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Tuesday, 23 February 2021, 6:14 am Respected kaumātua have supported a call from Māori staff at Unitec to remove the Chair of the joint Unitec/MIT Board and one remaining member of its Rūnanga. Māori staff collective Te Rōpū Mataara are calling for the resignation of the Unitec/MIT Board Chair and the one remaining Unitec Rūnanga member, amid claims of structural racism and conflicting interests. Te Tira Kāpuia a group of prominent Māori kaumātua who’ve influenced major advancements in education and community development are reinforcing this call and stepped in to provide support ....