Post by Kiwi Frontline on Mar 26, 2022 10:42:22 GMT 12
THE ROADS AND CITIES OF TODAY’S NZ ARE PRODUCTS OF EUROPEAN CULTURE AND EXPERTISE
C K writes > Maori had their space back in the day and are free to call it whatever they choose.
However the roads and cities of today’s NZ are products of European culture and expertise. If you want to name it, it needs to be your project to begin with.
Once it was sold it ceased to be their problem.
To still carry on with the “spiritual connection” stuff is disingenuous.
You don’t sell things you don’t want to lose.
About time Maori got on with being part of the success of NZ instead of the millstone around the neck of any new project.
When you look closely you will find that not only do they insist on having a say in everything but they also expect to get paid for that.
C K writes > Maori had their space back in the day and are free to call it whatever they choose.
However the roads and cities of today’s NZ are products of European culture and expertise. If you want to name it, it needs to be your project to begin with.
Once it was sold it ceased to be their problem.
To still carry on with the “spiritual connection” stuff is disingenuous.
You don’t sell things you don’t want to lose.
About time Maori got on with being part of the success of NZ instead of the millstone around the neck of any new project.
When you look closely you will find that not only do they insist on having a say in everything but they also expect to get paid for that.