1Maori activist Atareta Poananga caused controversy recently with her comments referring to Whites in both Australia and New Zealand as "riff raff" and "the flotsam and jetsam of British culture", saying they should return to their ancestral lands such as England and Ireland. This week, Minister of Internal Affairs, Peter Tapsell labeled European New Zealanders as "peasants". A background to the issues leading to this week's cont4r5oversy, followed by an interview with Peter Tapsell about his comments, and the case for Maori self-determination.