Post by Kiwi Frontline on Oct 2, 2018 16:12:40 GMT 12
MĀORI ASK NZ FIRST WHO DECIDES 'KIWI VALUES'
What are New Zealand values?
That is the question being asked by Māori who are concerned values important to Māori and other minorities could be trampled on if New Zealand First gets its way.
New Zealand First has determined those values include gender equality, freedom of religion, and respect for different races and ethnicities.
But a lecturer from the School of Māori Studies at University of Waikato, Arama Rata, says its proposed Respecting New Zealand Values bill raises a number of concerns, especially from a Māori perspective.
"As a treaty partner, Māori should be involved in defining New Zealand values yet this bill is an encroachment on our values of respecting people and of building mutually beneficial relationships."
Dr Rata said imposing values on people through law sounds a lot like what happened to Māori when they were colonised.....
www.radionz.co.nz/news/te-manu-korihi/367738/maori-ask-nz-first-who-decides-kiwi-values
What are New Zealand values?
That is the question being asked by Māori who are concerned values important to Māori and other minorities could be trampled on if New Zealand First gets its way.
New Zealand First has determined those values include gender equality, freedom of religion, and respect for different races and ethnicities.
But a lecturer from the School of Māori Studies at University of Waikato, Arama Rata, says its proposed Respecting New Zealand Values bill raises a number of concerns, especially from a Māori perspective.
"As a treaty partner, Māori should be involved in defining New Zealand values yet this bill is an encroachment on our values of respecting people and of building mutually beneficial relationships."
Dr Rata said imposing values on people through law sounds a lot like what happened to Māori when they were colonised.....
www.radionz.co.nz/news/te-manu-korihi/367738/maori-ask-nz-first-who-decides-kiwi-values