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Podcast: Paki KΔhua
Episode: The Father (Part 1)
Description: Episode 7 - The Father (Based on a True Story)Β
One of my jobs over the years was teaching kapa haka at the local prison. During my travels, I had come across a social worker helping MΔori inmates cope with the harsh realities of prison life. He told me about an inmate, a relative of his, who was in the "Hannibal the cannibal" category - extremely dangerous, to the point of having to wear a face grill in public. However, this inmate was an old man, a koroua, who seemed unassuming and rarely spoke. But appearances can be...