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Northland Age 2/2/17
APARTHEID
To those who feel that Gareth Morgan and his Opportunity Party could be the answer to all our woes — think again.
One of the aims of The Opportunity Party is to have an upper house in Parliament of 50 per cent Maori, and 50 per cent of the rest of us. Thus 15 per cent of the population would have 50 per cent of the power.
Of those 15 per cent of the Maori population, it would not be your everyday good Kiwi Maori — the upper house would be peopled by the radical treatyists, intent on running the country under a constitution enshrining the Treaty of Waitangi as superior law, and race-based policies would become the new laws.
Throw in a few of the bleeding heart greenie liberals from the other 50 per cent to sway the balance of power, and very quickly we would be living in a country divided by race. In a word — apartheid. The definition of democracy is that we are all equal under the law regarding race religion and gender.
The democracy we currently enjoy would be a thing of the past There is much to consider in this unappealing scenario.
ROBIN BISHOP
Tauranga
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DEAR MR TIMU
How about suggesting that the gangs dip into the millions they are making from drug trafficking to pay for helping drug members 'kick the P habit' and spare the taxpayer for a change? After all, the Waka Moemoea Trust was only granted about $1 million for this worthy cause in 2004/5. But then the Waitangi Tribunal has recommended claims of less merit.
BRYAN JOHNSON
Omokoroa
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Waikato Times 2/2/17
CLAIM EMBARRASSING
Marama Fox, in her recent claim of racism against Yates’ logo for their Black Magic Potting Mix, is an embarrassment to her party and an insult to all people concerned with racism, intolerance and serious, social issues. It is concerning that a person so devoid of logic is involved in our political system.
BRYAN JOHNSON
Omokoroa
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Bay of Plenty Times 2/2/17
MAORI SOLUTIONS
Grendon Boyton (Letters, January 21) reflecting on the state of the nation, states; “A financial economic system beyond the reach of most Maori.”
Yet present assets held by iwi, accrued from the settlement of claims paid by successive governments and proposed by the Waitangi Tribunal, now amount to nearly $40 billion.
Mr Boynton, what amount of that has been used to solve Maori problems?
He quotes; “an education system guilty of excluding Maori.” But Maori Affairs budget quotation in 2013/14 states; “nearly $77 million for promotion of Maori language and culture.”
The $40 million budget for promoting te reo amounts to $280 per year for each speaker.
Many of the problems of Maori, in my view, are the result of tribalism that has produced people, living in an aura of suggested victimisation and colonial oppression and a misguided sense of entitlement.
To imply that the proportion of Maori in prison is the result of innocent individuals being unjustly committed, is ludicrous in my opinion.
Finally, of all the ethnic groups in our country, why, Mr Boynton are Maori problems so extensive and unique? It is time for Maori to “genuinely care for Maori.”
Maori problems require Maori solutions. (Abridged)
BRYAN JOHNSON
Omokoroa
sites.google.com/site/kiwifrontline/letters-submitted-to-newspapers
APARTHEID
To those who feel that Gareth Morgan and his Opportunity Party could be the answer to all our woes — think again.
One of the aims of The Opportunity Party is to have an upper house in Parliament of 50 per cent Maori, and 50 per cent of the rest of us. Thus 15 per cent of the population would have 50 per cent of the power.
Of those 15 per cent of the Maori population, it would not be your everyday good Kiwi Maori — the upper house would be peopled by the radical treatyists, intent on running the country under a constitution enshrining the Treaty of Waitangi as superior law, and race-based policies would become the new laws.
Throw in a few of the bleeding heart greenie liberals from the other 50 per cent to sway the balance of power, and very quickly we would be living in a country divided by race. In a word — apartheid. The definition of democracy is that we are all equal under the law regarding race religion and gender.
The democracy we currently enjoy would be a thing of the past There is much to consider in this unappealing scenario.
ROBIN BISHOP
Tauranga
.
DEAR MR TIMU
How about suggesting that the gangs dip into the millions they are making from drug trafficking to pay for helping drug members 'kick the P habit' and spare the taxpayer for a change? After all, the Waka Moemoea Trust was only granted about $1 million for this worthy cause in 2004/5. But then the Waitangi Tribunal has recommended claims of less merit.
BRYAN JOHNSON
Omokoroa
.
Waikato Times 2/2/17
CLAIM EMBARRASSING
Marama Fox, in her recent claim of racism against Yates’ logo for their Black Magic Potting Mix, is an embarrassment to her party and an insult to all people concerned with racism, intolerance and serious, social issues. It is concerning that a person so devoid of logic is involved in our political system.
BRYAN JOHNSON
Omokoroa
.
Bay of Plenty Times 2/2/17
MAORI SOLUTIONS
Grendon Boyton (Letters, January 21) reflecting on the state of the nation, states; “A financial economic system beyond the reach of most Maori.”
Yet present assets held by iwi, accrued from the settlement of claims paid by successive governments and proposed by the Waitangi Tribunal, now amount to nearly $40 billion.
Mr Boynton, what amount of that has been used to solve Maori problems?
He quotes; “an education system guilty of excluding Maori.” But Maori Affairs budget quotation in 2013/14 states; “nearly $77 million for promotion of Maori language and culture.”
The $40 million budget for promoting te reo amounts to $280 per year for each speaker.
Many of the problems of Maori, in my view, are the result of tribalism that has produced people, living in an aura of suggested victimisation and colonial oppression and a misguided sense of entitlement.
To imply that the proportion of Maori in prison is the result of innocent individuals being unjustly committed, is ludicrous in my opinion.
Finally, of all the ethnic groups in our country, why, Mr Boynton are Maori problems so extensive and unique? It is time for Maori to “genuinely care for Maori.”
Maori problems require Maori solutions. (Abridged)
BRYAN JOHNSON
Omokoroa
sites.google.com/site/kiwifrontline/letters-submitted-to-newspapers
