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Puha and Pakeha
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Wikipedia article
"'Puha and Pakeha'" is a 1960s New Zealand novelty song, written and performed by Rod Derrett. Darkly humorous in nature, it is about Mori people in early New Zealand preparing 'boil-up' meals of puha (a leafy vegetable that grows in the wild) and Pkeh (New Zealanders of European descent).
In 2004, a complaint was laid with the Broadcasting Standards Authority that the song was culturally insensitive to Pkeh. In its ruling, the BSA said that it could not be interpreted as such, and that it was "clearly humorous".
The song was re-released on iTunes in October 2012 to promote the comedy horror film 'Fresh Meat'.
See also
*Cannibalism in popular culture
References
Category:1965 singles
Category:New Zealand songs
Category:Novelty songs
Category:Comedy songs
Category:1965 songs
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