Pōneke Mayor Tory Whanau on the challenges of public office as a wāhine Māori leader | The Hui

The first Māori to be Mayor of Wellington Pōneke, Tory Whanau, talks to Julian Wilcox about the revitalisation of te reo Māori, retaining Māori wards, honouring te Tiriti Waitangi, Treaty Principles Bill creating division, voting on sale of Wellington Airport shares, how wāhine Māori political leaders are treated in the public arena, challenges of the job, losing popularity after increasing rates for the water infrastructure budget, her goal to stand as mayor again, her membership of the Green Party, water reform, and social housing.
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[@Tupunaforever]

Tory Whanau has a STAGED interview, to make it look like she knows what's she's talking about. You didn't fool me.

[@logicalanswer3529]

Well put.

[@plumbus813]

BYE TORY

[@candsoshea3566]

The thing is ,its easy to get lost in the politics.the role of mayor in todays challanges is all about money, infrastructure and a plan.

[@jeffmcintyre2091]

@@candsoshea3566 yes but she has no plan excerpt gettin pissed and wanting married men to gice her one

[@logicalanswer3529]

This woman is so deluded that she literally said "local and central governments are incredibly colonized structures, set up to suit Pākehā". "It's the privileged, it's the elite, it's those who already have everything. They are going out and voting, and that's when things don't change."

[@jasperhorace7147]

If all else fails, play the race card. Never acknowledge that somehow you as a Māori woman got to be mayor, in spite of the lie about being independent. Whanau is way out of her depth but as a narcissist she will never ever admit to that because it’s so much easier to blame the system which gave her the position in the first place.

[@logicalanswer3529]

@@jasperhorace7147 100% correct. She is a great example of a professional victim.

[@richardwyatt934]

Tory Whanau is a very poor leader.

[@paulmarden3301]

I love watching this show but this was a disappointing softball interview. She wasn't challenged on a single thing including her previous trainwreck of an interview

[@Tc-zb8ht]

Stop the blame Gender/Race game ,every piece of your behavior,actions,statements,interviews (and there are many) are your own doing your out of your Depth.

[@logicalanswer3529]

100% correct. Keep in mind that a professional victim will always refuse to grasp the concept of self-accountability.

[@imbtmn9836]

Feral Feral Feral

[@jeffmcintyre2091]

The worst thing to happen to Wellington.drunk slapper hell no😂

[@spider-man910]

She answered every question clearly knows what she is talking about. ..... Good one Tory ❤❤

[@Satisfyinglyowned]

Why does it cost to speak Māori at the council?

[@jeffmcintyre2091]

Mark out of 10.um.minus 5😂

[@TerryPalmer-d2l]

Black white or brindle, do a good job and the people will love you, Im sure wellington people if they wanted to speak maori, would learn it, nothing to do with you, also maori are not indigenous, they arrived here as we all did.

[@tamaashford7196]

Tori ,you carry on your outstanding work , there are ups and downs in life ,but you learn from that. Your dedication and inspiration have been outstanding, you have my 100% support ❤️ kia kaha wahine toa.

[@Chopper650]

what outstanding work?

[@jasperhorace7147]

@@Chopper650 Impoverishing the citizens of Wellington with unused bike lanes, endless roadworks, speed bumps every 300 m, removal of parking spaces, astronomical rates rises and crazy schemes which will never work or improve Wellington.

[@rorigiles1323]

@@Chopper650 Yes, Id like to know too.

[@logicalanswer3529]

Good one.

[@jeffmcintyre2091]

Feel sorry for yiu.its the worst mayor ever😂