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The Spinoff: Racist rant on MediaWorks' Magic Talk - why John Banks' sacking shouldn't be the end of the story 28 Jan, 2021 03:50 AM 6 minutes to read Magic Talk host John Banks has been taken off air. Photo / Brett Phibbs OPINION: It's easy to sacrifice John Banks. It's a lot harder for brands, sports organisations and government to truly stop funding racism. Are they willing to try? Duncan Greive reports. Yesterday John Banks, the former Auckland mayor and MP, became subject to one of the fastest firings in media history when audio covering his approving response to a call into his Magic Ta...

New chief executive says controversial shock jock is banished from the airwaves for good.

Instead of pushing back, the former National and Act MP and Auckland mayor told Richard his kids would have to "get used to that stone-aged culture because if their stone-age culture doesn't change, these people will come through your bathroom window". Banks yesterday apologised on air and claimed he had not understood Richard's comments, saying he made "generic negative statements about Māori people and practices that could have been misconstrued as racist". "I'm not racist," Banks said. John Anthony/Stuff Wallace said Banks would not be returning to air. "Yesterday ... was a very toug...

"I'm so proud to be Māori."

"I'm so proud to be Māori."