Why is it okay for Māori to ask for Māori nurses

But racist when anyone else does the same?

I just read the NZ Herald, so you don’t have to…

So this Māori nurse gets a scribble tattoo on her face, and suddenly, she’s claiming she copping racist abuse from patients. But the real question no one wants to ask is this: Why is it okay for Māori to ask for a Māori doctor or nurse, but if anyone else says they’d prefer someone of their own ethnicity, …