Comment & Analysis: Why we need Māori and Pacific safe spaces in our universities

An independent review into public claims about racism at the University of Waikato — the Parata-Gardiner report — noted that the university advantages individuals who can conform to western norms. It found that well-intentioned references to Te Tiriti o Waitangi and commitments to bringing in te ao Māori are insufficient to redress the intergenerational effects of racism.