{"id":60543,"date":"2015-03-10T03:53:50","date_gmt":"2015-03-10T07:53:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/prometheism-transhumanism-posthumanism\/protect-our-customary-practises-and-freedom-of-speech\/"},"modified":"2015-03-10T03:53:50","modified_gmt":"2015-03-10T07:53:50","slug":"protect-our-customary-practises-and-freedom-of-speech","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/prometheism-transhumanism-posthumanism\/freedom-of-speech\/protect-our-customary-practises-and-freedom-of-speech\/","title":{"rendered":"Protect Our Customary Practises And Freedom of Speech"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><p>    MEDIA STATEMENT  <\/p>\n<p>    10 March 2015  <\/p>\n<p>    Waikato-Tainui: Protect Our Customary Practises And    Freedom of Speech  <\/p>\n<p>    Waikato-Tainui is expressing its disappointment at Maori    Televisions decision to remove the haka performance of Te Iti    Kahurangi at Te Matatini from online viewing.  <\/p>\n<p>    Te Arataura o Waikato-Tainui chairman Rahui Papa said that    while Maori Television had since reversed that decision, the    matter had served as a reminder to protect not only the right    to freedom of speech but also the age-old Maaori customary    practise to openly discuss and debate issues.  <\/p>\n<p>    What happened today in censoring Te Iti Kahurangi not only    impinged on the right to freedom of speech but did not align    with an important tikanga that has been practised for    generations, said Mr Papa.  <\/p>\n<p>    Speaking our minds openly is an integral part of Maaori custom    and the kapa haka stage is an acknowledged cultural forum for    the expression of views and opinions on issues that affect us    all, said Mr Papa.  <\/p>\n<p>    We do not support censorship of that practise in any form and    on any platform, said Mr Papa.  <\/p>\n<p>    Mr Papa said the issue had been robustly discussed and debated    at todays poukai at Oowairaka Marae, one of the home marae of    kapa haka group Mootai-Tangata-Rau, with speakers endorsing the    right of Te Iti Kahurangi to freedom of speech and expressing    concern at the decision Maori Television had taken.  <\/p>\n<p>     Scoop Media  <\/p>\n<p><!-- Auto Generated --><\/p>\n<p>See the original post here:<br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.scoop.co.nz\/stories\/CU1503\/S00226\/protect-our-customary-practises-and-freedom-of-speech.htm\/RK=0\/RS=8GUzteaScs4Y0EKihCZq1lWnhDY-\" title=\"Protect Our Customary Practises And Freedom of Speech\">Protect Our Customary Practises And Freedom of Speech<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> MEDIA STATEMENT 10 March 2015 Waikato-Tainui: Protect Our Customary Practises And Freedom of Speech Waikato-Tainui is expressing its disappointment at Maori Televisions decision to remove the haka performance of Te Iti Kahurangi at Te Matatini from online viewing. Te Arataura o Waikato-Tainui chairman Rahui Papa said that while Maori Television had since reversed that decision, the matter had served as a reminder to protect not only the right to freedom of speech but also the age-old Maaori customary practise to openly discuss and debate issues. What happened today in censoring Te Iti Kahurangi not only impinged on the right to freedom of speech but did not align with an important tikanga that has been practised for generations, said Mr Papa.  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/prometheism-transhumanism-posthumanism\/freedom-of-speech\/protect-our-customary-practises-and-freedom-of-speech\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[162383],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-60543","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-freedom-of-speech"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/prometheism-transhumanism-posthumanism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60543"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/prometheism-transhumanism-posthumanism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/prometheism-transhumanism-posthumanism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/prometheism-transhumanism-posthumanism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/prometheism-transhumanism-posthumanism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=60543"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/prometheism-transhumanism-posthumanism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60543\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/prometheism-transhumanism-posthumanism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=60543"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/prometheism-transhumanism-posthumanism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=60543"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/prometheism-transhumanism-posthumanism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=60543"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}