SLAM DUNC: What is TJ Doing?

[@WoodInMotion]

Agreed. ABs are paid to be rugby players, not to be political.

[@whakatane6298]

Allblacks are players being paid for their skill

[@sandydawson2913]

He's there to play rugby..end of it.

[@marcusaurelius6012]

Each day, NZ edges closer and closer to 90s Bosnia

[@YouRohb]

All Blacks should be representing all of NewZealand.Politising games is just disgusting put me off watching rugby. Your better off improving the game and do this sort of things on your days off or in that Hikoi which no one really knows why they are there or string up a coherent answer about the Bill or Treaty.

[@michaelhowell8412]

"Put you off watching rugby" what a fragile meathead 😂😂😂

[@toakasi6425]

It's very misleading and just as divisive when A list Rugby players and Actors with born again elitist views try and further add on what's right for everyone else. Grossly overepresented and very bashful people in media who are quick to cancel fairness equality and democracy will sell the populist views that suit the people their bidding on including Rugby Union Bosses and CEOs the whole set now is beyond cringe. They never do this with cricket 🏏 golf ⛳ netball lawn bowls pool darts and rowing not a balanced and fair representation of where we are at. But let's be honest they have been sucked in and hood winked by the hikoi the PM and DPs have come out hiw many times to shoot the bill down. It's the cancel woke elitist culture that will kill our economy our people unity and spirit hope Rugby Union get defunded its time to defund their overspending of tax payers money 💰 they have bn rotting the system in Olympics and world cup tornys for to long. I say defund them and the sky TV also 😂 for the biased coverage towards Rugby and League.

[@iceswallowgum8540]

Oh well nice knowing ya Rob

[@stephenlennon7369]

So what about the 1960s protest by the AB against the Maori players not to tour apartheid SA? Or Jonah Lomu & Josh Kronfields protest against the French nuclear testing in the Pacific or Savea stand against Israel Fellah homophobic rant? 🤔 Just the Maori issue is important to you go figure that out lol 😆

[@toakasi6425]

@@stephenlennon7369 Only the govt at the time were very insistent on what they were doing was right so were the people in power and those opposing. The treaty bill is more a poke at the coalition leaders people now are trying to politicise more with their outburst of racial purity and all the gabble we here from the cancel and woke agendas in mainstream media is very biased. The problem to me is that we have a coalition 3 way agreement to many people trying to conspire and anger our poor tax paying citizens specifically Maori who are either unemployeed or incarcerated its a hoha when they have been feed propagender lies for so long. The Treaty bill has been stopped in its tracks anyway so Perenaras stab at the opposition overseas wasnt te tahi lol sorry it was actually more like a publicity stunt all the overreactions and exaggerations are only going to fuel more ignorance and all this overuse and exploiting going on with Sky TV s coverage of the Rugby is simply biased they need to be defunded. We have Tangata Whenua and our Moana whanau in bowls netball golf rowing cricket softball tennis squash and other olympic sports SKY TV coverage and TVNZ are so biased in their gross bashing of Rugby now it is highly oppressive and will lead our people down a path of self destruction. Maranga mai e te hunga mahi.

[@whodatbe8675]

Seymour should be PM.

[@JimmyJenks-u8v]

Thank god his followers will all pass and that will never happen. The next generations are no where near as confused and angry. Sorry, forgot to put gullible in there too.

[@martinward7239]

The sooner the bill gets to a referendum the better.

[@ACR7791]

Seymour is totally correct

[@mb68nz35]

Yeah nah he got eaten alive by a real journalist named Jack Tame.

[@vahalla1835]

Eaten alive. Dreamer. Mad cow disease

[@hammernz199]

😂​@@mb68nz35

[@ObiePaddles]

And then they posed with the maori flag. Unacceptable! They weren’t reading the Treaty Principles Bill…no protester has.

[@jahmech]

Not all Maori are the same!

[@murraythompson4386]

That is correct. Let's not confuse good NZers with activists and people wanting to be on the handout wagon as well.

[@sickpuppy011]

I thought we sorted this last century, with the springboks tour. All blacks play sport! Politics is seperate.

[@skamuliOG]

TJ the activist has broken the ABs! It explains the teams lackluster and disconnected performance against Italy

[@johnnystrand8433]

And what about poor old Sam Cane. Always out shadowed. Sums up the player really.

[@Uira15]

Allblacks should focus on doing a Bolly wood Dance next time, and being more inclusive

[@roddas26]

1 child every 5 weeks 👀

[@whodatbe8675]

Disgusting is what it is.

[@fu8713]

Just like your breath lol

[@craigstuart3186]

We've all had enough of hearing of how hard done by maori are , even though they get preferential treatment by all govt departments and in all aspects of society , all the weeping and wailing boo hoo Own your problems , take ownership of what you're doing wrong . Engage with health , education etc make your own life and the future of your children better

[@richardanderson7803]

Well said

[@iceswallowgum8540]

What extra benefits do Māori get mate?

[@richardanderson7803]

@@iceswallowgum8540 The ability to gather as much seafood as they like, there is a concerted effort via extra support to get maori into medical school, recently a kamatua got his conviction overturned for obstructing police because it would affect his mana etc etc etc

[@Spencer-z6k]

​@@iceswallowgum8540we should be fortunate to even get a benefit, we Maori need to take more responsibility for our own people instead of waiting for handouts, it's just pure laziness and back in the day, we weren't effing lazy....

[@Gumpmachine1]

@@iceswallowgum8540they have space specifically set aside in educational institutions like nursing meaning other better qualified ethnicities miss out because of the quota system. DEI hiring only hurts those receiving it

[@bigboyair6824]

Don't always agree with u Duncan but u hit nail on head with this one... Well said

[@pauldansby8285]

Hi Duncan, RESPECT For the straight up talk on the maori activist in the all blacks, HOW SAD FOR NEW ZEALAND PEOPLE, that these sad maori activist are poisoning their team mates, all of New Zealand with these toxic ideology, We all have to submit for The advancement of David treaty bill :) :) I always watch you on platform Duncan!!! You are a quality talker

[@johnnystrand8433]

Put the bill a referendum. Nah no nuts Luxon and jump ship Peter's will slide away.

[@JimmyJenks-u8v]

David is the epitome of toxic ideology. He will never get the support he needs because most people are wise to his 'reckons' and wonky assertions. Ever wondered why he's 'alway's right'? Like a 12 year old don't you think? He's an expert in everything, don't you know? I bet all his followers actually believe that! This is the biggest mass hoodwinking ever.

[@bobboris3528]

was the muppet trying to get the italians to take up the cause for maori?

[@stevehughes1510]

Now the haka is just another beat up for every man and his dog, it's lost its way care of some who think it's just a thing to do. To me, TJ showed us the middle finger before he heads off overseas.

[@jreverie7018]

I didnt see it as I cant bare to watch the Abs lose another game lol

[@LanceRoulston]

The Activists came together!!!!!!° not everyone & not ALL maori

[@lesterwyoung]

I am incredibly disappointed by this latest haka. I agree with what Duncan Garner is saying here. Far from uniting the country, this haka is widening the division. And it may cause disunity in the AB team.

[@whakatane6298]

David Seymour created the divide

[@vahalla1835]

​@@whakatane6298you think so. Why blame game. Because it's an easy road?. Maybe it has just opened the door for the rest of new zealand citizens to has a say about the future

[@davidtewhakaara6660]

Yup who's stupid idea was that

[@olsaffa7679]

TJ was laying groundwork for his future as either a reporter or politician, imho. I don't think the costs of his actions bother him.

[@kenhorlor5674]

Agree 💯%

[@John-SivihivaAhoLotoalahi]

That explains why they had a kaka game!

[@Huck77721]

New Zealand rugby began the misuse of the haka 120+ years ago so NOW the All Black's are crying Wolf. The haka WAS a taonga.....WAS. It should never have been turned into a maowri dance.

[@GumballEdits]

cringe watching adults let this ruin the sport for them, grow up, part of a free coutnry is stuff like this, even if you disagree like i do. This is just starting to sopund like the sensitive types you all make fun of. Woke is such a stupid thing to pretend is super real, just a successful media tactic to ramble about.

[@c.j.stansfieldsonscontract2259]

The ultimate backfire !

[@lukeheywood7334]

Hysterical nonsense

[@GeorgeJordan-s2y]

Politics should not be brought in to sport, no matter what country you're from .

[@FinnDelMundoTravel]

It’s no wonder why kiwis are tuning out of this boring game. Been ruined by toxic players and the woke left.

[@JimmyJenks-u8v]

Everything has apparently. Oh hang on, that's a distortion of reality. No just a whole bunch of confused and angry men who want to drag everyone else down with their nonsense. Go to therapy already. There is no such thing as 'woke' it is yet another tool to get you onboard someone's wonky agenda and you are being played.

[@hamishcraig6999]

Would someone please tell me about the words spoken by the 'leader' before they do the 'ka mate'? I don't understand what they are saying, (who does?), is it from a pre-approved script? Is it approved by the team? Where and who does it come from? Thanks

[@lindachandler2247]

Spoilt Sam Canes last game.All about himself.

[@andrewking9435]

TJ is successful rugby player and AB, yet playing the victim card. How can he say treaty hasnt been honored for him, given the privilege hes obtained. Why doesnt he role model woth ethic values than than victim and privilege narrative? Bring back Dan Carter and Richie McCaw

[@johnnystrand8433]

Nice one Duncan. You certainly ruffled a few feathers. TJ sorry bro the Italian crowd don't speak Maori and you were about to play Rugby which was a game invented by the English. 😂😂😂

[@georgemiller1307]

This guy tries to be the smartest man. But rambles on about nothing, that means nothing😂🤣😂😂🤦‍♂️

[@judyirving7631]

Its just getting worse !! The age of men is finished. We are now in the realm of Mordor !!

[@sylviagrace3600]

Well said Duncan after all sport is sport

[@darrynonekawa6606]

Would he have done it before his first game?

[@robholloway9319]

So many triggered people. Good on you TJ!!

[@ArthurWalters-z9h]

Can you please tell me about the Atlas Network and David Seymour? That's much more interesting than what TJ did.

[@bkitch5755]

I had four ab jersys , had just burnt them I wont be back Fance was last ab game I have seen

[@PaniWeiland]

All Blacks have always been involved in political issues since the 60's remember pushing back apartheid in South Africa and many others. Proud to be Maori

[@FinnDelMundoTravel]

Now the AB’s are pushing for apartheid NZ. Embarrassing

[@stephenlaurence8650]

Projecting Unity. Luxon calls us Maori and non-Maori.

[@toad501]

Don't use the haka then. Ngāti Toa came out hard to support the Hikoi. The Haka is their ancestors. Are we all connecting dots here?

[@Hatunrumioc]

Ok but don't cry victim if the ABs do decide to stop doing it 😂

[@toakasi6425]

The woke media and cancel culture now in Rugby is beyond cringe its grossly overepresented and bashful when Rugby players and Rugby Union need to be called out for overusing the haka and its sport in olympics and world cup tournaments. I havent and will not support them they try to hard to represent 💯 NZ by waisting tax payers money on Maori bashing on reviving an elitist culture that does not represent all kiwis tangata whenua included. No different to American Fooze ball just wrong.

[@dwayneandrews9002]

Ritchie macaw, john key..

[@garrytito2068]

Ok so when another All Black talks about his politics and you don't approve. You will now accept it as free speech. You won't will you.

[@paulyd786]

It's not talking about politics. TJ can say whatever he wants. But leading the haka for your teammates while representing your country is a different thing. I'm sure it didn't represent all of his teammates, and it doesn't represent me, as a kiwi. I'm out.

[@NormanMacritchie-bv3ju]

All blacks go back to The invincibles I've lost interest in most New Zealand's of licenced materials are lost interest in the All blacks

[@davidwichman5011]

What was wrong with it Tj done haka for the whole of nz if you understood Māori you’ll know he never once mentioned the hikoi only the treaty so shush Duncan

[@dragonsRreal]

What's embarrassing is the podcast like this crying like little babies who never got picked for the 1st 15 let alone the school chess club 😂😂 Duncan Garner ur journalism career was flat anyway

[@gtestastretta1]

Haka is gone from inspirational to absolutely lame. Couldn’t care less if I see another one again.

[@Neuro-soul]

Duncan or Duncan't?

[@missrabbit777]

😂 love you Duncan

[@KelvinTulifau]

Who decides when MĀORI can be MĀORI???? These are humans before rugby players.... Who cares what he did? He did it... That's his mana... Maybe he was talking about the unity within the team???

[@dobbynp]

If he didn't do it he would still be Maori. No racial excuse for idiocy.

[@stephencarter1469]

The employer decides who pays his pay cheque! He didn’t properly disclose what he was up to, dishonest and a breach of his employment contract not to mention self indulgent tripe! I bet like 100% of other anti bill types that I’ve seen interviewed he hasn’t a clue about what the bill is actually about!

[@deantairi8357]

Bla bla bla bla its not an embarrassment Duncan same complaint you all had about the poua the only mess is what all you are making of it

[@nedKelly-x3z]

Te tiriti is the biggest scandal of NZs 21st century, it was written by Henry Williams as the copy of Hobsons treaty document in Maori literature which was in its infancy developed around 1820 by a British professor ,Hone Hika and another British subject, so the lie is that the Maori party, which is theTamiheres says it has a different meaning to Hobsons treaty document. Henry Williams was at the time working against the government by buying up thousands of hectares for the church, the cusp of it is he didn't copy it in good faith .

[@dadofchampions]

Yawn!!!

[@I_Extinguish_I]

Ah, Duncan Garner, taking a heartfelt haka and turning it into a lecture on political propriety. Let’s unpack this mess. Calling TJ Perenara’s haka an ‘embarrassment’ says more about Garner’s discomfort than it does about the All Blacks. TJ wasn’t doing a TikTok dance; he was standing for Te Tiriti, our nation’s founding agreement. If that makes some squirm, maybe the issue isn’t the haka-it’s what the haka represents: the unfulfilled promises of 1840. And this argument that the All Blacks shouldn’t get political? Let’s be honest-choosing silence is a political stance too. When Te Tiriti is being twisted into something it was never meant to be, standing up for it isn’t politics-it’s integrity. Supporting Te Tiriti is about recognising the relationship that built this nation, not picking sides in a political drama. If someone’s uncomfortable with that, maybe the discomfort lies not with TJ but with the truth. Finally, claiming the haka 'divides the country' is a spectacular reach. Division doesn’t come from a haka; it comes from people refusing to honour what Te Tiriti stood for. It’s not Māori who are creating ‘us vs. them.’ It’s those who’d rather debate the optics of a march than the systemic issues that make the march necessary in the first place. TJ’s haka wasn’t a symbol of division-it was a challenge to the nation: Will we rise to the promises of 1840, or keep pretending unity is ignoring the hard truths?

[@johnfox2409]

You are unbelievable, it is he Maori activists who don't want the rest of NZ to have equal rights. Why?

[@johnfox2409]

Keep living in 1840, it is 2024 time to get real.

[@YouRohb]

whats wrong with democracy and equal rights?? Stone age or modern day Newzealand society?😅😅

[@I_Extinguish_I]

@@johnfox2409 Equal rights? Great idea! Let’s start with honouring Te Tiriti-the founding agreement that guaranteed fairness and partnership. Claiming Māori activists don’t want equality while ignoring systemic inequities? That’s not 'getting real'; it’s choosing to stay blind. And as for 1840-those breaches didn’t end with the signing; they’ve shaped every generation since. Fixing that isn’t 'living in the past'-it’s what real progress looks like. If that’s uncomfortable, maybe it’s time to ask: who’s really holding New Zealand back?

[@johnnystrand8433]

Grass skirts. Give them back to then. That's what they want 1840. 😂😂😂 chump

[@makneonz]

blah blah

[@savagesaint4317]

What kind of nonsense is this Duncan? Why deflect to child abuse for TJ? He is talking about the treaty right now and just because he does that it doesnt mean cancer or pallestine or any other protest is less important. The red herrings you are putting up is disgusting journalism.

[@Reformed1-e1c]

Do you know what a red herring is?🤦‍♂️

[@vahalla1835]

​@@Reformed1-e1che's still stuck beating stones

[@savagesaint4317]

@@Reformed1-e1c It obvious you don't if you had to ask.

[@Reformed1-e1c]

@savagesaint4317 Duncan raised the child abuse, and other socio-political issues to make a point--TJ Perenara is using his status as an All Black to promote a political statement rather than leaving politics off the field. It's not a red herring, clearly using TJ's logic as an activist, where was his activism in those other sociopolitical matters?

[@savagesaint4317]

@@Reformed1-e1c It is a red hearing as he is using a logical fallacy to distract from the point. It would be like turning up to Ribbon day for cancer and then saying to the organizers "Hey what about Multiple sclerosis, why aren't you talking about Multiple sclerosis, don't you care about Multiple sclerosis". Thats how ridiclous Duncan is being. By Duncans own logic if TJ protested obesity, Duncan would say why not protest child abuse which is just a circular argument to nothing. Absolute nonsense!

[@mb68nz35]

unsubscribed - I dont support ignorant opinions.

[@djpomare]

Kotahitanga is Unity. Māori at the table ensures all government laws meet matauranga and ecological criteria that affect all New Zealanders. 92% of New Zealand understand that colonialism is oppression and never has it been beneficial, necessary or inevitable. TJ had his comments approved by AB management. Go Norths.

[@hanzjensen2154]

Wow, an All Black doing a haka - no surprise there. TJ is allowed to have a political view. You’ve got to be plain silly to think that Maori don’t understand the bill.

[@jreverie7018]

They don't though, people have interviewed them asking why they were at the Hikoi, they didn't have an actual answer lol

[@1080sucks]

Well they dont seem to. Promoting Apartheid is the antidote to everyone being treated equal under the law (the actual article of the treaty) Not for me.

[@firebeard7762]

@@jreverie7018 That's untrue, I saw quite the opposite.

[@hanzjensen2154]

@@jreverie7018 that’s a representation for the gullible and not fact. The bigger question is does your average kiwi understand it and why it’s basically to get Maori out of the way to sell more NZ assets.

[@jinjaman101]

he is being KIWI go nephew!! no embarresment(see that) here boy you have the support of over 200,000 KIWI!! and counting. let us deal with the shite in the wind!! go enjoy "Rugby feet up"

[@camward1058]

From an Aussie, what's wrong with TJ (a very respected athlete & NZ representative) having the opportunity to highlight an issue that appears could impact the Maori populace, the well-known treaty within European & other recognized laws, & could echo globally in a negative manner? Did he not play for the All-Blacks, which is symbolically known across the globe as an Aotearoa sporting team (representing the Aotearoa populace)?, based in many ways (players, marketing, culture, etc) on Maori heritage. What better person to share that message than an intrinsic, passionate representative of that? From 1905 the All Blacks are New Zealand, Aotearoa. The question is why now a voice would be raised, could it be because of many things, one could be feelings many have of injustice being perpetrated under the guise of nullifying long established European based treaty ideals, the same ideals that have served dutifully for much longer than most of us exist. The other large question is why this 'pure' statement from a 'pure' nucleus is all of a sudden being questioned, when in actual fact, it should be rejoiced by all of whom not only reside in NZ/Aotearoa, but all across the globe, it represents 'actual' free speech, speech that is based in historically lodged documents, that many have lived under, built the current NZ to be one of the recognized bastions of freedom alongside Oz within the Sth Pacific. Unfortunately, it appears when Gvt's get involved as of recent, they screw up everything, and upset the precious balance established by their forefathers. They should be nurturing these ideals, not tearing them down, only chaos will ensue from ignoring past errors, and it's already occurring. NZ and OZ has way more problems within their own Gvt's than a single athlete supplying a voice for many others without one. When the Gvt manipulates the press/msm for their own personal gains, then the people will utilize their own means to gain much suppressed voices, and to spread the truth.

[@matmaism]

You need to watch the video - it tells you exactly why. Watch again and listen.

[@camward1058]

In addition, you raised why didn't TJ raise trans rights, wtf & why should he? What's that got to do with this at all?, Aren't there enough people doing that already?, What does that have to do with highlighting a step being made towards major changes within a long withheld and agreed upon understanding, that affects himself, his family, friends, ancestors, and indeed all inhabitants in one way or another? Meaning; Give the Gvt an inch, they'll always take miles upon miles, laying grounds to excessiveness, more than you expected. Duncan, do you not believe there is more to this than what is at first sight? If so, I question your journalist status, and would sway more towards gvt globalist puppet talking points. I mean just look who a prior PM is working for right now, (and probably was during tenure, how else do you set up the job?) interesting.

[@colindigitaljames6619]

Obviously you haven't read the bill

[@kylebeckett825]

Kia ora mate, your spot on, there's nothing wrong with it. Just don't expect any facts from this lot, they weren't taught NZ history when they were at school, so will say shit they can't back up. Good odds you know more about NZ history than these gronks.

[@firebeard7762]

What a load of bollocks. Seymour is the cause of division in NZ, not the hikoi, that is a response to his disrespectful bill. It was a historic protest and was peaceful. We should be proud of such an event.

[@Lee-tj8km]

The amount of taxpayer money that goes to iwi is ridiculous. I’m glad Seymour bought the bill

[@delta2080]

@@Lee-tj8kmfast tracking without consent is another reason why the people highly oppose this bill and i agree.

[@Reformed1-e1c]

​@delta2080 how are they fast tracking the bill?

[@urbanegorilla6005]

I think that the division has been there for at least five years. The bill is designed to unify. What part of equal rights for all is divisive? The hikoi was a cynical attempt to manipulate public opinion by an unscrupulous bunch of race grifters who can see that their big con is being dragged into the light and that once that happens, they have no argument against it that's going to stack up. I'll say it again, just in case you're a bit slow; what part of equal rights for all is divisive? Deep down, you know the answer to that.

[@jeremyviall4168]

So the bill that says we will all be equal is the cause of division? Please explain?😊

[@Geni-h9f]

Get over yourself Duncan!

[@RomanEvans-o4k]

Ikr leave tj alone David Seymour where does he have his haircut Lol 😂😂😂 he needs to have a better haircut before running off like a scready cat in maori treaty

[@Abc1231x1]

Did you make a fuss when TJ spoke up about equity for the gay community, when it comes to maori stuff it’s a problem 😂

[@paulyd786]

TJ personally attacked Israel Folau for expressing his religious belief. Fair enough. Did he do it in uniform while leading the team haka as if the whole team was supporting him? No.

[@Abc1231x1]

@ yes he did, and a couple of other All Blacks as well, they wore rainbow laces on their boots in game.

[@maatatoa255]

Good One Tj all the best for the future:

[@thomasrapana4063]

South African tour hmnmn rugby politics hmmmmm

[@gummyboOtz]

Safe and effective tj