Donald Trump promised Māori would get a "great benefit" if he opened a casino in New Zealand, and promised them "a great partnership for years to come".
Mr Trump referred to his hosts as "Māoris", said he "enjoyed" rubbing noses them in a hongi, and that he found a feed of hangi "absolutely beautiful" on a one-day visit to New Zealand in 1993.
There is also footage of Mr Trump being welcomed onto a marae with a haka on a tape held in the Newshub archive.
Mr Trump was in New Zealand trying to get a licence for an Auckland casino at the old railway station in a partnership with Auckland iwi Ngāti Whātua.
Asked about the benefits to Māori of a casino, Mr Trump said: "I think the Māoris will gain very greatly by it in terms of healthcare, in terms of education."
Mr Trump believed his Māori partners would also profit financially from the casino.
"I think the profits that are gonna be derived for the Māoris - and they deserve it - are gonna be very substantial, and I think they're gonna have really a great benefit by it."
Mr Trump also raved about the hangi he was given for lunch.
"I tell you what, I had lunch and it was fantastic. We had a great lunch of chicken and potatoes. This is the kind of food I like. And it was under earth, and it was absolutely beautiful the way it was done. I enjoyed it."
Mr Trump was working with the Māori Congress, a group including people like Donna Hall and Tuariki Delamere, and made out that he was in for the long haul in New Zealand.
"I enjoy the people and think we'll have a great partnership for many years to come."
However, Mr Trump's application was turned down and he never returned to New Zealand.
Ngāti Whātua had a Treaty of Waitangi land claim on the old railway station at the time and now on the land, which is currently open.
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