Post by Kiwi Frontline on Feb 14, 2018 5:30:21 GMT 12
Dear Editor (Sent to the NZ Herald 12/2/18)
THE JONES AFFAIR.
Frustration from the NZ people is bubbling over and now finally from the
Wealthy, ( Jones and Gallagher ) surprised it took so long!
Radical greedy Maori have brought this country to its knees, sucking
Billions from the economy.claims on Sovereignty all beaches everything!
Kiwis (all races)are paying the price, high cost of living, homeless, low
pay.
Selfish elite Maori need to examine their hearts, if they have one?
C. HUMPHREYS, Katikati
Dear Editor (Sent to the Hawkes Bay Today 11/2/18)
TALKING TREATY FOR PARENTS
As a parenting tip, a more accurate way to talk about the Treaty of Waitangi to children (HBT, Feb 10, p10) is to talk about how the treaty made New Zealand a land of freedom and opportunity.
Freedom is like living on a beautiful beach where you can do what you like within certain rules.
Opportunity is where your parents can earn as much money as they want to send you to whatever school you like.
New Zealand wasn’t always like this.
Before the treaty was signed in 1840, there were no jobs, no schools, few could read or write, and there were always wars between the tribes living here.
Whenever there was a disagreement between people in different areas, they had to fight to the death to settle it.
Some people were kept as slaves, and when food ran out were sometimes killed, cooked, and eaten.
The treaty brought us laws so that adults did not have to fight to settle disputes.
The treaty also brought freedom to those held in slavery and opportunity for everyone.
By the way, the name of our nation is New Zealand, not Aotearoa.
MIKE BUTLER, Hastings
Mike’s letter refers to the following article:
HOW TO TALK ABOUT THE TREATY OF WAITANGI
Hawke's Bay Today has paired up with The Parenting Place to run a weekly Parenting Hot Tip
Talking about the treaty with your children might be different if you are Maori or if you're pakeha— or if you don't have children. If your family has moved here from a different country, it might feel unfamiliar and tricky to engage with. It might not even feel applicable. But if you've made Aotearoa your home, the treaty does affect you. Here are some ways to start the conversation.
Tell them the story. Not every child loves discussing politics, history or the translation differences in Article Two. But they do love stories. Our history is a story. Tell them stories about our country so that they can see how they are a part of it. Place them in the story.
Paint scenarios and ask questions that help your child engage with the idea of ownership and sharing. They could imagine they live on a beautiful beach and can surf every day on uncrowded waves. Then one day people show up and want to live on the beach and surf the waves too. Is that fair? How would you make that work for everyone? Give them an analogy.
If your child has ever been to a wedding then you could use that as an analogy. A marriage is when two very different people make a whole lot of promises to each other so that they can make one relationship work. That is sort of what a treaty is. Making a marriage work isn't easy. It is learning to see through the eyes of our pater, being willing to compromise and learning to put the interests of our partner ahead of our own. When we're able to do this, we are building healthy relationships.
Hawkes Bay Today Feb 10, 2018 – page 10
Dear Editor (Sent to the NZ Herald 9/2/18)
EDUCATION AND THINGS
Lets give credit where credit is due.Good on the Minister of Education and Labour Party for taking meaningful steps to shut down the Charter schools thing.Next step get rid of the race based total immersion schools and stop the inane headlong plunge into the compulsory maori language nonsense in all schools as this is all playing havoc with Kiwi kids learning and achievement levels.
First and foremost ensure proficiency with and fluency in our national language English which is acknowledged and accepted as the most dominant language worldwide.Another positive would be to take steps to have the Education Council amend the current NZ teachers Code another race orientated unworkable aberation causing angst in teaching circles.
On a completely different tack the Government must dismantle the private prison system which is fraught with difficulties on all fronts.After all Labour slagged PPP in 2016 saying it had no place in NZ.
ROB PATERSON, Mt Maunganui
Dear Editor (Sent to the Dominion Post 8/2/18)
TALK IS CHEAP
Commentators are at least correct about one thing WaitangiDay turned out to be eerily quiet almost an orchestrated non-event one might say.
So why’s that so - well it was probably Ms.Arderns 5day prep talks with Northland maoris and playing the fawning toady game. Looks like she gave into demands sending out the vibes they wanted and in return they temporarily shutup stopped bleating and stirring.
This assertion is evidenced by Ms.Arderns inane ideological pronouncements like *theTreaty is a living document *we have treated maori poorly *inviting maori to hold the Government to account (should be other way around) *throwing $squillions at self inflicted child poverty ,*fantasising about freshwater rights and so forth.
No wonder the locals shutup with the privileged wish list safely tucked away in the bank -who wouldn't .
These little race based games are just so blatant you can read them like a book and the consequences of resultant entitlements is that those who have contributed nothing to Kiwi society feel we owe them something just for inflicting their unwelcome presence upon us.
For the record let’s make it quite clear the National mob were no better than the current Labour /Greens /NZ First mish mash.
ROB PATERSON, Mount Maunganui
PS Ms. Ardern’s Philosophy.” I don’t like to think before I speak. I like to be just as surprised as everyone else about what I say”
sites.google.com/site/kiwifrontline/letters-submitted-to-newspapers/unpublished-letters
THE JONES AFFAIR.
Frustration from the NZ people is bubbling over and now finally from the
Wealthy, ( Jones and Gallagher ) surprised it took so long!
Radical greedy Maori have brought this country to its knees, sucking
Billions from the economy.claims on Sovereignty all beaches everything!
Kiwis (all races)are paying the price, high cost of living, homeless, low
pay.
Selfish elite Maori need to examine their hearts, if they have one?
C. HUMPHREYS, Katikati
Dear Editor (Sent to the Hawkes Bay Today 11/2/18)
TALKING TREATY FOR PARENTS
As a parenting tip, a more accurate way to talk about the Treaty of Waitangi to children (HBT, Feb 10, p10) is to talk about how the treaty made New Zealand a land of freedom and opportunity.
Freedom is like living on a beautiful beach where you can do what you like within certain rules.
Opportunity is where your parents can earn as much money as they want to send you to whatever school you like.
New Zealand wasn’t always like this.
Before the treaty was signed in 1840, there were no jobs, no schools, few could read or write, and there were always wars between the tribes living here.
Whenever there was a disagreement between people in different areas, they had to fight to the death to settle it.
Some people were kept as slaves, and when food ran out were sometimes killed, cooked, and eaten.
The treaty brought us laws so that adults did not have to fight to settle disputes.
The treaty also brought freedom to those held in slavery and opportunity for everyone.
By the way, the name of our nation is New Zealand, not Aotearoa.
MIKE BUTLER, Hastings
Mike’s letter refers to the following article:
HOW TO TALK ABOUT THE TREATY OF WAITANGI
Hawke's Bay Today has paired up with The Parenting Place to run a weekly Parenting Hot Tip
Talking about the treaty with your children might be different if you are Maori or if you're pakeha— or if you don't have children. If your family has moved here from a different country, it might feel unfamiliar and tricky to engage with. It might not even feel applicable. But if you've made Aotearoa your home, the treaty does affect you. Here are some ways to start the conversation.
Tell them the story. Not every child loves discussing politics, history or the translation differences in Article Two. But they do love stories. Our history is a story. Tell them stories about our country so that they can see how they are a part of it. Place them in the story.
Paint scenarios and ask questions that help your child engage with the idea of ownership and sharing. They could imagine they live on a beautiful beach and can surf every day on uncrowded waves. Then one day people show up and want to live on the beach and surf the waves too. Is that fair? How would you make that work for everyone? Give them an analogy.
If your child has ever been to a wedding then you could use that as an analogy. A marriage is when two very different people make a whole lot of promises to each other so that they can make one relationship work. That is sort of what a treaty is. Making a marriage work isn't easy. It is learning to see through the eyes of our pater, being willing to compromise and learning to put the interests of our partner ahead of our own. When we're able to do this, we are building healthy relationships.
Hawkes Bay Today Feb 10, 2018 – page 10
Dear Editor (Sent to the NZ Herald 9/2/18)
EDUCATION AND THINGS
Lets give credit where credit is due.Good on the Minister of Education and Labour Party for taking meaningful steps to shut down the Charter schools thing.Next step get rid of the race based total immersion schools and stop the inane headlong plunge into the compulsory maori language nonsense in all schools as this is all playing havoc with Kiwi kids learning and achievement levels.
First and foremost ensure proficiency with and fluency in our national language English which is acknowledged and accepted as the most dominant language worldwide.Another positive would be to take steps to have the Education Council amend the current NZ teachers Code another race orientated unworkable aberation causing angst in teaching circles.
On a completely different tack the Government must dismantle the private prison system which is fraught with difficulties on all fronts.After all Labour slagged PPP in 2016 saying it had no place in NZ.
ROB PATERSON, Mt Maunganui
Dear Editor (Sent to the Dominion Post 8/2/18)
TALK IS CHEAP
Commentators are at least correct about one thing WaitangiDay turned out to be eerily quiet almost an orchestrated non-event one might say.
So why’s that so - well it was probably Ms.Arderns 5day prep talks with Northland maoris and playing the fawning toady game. Looks like she gave into demands sending out the vibes they wanted and in return they temporarily shutup stopped bleating and stirring.
This assertion is evidenced by Ms.Arderns inane ideological pronouncements like *theTreaty is a living document *we have treated maori poorly *inviting maori to hold the Government to account (should be other way around) *throwing $squillions at self inflicted child poverty ,*fantasising about freshwater rights and so forth.
No wonder the locals shutup with the privileged wish list safely tucked away in the bank -who wouldn't .
These little race based games are just so blatant you can read them like a book and the consequences of resultant entitlements is that those who have contributed nothing to Kiwi society feel we owe them something just for inflicting their unwelcome presence upon us.
For the record let’s make it quite clear the National mob were no better than the current Labour /Greens /NZ First mish mash.
ROB PATERSON, Mount Maunganui
PS Ms. Ardern’s Philosophy.” I don’t like to think before I speak. I like to be just as surprised as everyone else about what I say”
sites.google.com/site/kiwifrontline/letters-submitted-to-newspapers/unpublished-letters