Puha & Pakeha
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This was a very popular song from my childhood. The whole country knew it at some point as it was on early TV and National Radio, with the likes of “My old mans a Dustman”. This is a play on that and an update of the past time. A naughty Maori lady is all done up with blue mud on her cheeks and looking at delicious little Pakeha treats! The work opens up the subject of cannibalishm for conversation in our country where it is a taboo subject these days because of PC attempts to spiritualise it. My style is to make our history transparent and lift shame based judgement out of the mix by looking back and laughing at ourselves.
