Patricia O'Brien - Island Connections




RNZ: Sunday Morning show

Summary: Dr Patricia O'Brien explores the friendship that was forged between Samoan nationalist leader Ta'isi Olaf Nelson and Maori politician Sir Maui Pomare. She talks about the role this played in the years of fraught relations between Samoa and New Zealand, and looks at the historical connections that were made through this friendship, between Samoans and Maori.