Post by Kiwi Frontline on Nov 27, 2023 6:53:41 GMT 12
COLONISATION GOOD FOR MĀORI SAYS NEWLY APPOINTED TREATY NEGOTIATIONS MINISTER
The member of parliament who says colonisation was good for Māori because it brought literacy, freedom and democracy is the newly elected Minister for Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations.
Paul Goldsmith the National list member MP for Epsom made the declaration in an opinion piece in 2019. He doubled-down on the comment in an interview with Newshub in 2021.
In an extensive one-on-one interview with Newshub in 2021, Paul Goldsmith said, “The reality is, that New Zealand was isolated from the rest of the world for centuries which happened in the 19th century which was always going to be traumatic experience.
“With it came all sorts of wonderful things such as literacy the freedoms and democracy that have come through so there’s good and bad.
When pressed again about whether colonisation was good for Māori he stated, “I think on balance it has been yes.”....
waateanews.com/2023/11/26/colonisation-good-for-maori-says-newly-appointed-treaty-negotiations-minister/
The member of parliament who says colonisation was good for Māori because it brought literacy, freedom and democracy is the newly elected Minister for Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations.
Paul Goldsmith the National list member MP for Epsom made the declaration in an opinion piece in 2019. He doubled-down on the comment in an interview with Newshub in 2021.
In an extensive one-on-one interview with Newshub in 2021, Paul Goldsmith said, “The reality is, that New Zealand was isolated from the rest of the world for centuries which happened in the 19th century which was always going to be traumatic experience.
“With it came all sorts of wonderful things such as literacy the freedoms and democracy that have come through so there’s good and bad.
When pressed again about whether colonisation was good for Māori he stated, “I think on balance it has been yes.”....
waateanews.com/2023/11/26/colonisation-good-for-maori-says-newly-appointed-treaty-negotiations-minister/