Post by Kiwi Frontline on Jan 31, 2017 5:23:01 GMT 12
Northland Age 31/1/17 (Also Bay of Plenty Times 31/1/17)
SELECTIVE CORRUPTION
Who gave authority for the changing of the name of the Bay of Plenty Polytechnic to Toi Ohamai? In so doing they changed a title comprehended by 100 per cent of the population to words in te reo, understood by .013 per cent of the population, and a title describing concepts completely unknown to pre-European Maori.
This selective corruption of our language is obviously the result of a small clique of elitist Maori Treaty revisionists coercing compliant local and national authorities without any public consensus. It was certainly not sanctioned by the Treaty.
What kind of democracy is this? Does the public have no rights in decision-making? The mindless, racist autocrats responsible do not deserve to hold office.
BRYAN JOHNSON
Omokoroa
Hawkes Bay Today 31/1/17
GANG LIFE CHOSEN
In reply to Rex Timu, each person on this planet has a choice concerning his/her own life, you are the one to choose to join a gang, get your face tattooed and smoke the damn P.
I can't believe you have the cheek to blame others for the choices you and others have made.
But what makes me aggro is the fact that you have not acknowledged the families who chose not to drink, join gangs or do the drugs, those who chose to work hard and choose education for the children, put them through university and watched them exceed all expectations. These people didn't whinge, whine or cry like babies when things went wrong, they just got up and got on with life.
If you don't want your life as it is, get the hell out of it and be man enough to walk in the footsteps of all those who choose to walk to the beat of their own drum.
MARGARET OSBORNE
Hastings
sites.google.com/site/kiwifrontline/letters-submitted-to-newspapers
SELECTIVE CORRUPTION
Who gave authority for the changing of the name of the Bay of Plenty Polytechnic to Toi Ohamai? In so doing they changed a title comprehended by 100 per cent of the population to words in te reo, understood by .013 per cent of the population, and a title describing concepts completely unknown to pre-European Maori.
This selective corruption of our language is obviously the result of a small clique of elitist Maori Treaty revisionists coercing compliant local and national authorities without any public consensus. It was certainly not sanctioned by the Treaty.
What kind of democracy is this? Does the public have no rights in decision-making? The mindless, racist autocrats responsible do not deserve to hold office.
BRYAN JOHNSON
Omokoroa
Hawkes Bay Today 31/1/17
GANG LIFE CHOSEN
In reply to Rex Timu, each person on this planet has a choice concerning his/her own life, you are the one to choose to join a gang, get your face tattooed and smoke the damn P.
I can't believe you have the cheek to blame others for the choices you and others have made.
But what makes me aggro is the fact that you have not acknowledged the families who chose not to drink, join gangs or do the drugs, those who chose to work hard and choose education for the children, put them through university and watched them exceed all expectations. These people didn't whinge, whine or cry like babies when things went wrong, they just got up and got on with life.
If you don't want your life as it is, get the hell out of it and be man enough to walk in the footsteps of all those who choose to walk to the beat of their own drum.
MARGARET OSBORNE
Hastings
sites.google.com/site/kiwifrontline/letters-submitted-to-newspapers