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New Zealand city removes statue of its 'murderous' namesake

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WELLINGTON – The New Zealand city of Hamilton on Friday removed a bronze statue of the British naval officer for whom it is named — a man who is accused of killing indigenous Maori people in the 1860s.The removal by city authorities came a day after a Maori tribe asked for the statue be taken down and one Maori elder threatened to tear it down himself.Cities around the world are taking steps to remove statues that represent cultural or racial oppression as support grows for the Black Lives Matter movement following the death of George Floyd by police last month in Minneapolis.Mayor Paula Southgate said a growing number of people found the statue personally and culturally offensive.“We can’t ignore what is happening all over the world and.

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