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Ohinga - James Morrison (First Episode)

Television (Full Length Episode) – 2021

I enei rā ka whakamana au te Tiriti mai te kōrero Māori i te kainga te noho ki te ao Māori. / In today's day and age, I uphold the Treaty by speaking te reo Māori, and viewing the world through a Māori lens.
– Hawaiki James Morrison on how the treaty impacts his everyday life
Ki te taha o tōku Pāpā a ko tōna māmā he whanaunga ki a William Hobson... / On my father's side, his mother has a connection to former Governor General, William Hobson...
– Hawaiki James Morrison on his ancestry
Ko te Pāpā o tōku Pāpā ara ko tōku koroua a John nō Ngati Whakaue ia kahore rātou e paku pirangi e whai waahi ki te Tiriti. / My father's father John, is from Ngāti Whakaue, who wanted absolutely nothing to do with the treaty.
– Hawaiki James Morrison on his Māori whakapapa
He pai te whakaaro o te Tiriti... / The Treaty had great intentions...
– Hawaiki James Morrison on the original intent of the Treaty