Māori woman with moko kauae refused entry to iconic Gold Coast pub
On Sunday, Jadene Kini and her friend Madison Bartlett went to the famous Gold Coast pub Burleigh Pavilion, but were denied entry, in what the pair call "racism at its finest".
Staff at the Burleigh Pavilion told the pair, Kini's moko kauae was against the pub's dress code. Kini said they tried to highlight the significance of her moko kauae, but their appeal fell on deaf ears.
"Every Māori woman has birthright for kauae, it's an identity, it's who you are and where you come from," Kini told 7News.
Link to article: 'Racism at its finest': Māori woman with moko kauae refused entry to iconic Gold Coast pub (msn.com)
