not knowing the language that they were signing. I have seen conquered countries, and they were told that they sold their lands, but they have no idea that the paper that they were signing is selling their own native lands to the invaders. But when it is being done to you cry like you were the one who are getting invaded.. Maybe, the best solution is that instead of assimilation, diversify when you stolen other people's country and land. so it will prevent them from being lost instead of following someone's culture that it is not theirs.

[@mexicanmuslim]

Mr T Interesting I didn't know that. I guess I just assumed my hardships on to theirs. But I do know Polynesians get the fatty scraps of pigs from butchers and get diabetus eating that shit. They choose it but white people supply it. Well yeah. Diabetes and obesity rates with NativeAmericans is so so high. We aren't used to the diet of Europeans and we suffer for it.

[@bettykuykendall2083]

Your stolen land happened a long, long time ago. Get over it.! You weren't there, I wasn't there. Move on.. There are many opportunities for Native Americans. Quit feeling sorry for your race and do something with yourself instead of being a crybaby. Wah, wah, wah White people stole my land over 250 years ago. I cannot do anything. Wah, wah wah.

[@oldfan1963]

5:03 - There was a time when stuff like this was called a "prank." Offenders were taken to a police station, given a good talking to and parents arrived to take them home...

[@shipscat21]

15.23 evil person attacked and traumatised elderly 80 year old women in the privacy of her own home.

[@Shazzyhtown]

Maoris are gorgeous let me say. Such a shame that these young people feel so hopeless. Its a similar situation with the Native Americans here in the States. Teen suicide and alcoholism is high among the tribes. If you see the state of most Native Americans reservations, you may understand their young people feel the way they do. There is literally no opportunity. Sexual Abuse is also very common among Native American women. =(

[@lizalohan01]

Izzy I once witnessed this young man in his glorious methods of Karakia it was so powerful that I will never forget this.

[@matthewalexander5815]

Wow I'm not even close to being finished with this video I know it's 2 years old but after hearing that boy and how he wanted to be with his father it just too sad to hear what he wanted to do and what he almost did to be with his father it just breaks my heart.

[@shipscat21]

the people in the 2 nd part of this vid show a cowardly women @ 15.30 who attacked an old lady in her home and put her in hospital, she is 80 years old

[@flippingmyhairback2]

Oh please, you all know that these happen due to the part of losing one's identity, due to colonialism. You lost your identity and that what makes you confused, cause you do not know if you're culture is white or maori.

[@chemtrailer6078]

pakeha and maori need to stand together, against other cultures, we see that today.

[@ceezee201]

Blame game does not work.

[@daredevil8179]

@@ceezee201 Certain parts of maori society love the blame game.

[@AFAKASI61]

Not just identity, also land, resources, human rights

[@rayc8948]

In 50, 100, 200 years will colonisation still be pointed to as the reason for dysfunction with Maoridom?

[@chrystalblu8631]

Boredom is like prison. They need to have fight clubs and sports. What is wrong with their parents?

[@devware5019]

Sports saved me as a young man, primarily skateboarding 🤷🏿‍♂️

[@xvenomx8089]

Bro I feel you my father past when I was 10 and it wasn’t the same but god will guide us

[@mikewaves1057]

Wow that was amazing really interesting inspiring an tragic obviously, building on the positive.

[@houseis]

That leader at the end there has real power you can see it in his eyes

[@victoriarihari4934]

I pray that he finds his identity with his role model beside him. Good on you for the journey your taking and finding who you are.

[@charleenhudson4746]

Such a sad story but can I mention how cool the Live music sounds?

[@theresamischeski71]

Mr Apiata im your Whanau by Adoption,The Apiatas are indeed an awesome Whanau. 100% Mana.

[@tokyonobara]

maori people are beautiful

[@hotpotato3]

I grew up as a little boy in America a Mãori boy with my baby sister.. we always knew who we were are... We are Mãori... Living in a different world... But we are still Mãori... My Mum who is Pàkeha...made sure we knew that🎉

[@user-oh4yd5uh4e]

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[@jessicalucero3271]

I also believe that just having the thought or idea that you are stuck on a island, fuels even more the teenage angst. I remember feeling so trapped inside my small boring town.

[@barney4546]

Kororareka/Russell is not a island..you can drive there or take a boat or ferry.

[@milkandspice1074]

@@barney4546 There are 600 islands.

[@barney4546]

@@milkandspice1074 dude I'm familiar with the geographics of my turangawaewae

[@GypsyGirl317]

@@milkandspice1074 and there are plenty of boats... 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@shipscat21]

1530; this person attacked an 80 year old women on Saturday night. Shes locked up now

[@Chris-fb8jg]

All young Maori people if you are reading this wherever you are. I truly believe you can do anything anywhere. You just have to train your mind and keep at it and never give up Maori people can do better than anyone eles they need to stand up be motivated, life can be hard and tough for everyone but there is always sliver lining on the other side..don't waste your life things take time and enjoy life

[@shipscat21]

the people in the 2 nd part of this vid show a cowardly women @ 15.30 who attacked an old lady in her home and put her in hospital, she is 80 years old

[@brotherhec2403]

This is what privilege looks like. Living by the sea , fresh air , peaceful , good food most likely but feels he has it bad.

[@tryphineshumba1181]

My thoughts exactly.....that place looks like heaven.

[@wahine7556]

Yes it is pretty and the air is alright however to an outsider it is not immediately obvious of how deep the poverty goes, how deep the chasm runs now the nuclear family is but a ghost story. For many of us living in NZ it looks great but you can't afford to live even with a great degree, you cannot afford to have a family, there are few prospects, the list goes on..

[@keenb641]

Far out. What an articulate and well thought kid, he'll be alright.

[@rayc8948]

Hopefully ... or, in jail

[@one6ix8]

Stay Strong Young Man! You are a Warrior! You only do not realize it yet!

[@matthiasmuller7677]

"There is just Nothing to do here" Walks by a Bar with live music, then hangs out at a beautiful beach

[@matthiasmuller7677]

@yellow meloe or I must be from a country where you don't have to be 18 to participate in harmles aspects of society

[@matthiasmuller7677]

@yellow meloe every single one where I'm from

[@matthiasmuller7677]

And it actually looks more like a fish restaurant. Do you think that might be legal maybe?

[@nahzewilliams5912]

maybe if that live music band he walked past was a young hip hop group performing instead of old fogeys & their music he may of took an interest of more excitement for example

[@AM-pc8ce]

@@matthiasmuller7677 q

[@geminiemery9999]

Man this hits heart real bad I took my life twice as a teenager I went threw deprression myself I'm glad I bet it NZL AUCKLAND REP STAY UP MAORIS

[@bbcpersian3342]

I wanna go there this year

[@MrSicc274]

Is this guy still alive?

[@mcgruff3309]

Wheelies on the road, my dad would of give me a beating if he caught me doing that, haha

[@kathryncarter6143]

Proof positive that love for family is prized above non other.

[@telahquemere6100]

this man is amazing!!

[@user-jm1hg6jj3l]

A nice documentary

[@churmykahiuptouce1067]

#ONELOVE from 4301 BRISBANE 🤙

[@karraanjameswilson2720]

Respect 🇳🇿😎

[@LVNITUPM8]

What do you mean there is nothing to do ad it's boring. Me and my wife are moving there soon as she is from new Zealand. The main reason is I want to raise my child there. There is hunting fishing camping all the things I did as a child and can't do where we live in western Australia. It's a much relaxed pace and it's exactly what I think a family and kids need

[@SuperGGLOL]

These kids are entitled. But they have been through rough times. They need a role model

[@Chzerry]

Because you need money for those things. You need equipment to do a lot of things you are stating. Aka tents fishing rod hunting knife etc etc. And that could be alot of money for some.

[@LVNITUPM8]

@@Chzerry you dont need a lot to start i mean when we were kids we made shit out of nothing and had fun doing it

[@jimmy_rizo]

Growing without a father is tough

[@pana6572]

In the MIGHTY NAME OF OUR LORD AND SAVIOR JESUS CHRIST, I rebuke all these evil spirits of suicide, depression, and mental health trying to take over our people, especially our youth and children. Praying for everyone right now, God bless you all and love you all...

[@nyezWA]

Good ole moerewa, nothing changes sadly! Grew up there, would never move back. I hope these boys are doing better

[@ziontkiii56]

I feel u

[@glennkaraka9037]

Love my people, culture and all its greatness, alot of young maoris these days are getting lost, mixed up with the wrong crowds, love the most youth places put in place to help young kids, side note I dont like oranga tamariki and what they do.

[@deniseglover3648]

This world is a sad place

[@annaw2909]

Denise Glover, world is beautiful (look at sunset), corrupt politicians ruin it

[@ziontkiii56]

Brutal

[@asmeenkhalik5447]

Oh my God, I pray that this boy is blessed with all the strenght to stay on track. He just needs the mentor to see him through his formative years and stay as a father figure for as long as possible. GOD BLESS YOU KID AND MAY HE GUIDE YOU TO YOUR PERSONAL SUCCESS.

[@stellabailey9025]

That’s awesome 👏🏻!

[@stonerguitarist4690]

God bless it not worth do not hurt ya self you are amazing

[@ESE_MADUS]

Woo, I really can't believe this, I know them to be the most lovely and peaceful people, so how can they be so suicidal

[@two_cent]

Just think of the many brothers he can help and teach its beautiful and amazing with role models like them. I'm 55 and I'm partly Cherokee would so much like to meet someone to help me get in touch with my Indian heritage to learn the plants and natural healing properties Just lots of things

[@lynettemcquire5748]

It was Woste in New Zealand in the late 60s 70s and 80s especially with young girls

[@dime4026]

Lol this kids parents are loaded. Owning property in russell is over a million dollars. Real poverty is 20mins west in kaikohe. Not rich town russell

[@user-wb2ry9hg3u]

Aging jedi I know eastern personally and they don't own there house they rent lmao, and yeah go record that shithole lolz

[@HappinessOrDeath]

Even still. If even rich kids are offing themselves too then there's a bigger problem lurking

[@anamokena-nicol4247]

So now we should discriminate children as well? A mortgage is not cheap when your husbands died either!! Nor are the land and property rates or having nothing left over and no help from anyone because 'your rich'. ...You show how much help you wont be to the problem s with NZ youth, nor the adults. Prob Hitler might get on with you though...

[@TheTammie76]

This is what displacement and loss of connection is doing to our babies. The way Maori are treated is so far from the culture ways, its just sad. The government is destroying this culture Whanau Ora should be supported more. These kids feel alone and lost.

[@honawikeepa5813]

They are suffering the negative effects of reasoning in a Hegelian dialectic conflict. Who knows what that is aye. Nobody here has a clue.

[@nanama1632]

Problem Reaction Solution

[@wycliffelevigan6702]

Theses- Antithesis

[@nanama1632]

Thesis+Antithesis = Synthesis Pro+Con = Consensus (Compromise) Thesis represents an idea or opinion, antithesis represents an opposite idea or opinion. The intersection of these is represented by synthesis or Compromise. At this point a new thesis can be introduced and on and on it goes.

[@saraqostahterra4548]

I was literally looking up "Mauri people" ('Mauri' from Mauritania, ancient-Morocco), and came across 'Maori' instead. Never knew this stuff happened. Glad I stumbled on it.

[@CuttySobz]

I blame the older generations and the parents not caring for their children as much they should. Nowadays people get so caught up into their own lives to really pay to their children. I mean REAL attention and GETTING TO KNOW THEM. Then they act so surprised when their kids go astray.

[@user-fz9lv1no3i]

Yea bro ppl in the older generations were just told to grow up when they had issues, our systems are built around that. Not enough support is out there for ppl.

[@shipscat21]

why did you remove my comment, its all true and on public record, shes now in Jail awaiting trial

[@viibezfam5807]

Watching this wanted me to learn more about my Maori side! Anyone from Waikato?! Ngati Manialoto.. I wanna figure out my roots 💯

[@heyman4590]

Kiaora, What's a way to contact you? I am also from Ngati Maniapoto/Waikato. Can possibly give you a hand there

[@viibezfam5807]

Hey Man awesome! Start off by emailing me on ([e-mail]) just so private because everyone on here can see haha! Thank you very much. Exciting

[@user-fz9lv1no3i]

Hey bro, white kid from Wellington here. Im like one 64th Māori or something but I think that getting in touch with your heritage a great idea! Everyone should know a little but about the people from Aotearoa NZ. Ive been considering re-learning my pepeha.

[@LVNITUPM8]

Oranga tamariki they do more bad than good. Bloody taking kids away from parents when they don't need to and use tactics that are absolutely discguisting. They would separate a young mother from her family and support in the middle of the night and wear her out so they can uplift a child. It's a disgusting

[@RaggaM92]

You have no idea what Oranga Tamariki does. You are basing your perception of them on one unfortunate mistake carried out by a few staff members..

[@deanostevenson9238]

good to see the older generation giving. the young options

[@yusufmambowitchnemesis]

we had lot of that fly swarm at 12 min of vid outside our house in turkey.how did it get here,if from here how did it get down under.answer is from cats and dogs

[@robertmanning2144]

Children all over the world take their own lives.

[@ines-simpson]

No kidding, the point is majority of Maori children are taking their lives more then any other ethnicity here in nz alone hence the video🤦‍♀️

[@Jamestothemoon]

Too much peace will makes you feel bored

[@kareh6976]

Hopefully now the Council, Community have programs, activities for young people and not just for Retirees and tourist, kia ora.

[@kevindwyer9637]

Best place to be kororareka. 🙏🏽

[@davidharbott312]

THIS IS THE FUTURE TO LEARN AND KNOW ABOUT YOUR HERITAGE TO EMBRACE IT AND LET IT TRANSFIX YOUR LIFE AND WORLD