by Geoffrey Churchman
Last September, Roger Childs asked on here if we need a Māori Party and in December castigated its co-leader Debbie Ngarewa-Packer for making absurd historical claims.
Soon after entering parliament, the other co-leader, Rawiri Waititi made the legacy media headlines by declaring he would not adhere to Parliament’s dress code of wearing a tie. In March on social media he described Causcasians as an ‘archaic species.’ On Wednesday this week after making another rumpus in the debating chamber, aimed at Judith Collins for questioning Dear Leader about the government’s He Puapua plans, the Speaker gave him marching orders out of the chamber.
Some Māori may applaude this behaviour, but it’s likely that most regard it as an embarrassment and counter-productive, which it is. It’s sure to have made many non-Maori wonder, “do we really want any kind of co-governance from people who behave like clowns?”
The present Māori Party leaders in parliament do a big disservice to Maori causes, and as Labour’s Kelvin Davis says, at 1.2% of the vote in the last election, they hardly represent Māori anyway.
I regularly discuss local issues with local Māori who are among the nicest people you could hope to meet — thoughtful, gracious, friendly and insightful about why Māori are over-represented in areas of crime, prison population, drug addiction and poor health — and they not only see solutions, they work to achieve them. We hope to give them and their ideas attention, thus countering the negative public impression given by the Māori Party.
Tony said:
I wonder at this behaviour. How many of those with Maori ancestry support the demands and outbursts?
I have a maori son-in-law. A fiine chap, husband and father. My neighbour is a part Maori – great neighbour. Several of my friends are of Maori descent – they don’t support the constant noisy claims of a small percent of those with Maori blood.
I played senior rugby in Hawkes Bay with several Maoris in the team and we had a great team spirit. That team spirit is what NZ needs more than ever.
I’ve fished and hunted with chaps of Maori descent. Fine people.
So why do governments bend over backwards to the noisy, rebellious – National (Doug Graham, Finlayson) did it, now Labour is.
Is it government’s manipulating voters by introducing division, i.e. divide and conquer?
hyden said:
Sounds like this dude is a idiot, if Caucasians are archaic then why is he wearing European looking clothes(cowboy hat etc lol), properly drives around in cars(European invention) etc, these people are idiots, there is idiots in all walks of life.
He forgot to mention half the Maoris sided with the British when they arrived, cause the Waikato was in constant tribal warfare and also Europeans brought new tech and trade, and also the Maoris were archaic towards the Mori Ori, they killed most of them off, look at Chatham Islands history. Humans are humans no matter what race.
He properly indoctrinated by the BLM political agenda group.
My best friend is Maori, I have been friends with him since 11 years old, 39 now. Even he sees through this political race game the system always plays out. Divide and conquer, if its not the
Bud jones JonesQSM said:
Raw Twitty did a grave disservice with this circus. Few will applaud this blatant display of racism.Becayse that was the entire intent