Two people have been charged with obstructing the course of justice after allegedly circulating angry posters to several businesses, purporting to be from Māori activists. Two Pākehā have been charged after threatening posters were circulated in Nelson, claiming to be from Māori activists. A 65-year-old man and a 56-year-old woman, both from Nelson, have been jointly charged with obstructing the course of justice. The posters were delivered to a number of Nelson businesses last November, featuring photographs of Atama Moa​ and Te Hāmua Nikora​ and making allegations of cultural appropriation. RNZ Māori academics say they're having to pull double-shifts - both as researchers, and as unpaid cultural guides for their non-Māori colleagues.

Source: Stuff May 25, 2021 04:41 UTC