Pākehā is a Māori language term for New Zealanders who are "of European descent". Recently, the word has been used to refer inclusively either to fair-skinned persons or any non-Māori New Zealander.Papa'a has a similar meaning in Cook Islands Māori.
Its etymology is unclear, but the term was in use by the late 18th century, and in December 1814, the Māori children at Rangihoua in the Bay Of Islands were "no less eager to see the packaha than the grown folks".
In the Māori language, plural nouns of Pākehā may include Ngā Pākehā (definite article) and He Pākehā (indefinite article). When the word was first adopted, the usual plural in English was Pakehas. However New Zealand English speakers are increasingly removing the terminal s and treating Pākehā as a collective noun.
Opinions of the term vary amongst New Zealanders. Some find it highly offensive, others are indifferent, some find it inaccurate and archaic, while some happily use the term and find the main alternatives such as "New Zealand European" inappropriate. In 2013, the New Zealand Attitudes and Values Study carried out by The University of Auckland found no evidence that the word was derogatory, although only 14% of the overall respondents chose the term Pākehā with the remainder preferring New Zealander, New Zealand European or simply Kiwi.
Remember this clip from Utu? See it and more gems again in Utu Redux, the restored and enhanced digitally remastered film, released 30 years after the original. It's in cinemas for a limited 2-week release from November 21. Last chance to see it on the big screen.
"Geoff Murphy's 1983 Utu is unveiled afresh in its ravishing, pictorial splendour. Here it is, our own turbulent history transcribed with cinematic élan -- and an elegiac, absurdist vision of the devil's mischief in paradise." -- Bill Gosden, NZ International Film Festival
New Zealand in the 1870's. Te Wheke, a scout for the colonial troops, finds his tribe massacred by the army he is working for. Anguished and betrayed, he vows to exact retribution -- utu -- on the Pakeha.
Starring: Anzac Wallace, Bruno Lawrence, Wi Kuki Ka...
published: 13 Jul 2013
The word Pakeha - what does it mean to you?
#SUBSCRIBE What does the word Pākehā mean to you? There is a lot of mystery surrounding the word - I delve into the origins of the word and what it means to a range of New Zealanders and why so many Kiwis think the word translates into something negative.
Story Teller: Hikurangi Jackson
Editor: Glen Molesworth
Aired on TV1 Current Affairs show 'MARAE'
published: 07 May 2019
Book explores Pākehā slavery
A new book is about to hit the shelves that claims to have unearthed forgotten stories of Pākehā slaves who lived in servitude to Māori masters. The author of the book spoke with reporter Rapaera Tawhai about the importance of New Zealanders knowing this part of history.
published: 05 Jun 2019
PAKEHA - A Maori documentary film from New Zealand
Land of the Long White Cloud | Episode 4: Pākehā Paralysis | RNZ
Find the series @ https://www.rnz.co.nz/programmes/land-of-the-long-white-cloud
Series Classification: G (General Audiences)
Alex is a Pākehā who spends most of his time in Māori spaces, and is often faced with Pākehā paralysis: the fear of causing offence or getting it wrong. How can non-Māori push through that paralysis to have a true cultural exchange?
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How do white New Zealanders overcome feelings of guilt in order to take positive action against racism in Aotearoa?
Land of the Long White Cloud is a seven-part documentary web series that tells the stories of New Zealanders reflecting on their colonial heritage and white guilt, and the ways they push through to find a healthier Pākehā identity.
An anti-racism conversation timed to coincide with the 250-year anniversary of Captai...
published: 25 Nov 2019
Māori and Pākehā are Treaty Partners
Māori and Pākehā are Treaty Partners #maori #pakeha #treaty #altbays #aotearoa #nz
published: 15 Jan 2024
A look at what the word Pakeha means after one woman described it as a ‘racist’ term
Reporter Tamati Rimene-Sproat looks into the word.
published: 06 May 2019
New research reveals shocking pay gap between Pacific and Pākehā workers | Newshub
New research shows Pacific workers earn up to 24% less than Pākehā. The majority of the pay gap between Pacific workers and others cannot be explained. But as Simon Shepherd reports, it could be partly due to employer bias or racism. ➡️ SUBSCRIBE: https://bit.ly/NewshubYouTube
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published: 19 Jul 2022
Research findings of the word 'Pākehā' causes debate
Pākehā don't like to be called Pākehā according to the New Zealand Attitudes and Values Study. But Māori see it as a term of accepting Pākehā as part of Māori. Raiha Johns spoke to researcher Dr Carla Houkamou about the findings.
published: 11 Feb 2013
The Future of Māori and Pākehā Histories
A public presentation at Auckland Central Library about the Critical Histories Curriculum Programme Resource.
Remember this clip from Utu? See it and more gems again in Utu Redux, the restored and enhanced digitally remastered film, released 30 years after the original...
Remember this clip from Utu? See it and more gems again in Utu Redux, the restored and enhanced digitally remastered film, released 30 years after the original. It's in cinemas for a limited 2-week release from November 21. Last chance to see it on the big screen.
"Geoff Murphy's 1983 Utu is unveiled afresh in its ravishing, pictorial splendour. Here it is, our own turbulent history transcribed with cinematic élan -- and an elegiac, absurdist vision of the devil's mischief in paradise." -- Bill Gosden, NZ International Film Festival
New Zealand in the 1870's. Te Wheke, a scout for the colonial troops, finds his tribe massacred by the army he is working for. Anguished and betrayed, he vows to exact retribution -- utu -- on the Pakeha.
Starring: Anzac Wallace, Bruno Lawrence, Wi Kuki Kaa, Kelly Johnson, Tim Elliot, Tania Bristowe, Ilona Rodgers, Martyn Sanderson.
Directed by Geoff Murphy. Producers: Redux Graeme Cowley, Utu Don Blakeney, David Carson-Parker, Kerry Robins. Editor Michael Horton. Photography Graeme Cowley. Production Designer Ron Highfield. Music John Charles. Screenplay Geoff Murphy & Keith Aberdein.
World Premiere in NZIFF Wellington July 26 Embassy 8.30pm
Matinee screening in NZIFF Wellington July 31 Embassy 4.00pm
Special Presentation in NZIFF Auckland July 28 Civic 6.15pm
Matinee screening in NZIFF Auckland July 30 Civic 3.45pm
Duration: 109 minutes
Rating: M - Violence
Remember this clip from Utu? See it and more gems again in Utu Redux, the restored and enhanced digitally remastered film, released 30 years after the original. It's in cinemas for a limited 2-week release from November 21. Last chance to see it on the big screen.
"Geoff Murphy's 1983 Utu is unveiled afresh in its ravishing, pictorial splendour. Here it is, our own turbulent history transcribed with cinematic élan -- and an elegiac, absurdist vision of the devil's mischief in paradise." -- Bill Gosden, NZ International Film Festival
New Zealand in the 1870's. Te Wheke, a scout for the colonial troops, finds his tribe massacred by the army he is working for. Anguished and betrayed, he vows to exact retribution -- utu -- on the Pakeha.
Starring: Anzac Wallace, Bruno Lawrence, Wi Kuki Kaa, Kelly Johnson, Tim Elliot, Tania Bristowe, Ilona Rodgers, Martyn Sanderson.
Directed by Geoff Murphy. Producers: Redux Graeme Cowley, Utu Don Blakeney, David Carson-Parker, Kerry Robins. Editor Michael Horton. Photography Graeme Cowley. Production Designer Ron Highfield. Music John Charles. Screenplay Geoff Murphy & Keith Aberdein.
World Premiere in NZIFF Wellington July 26 Embassy 8.30pm
Matinee screening in NZIFF Wellington July 31 Embassy 4.00pm
Special Presentation in NZIFF Auckland July 28 Civic 6.15pm
Matinee screening in NZIFF Auckland July 30 Civic 3.45pm
Duration: 109 minutes
Rating: M - Violence
#SUBSCRIBE What does the word Pākehā mean to you? There is a lot of mystery surrounding the word - I delve into the origins of the word and what it means to a r...
#SUBSCRIBE What does the word Pākehā mean to you? There is a lot of mystery surrounding the word - I delve into the origins of the word and what it means to a range of New Zealanders and why so many Kiwis think the word translates into something negative.
Story Teller: Hikurangi Jackson
Editor: Glen Molesworth
Aired on TV1 Current Affairs show 'MARAE'
#SUBSCRIBE What does the word Pākehā mean to you? There is a lot of mystery surrounding the word - I delve into the origins of the word and what it means to a range of New Zealanders and why so many Kiwis think the word translates into something negative.
Story Teller: Hikurangi Jackson
Editor: Glen Molesworth
Aired on TV1 Current Affairs show 'MARAE'
A new book is about to hit the shelves that claims to have unearthed forgotten stories of Pākehā slaves who lived in servitude to Māori masters. The author of t...
A new book is about to hit the shelves that claims to have unearthed forgotten stories of Pākehā slaves who lived in servitude to Māori masters. The author of the book spoke with reporter Rapaera Tawhai about the importance of New Zealanders knowing this part of history.
A new book is about to hit the shelves that claims to have unearthed forgotten stories of Pākehā slaves who lived in servitude to Māori masters. The author of the book spoke with reporter Rapaera Tawhai about the importance of New Zealanders knowing this part of history.
Who are we, to tell their stories?
A German film student travels to New Zealand to authentically capture Maori culture. Europeans and New Zealanders he meets ...
Find the series @ https://www.rnz.co.nz/programmes/land-of-the-long-white-cloud
Series Classification: G (General Audiences)
Alex is a Pākehā who spends most ...
Find the series @ https://www.rnz.co.nz/programmes/land-of-the-long-white-cloud
Series Classification: G (General Audiences)
Alex is a Pākehā who spends most of his time in Māori spaces, and is often faced with Pākehā paralysis: the fear of causing offence or getting it wrong. How can non-Māori push through that paralysis to have a true cultural exchange?
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How do white New Zealanders overcome feelings of guilt in order to take positive action against racism in Aotearoa?
Land of the Long White Cloud is a seven-part documentary web series that tells the stories of New Zealanders reflecting on their colonial heritage and white guilt, and the ways they push through to find a healthier Pākehā identity.
An anti-racism conversation timed to coincide with the 250-year anniversary of Captain Cook's arrival in Aotearoa. Racism is a white problem, and the onus is on white New Zealanders to look at ourselves.
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Produced by Mint Suite and featured on RNZ.
Made with the support of NZ On Air.
Find the series @ https://www.rnz.co.nz/programmes/land-of-the-long-white-cloud
Series Classification: G (General Audiences)
Alex is a Pākehā who spends most of his time in Māori spaces, and is often faced with Pākehā paralysis: the fear of causing offence or getting it wrong. How can non-Māori push through that paralysis to have a true cultural exchange?
---
How do white New Zealanders overcome feelings of guilt in order to take positive action against racism in Aotearoa?
Land of the Long White Cloud is a seven-part documentary web series that tells the stories of New Zealanders reflecting on their colonial heritage and white guilt, and the ways they push through to find a healthier Pākehā identity.
An anti-racism conversation timed to coincide with the 250-year anniversary of Captain Cook's arrival in Aotearoa. Racism is a white problem, and the onus is on white New Zealanders to look at ourselves.
---
Produced by Mint Suite and featured on RNZ.
Made with the support of NZ On Air.
New research shows Pacific workers earn up to 24% less than Pākehā. The majority of the pay gap between Pacific workers and others cannot be explained. But as S...
New research shows Pacific workers earn up to 24% less than Pākehā. The majority of the pay gap between Pacific workers and others cannot be explained. But as Simon Shepherd reports, it could be partly due to employer bias or racism. ➡️ SUBSCRIBE: https://bit.ly/NewshubYouTube
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New research shows Pacific workers earn up to 24% less than Pākehā. The majority of the pay gap between Pacific workers and others cannot be explained. But as Simon Shepherd reports, it could be partly due to employer bias or racism. ➡️ SUBSCRIBE: https://bit.ly/NewshubYouTube
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Pākehā don't like to be called Pākehā according to the New Zealand Attitudes and Values Study. But Māori see it as a term of accepting Pākehā as part of Māori. ...
Pākehā don't like to be called Pākehā according to the New Zealand Attitudes and Values Study. But Māori see it as a term of accepting Pākehā as part of Māori. Raiha Johns spoke to researcher Dr Carla Houkamou about the findings.
Pākehā don't like to be called Pākehā according to the New Zealand Attitudes and Values Study. But Māori see it as a term of accepting Pākehā as part of Māori. Raiha Johns spoke to researcher Dr Carla Houkamou about the findings.
Remember this clip from Utu? See it and more gems again in Utu Redux, the restored and enhanced digitally remastered film, released 30 years after the original. It's in cinemas for a limited 2-week release from November 21. Last chance to see it on the big screen.
"Geoff Murphy's 1983 Utu is unveiled afresh in its ravishing, pictorial splendour. Here it is, our own turbulent history transcribed with cinematic élan -- and an elegiac, absurdist vision of the devil's mischief in paradise." -- Bill Gosden, NZ International Film Festival
New Zealand in the 1870's. Te Wheke, a scout for the colonial troops, finds his tribe massacred by the army he is working for. Anguished and betrayed, he vows to exact retribution -- utu -- on the Pakeha.
Starring: Anzac Wallace, Bruno Lawrence, Wi Kuki Kaa, Kelly Johnson, Tim Elliot, Tania Bristowe, Ilona Rodgers, Martyn Sanderson.
Directed by Geoff Murphy. Producers: Redux Graeme Cowley, Utu Don Blakeney, David Carson-Parker, Kerry Robins. Editor Michael Horton. Photography Graeme Cowley. Production Designer Ron Highfield. Music John Charles. Screenplay Geoff Murphy & Keith Aberdein.
World Premiere in NZIFF Wellington July 26 Embassy 8.30pm
Matinee screening in NZIFF Wellington July 31 Embassy 4.00pm
Special Presentation in NZIFF Auckland July 28 Civic 6.15pm
Matinee screening in NZIFF Auckland July 30 Civic 3.45pm
Duration: 109 minutes
Rating: M - Violence
#SUBSCRIBE What does the word Pākehā mean to you? There is a lot of mystery surrounding the word - I delve into the origins of the word and what it means to a range of New Zealanders and why so many Kiwis think the word translates into something negative.
Story Teller: Hikurangi Jackson
Editor: Glen Molesworth
Aired on TV1 Current Affairs show 'MARAE'
A new book is about to hit the shelves that claims to have unearthed forgotten stories of Pākehā slaves who lived in servitude to Māori masters. The author of the book spoke with reporter Rapaera Tawhai about the importance of New Zealanders knowing this part of history.
Find the series @ https://www.rnz.co.nz/programmes/land-of-the-long-white-cloud
Series Classification: G (General Audiences)
Alex is a Pākehā who spends most of his time in Māori spaces, and is often faced with Pākehā paralysis: the fear of causing offence or getting it wrong. How can non-Māori push through that paralysis to have a true cultural exchange?
---
How do white New Zealanders overcome feelings of guilt in order to take positive action against racism in Aotearoa?
Land of the Long White Cloud is a seven-part documentary web series that tells the stories of New Zealanders reflecting on their colonial heritage and white guilt, and the ways they push through to find a healthier Pākehā identity.
An anti-racism conversation timed to coincide with the 250-year anniversary of Captain Cook's arrival in Aotearoa. Racism is a white problem, and the onus is on white New Zealanders to look at ourselves.
---
Produced by Mint Suite and featured on RNZ.
Made with the support of NZ On Air.
New research shows Pacific workers earn up to 24% less than Pākehā. The majority of the pay gap between Pacific workers and others cannot be explained. But as Simon Shepherd reports, it could be partly due to employer bias or racism. ➡️ SUBSCRIBE: https://bit.ly/NewshubYouTube
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Pākehā don't like to be called Pākehā according to the New Zealand Attitudes and Values Study. But Māori see it as a term of accepting Pākehā as part of Māori. Raiha Johns spoke to researcher Dr Carla Houkamou about the findings.
Pākehā is a Māori language term for New Zealanders who are "of European descent". Recently, the word has been used to refer inclusively either to fair-skinned persons or any non-Māori New Zealander.Papa'a has a similar meaning in Cook Islands Māori.
Its etymology is unclear, but the term was in use by the late 18th century, and in December 1814, the Māori children at Rangihoua in the Bay Of Islands were "no less eager to see the packaha than the grown folks".
In the Māori language, plural nouns of Pākehā may include Ngā Pākehā (definite article) and He Pākehā (indefinite article). When the word was first adopted, the usual plural in English was Pakehas. However New Zealand English speakers are increasingly removing the terminal s and treating Pākehā as a collective noun.
Opinions of the term vary amongst New Zealanders. Some find it highly offensive, others are indifferent, some find it inaccurate and archaic, while some happily use the term and find the main alternatives such as "New Zealand European" inappropriate. In 2013, the New Zealand Attitudes and Values Study carried out by The University of Auckland found no evidence that the word was derogatory, although only 14% of the overall respondents chose the term Pākehā with the remainder preferring New Zealander, New Zealand European or simply Kiwi.
The Treaty hīkoi. PHOTO. GETTY IMAGES. I have read a few opinion pieces lately that have reminded me of the myths and legends that some Pākehā people tell other Pākehā people about Māori people... .
Opinion. The puckering comes from the fact that a lot of white people never, ever want to wade into Māori issues publicly because they don’t want to get it wrong ....
Katey Donaldson says she is overwhelmed at the response from non-Māori wanting to show their support for those fighting against the Treaty Principles Bill....
A group of Pākehā is embracing the opportunity to honour Te Tiriti, saying that a commitment to tino rangatiratanga strengthens, rather than divides, Aotearoa...Mila told them that Pākehā needed to do the internal work themselves, Sinclair said.
A cross section of New Zealand at the rugby. PHOTO. ODT FILES. The 2023 census numbers are out and show that over one-quarter of New Zealand’s population are of Asian or Pasifika ethnicity ... .
Jubilee gathering of settlers at Waikaka Valley. — Otago Witness, 24.6.1924. The jubilee of the Waikaka Valley settlement was celebrated with fitting ceremonial and enthusiasm at Waikaka Valley and Gore yesterday ... .
Pannell said learning te reo as a Pākehā or tauiwi obviously was not the same as Māori, but she said it has been wonderful to share in the journey of her Māori friends who were reclaiming their language.
Built in 1860, the original military defence post was the only one of about 60 in Taranaki constructed entirely by Pākehā settlers ... Designed initially to provide refuge for Pākehā farmers, the stockade ...
Apirana Ngata (left) and Te Rangi Hiroa. PHOTOS. ODT FILES. I cannot help but laugh when I hear scaremongering about the Māori elite coming to take over the country ... .
