August 2020

NZ Algorithm charter – Are Māori protected?

December 25, 2024August 22, 2020 by Karaitiana Taiuru

The Algorithm charter for Aotearoa New Zealand was released by the New Zealand Government earlier this year. The charter has the potential to further discriminate against Māori than the current biases of Data, Algorithms and Machine learning already does. This discrimination against minorities and women is well documented internationally. The government also claimed the Charter … Read more

Kingi appropriation or ill informed individuals

December 26, 2024August 18, 2020 by Karaitiana Taiuru

The NZ Herald and Stuff have run a number of stories about a restaurant using the name “Kingi” and a few Māori and non Māori claiming it is cultural appropriation. The arguments are in my opinion getting so absurd that that I worry about the knowledge of some people who claim to be cultural experts … Read more