Post by Kiwi Frontline on Nov 5, 2016 5:11:11 GMT 12
Bay of Plenty Times 5/11/16
RACIAL FALLACY
Regarding Peter Dey's letter (Opinion, October 28), there are no racial property rights in Te Tiriti o Waitangi, only the ceding of sovereignty to Ko Wikitoria to Kuini o Ingarene and the confirmation and guarantees to the chiefs and tribes and to all the people of New Zealand, the possession of their lands, dwellings and all their property.
Mr Dey claims favour for Maori "because they were the original owners of the country". In my view, there is ample evidence opposing that view. Examine the multitudinous, archaeological documentation and DNA evidence that substantiates other cultures being here as far back as 3000 years ago, evidence which has been gained from below the tephra layers from Lake Taupo eruptions. (Abridged.)
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Pyes Pa
ONE NATION
How much longer will Peter Dey continue to write his version of the Treaty of Waitangi?
Under the Treaty we became one nation, New Zealanders with no special privileges for Maori other than that they could sell land through the Crown, which they did with enthusiasm. No mention of forests, rivers, water or even fresh air.
Maori were not the original settlers — tribal leaders in the past have agreed there were people here when the first canoes arrived.
Dey forgets that the fact there are part-Maori alive today is due to the entreaties of Maori leaders —first to King William, and then Queen Victoria, asking them to send troops to the other side of the world to save Maori from tribal wars and cannibalism. Queen Victoria did so on her terms, namely signing of the Treaty of Waitangi.
This is not a race-based document but makes us equal living in a multi-cultural New Zealand. (Abridged.)
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Tauranga
RACIAL FALLACY
Regarding Peter Dey's letter (Opinion, October 28), there are no racial property rights in Te Tiriti o Waitangi, only the ceding of sovereignty to Ko Wikitoria to Kuini o Ingarene and the confirmation and guarantees to the chiefs and tribes and to all the people of New Zealand, the possession of their lands, dwellings and all their property.
Mr Dey claims favour for Maori "because they were the original owners of the country". In my view, there is ample evidence opposing that view. Examine the multitudinous, archaeological documentation and DNA evidence that substantiates other cultures being here as far back as 3000 years ago, evidence which has been gained from below the tephra layers from Lake Taupo eruptions. (Abridged.)
M J A
Pyes Pa
ONE NATION
How much longer will Peter Dey continue to write his version of the Treaty of Waitangi?
Under the Treaty we became one nation, New Zealanders with no special privileges for Maori other than that they could sell land through the Crown, which they did with enthusiasm. No mention of forests, rivers, water or even fresh air.
Maori were not the original settlers — tribal leaders in the past have agreed there were people here when the first canoes arrived.
Dey forgets that the fact there are part-Maori alive today is due to the entreaties of Maori leaders —first to King William, and then Queen Victoria, asking them to send troops to the other side of the world to save Maori from tribal wars and cannibalism. Queen Victoria did so on her terms, namely signing of the Treaty of Waitangi.
This is not a race-based document but makes us equal living in a multi-cultural New Zealand. (Abridged.)
M B
Tauranga
