'Ban the box': Hawke's Bay student's inspiring Race Unity sp

'Ban the box': Hawke's Bay student's inspiring Race Unity speech
9 May, 2021 09:32 PM
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Lena Ormsby won the Hawke's Bay regional Race Unity Speech Awards for her speech 'Ban the Box'. Photo / Warren Buckland
Lena Ormsby won the Hawke's Bay regional Race Unity Speech Awards for her speech 'Ban the Box'. Photo / Warren Buckland
"Should I tick Māori or New Zealand European? If I tick Māori, I am denying my mum and her ancestry, and if I tick NZ European, I am denying my dad and his whakapapa."
Year
11 Karamu High School student Lena Ormsby said this as part of her regional winning speech at the Hawke's Bay Race Unity Speech Awards.

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