A real estate agent who refused to take a compulsory Tikanga Māori course now faces a five-year ban after a failed court bid.
The High Court's turned down Janet Dickson's request for a judicial review of decisions about agents' professional development requirements, which required taking a 90-minute class.
Those who don't complete the module risk having their licences cancelled.
They then can't reapply for five years.
Janet Dickson calls it brainwashing and told Mike Hosking it has nothing to do with her work.
She says she's grown up amongst Māori, and taught in a Māori school, so does not need to take the course.
Dickson told Hosking that as a Christian, no one can make her worship Māori gods.
She says after the legal approach failed, she's tooling up to fight for a law change, and won't be stepping back.
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