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Otago Daily Times 3/6/19
DECISION ON IWI SEATS RAISES ALL SORTS OF ISSUES
THE epithet of ‘‘one person, one vote’’ seems to have been set aside by the ODT editorial writer (28.5.19) on the need for rational debate over nonelected Maori representation on the Otago Regional Council.
If the concept of one person, one vote is so oldfashioned, surely society first needs to debate whether there is a better basis to achieve representative democracy, such as appointment without consultation.
In order to achieve better representation, should not the ORC now ensure equal representation by appointment of women, youth, age, sexual orientation, ethnicity, race, and creed. If not, why not?
I can immediately think of two outstanding people from Maoridom within Otago who may well put forward their names as candidates — and win — at the forthcoming ORC elections. What then?
GERRARD ECKHOFF, Alexandra
Northern Advocate 3/6/19
WINSTON'S DEMISE
Whatever future privileges and gilding of the Gold Card for superannultants Winston Peters may arrange will not, in the minds of many, compensate for the gross betrayal of his bottom line agenda at the last elections, namely the removal of racial privilege.
The promises he made then were the main reason many voted his party into power. That, and his subsequent signing of the UN Global Compact on Migration, a commitment that threatens our nation's sovereignty, will see the demise of him and New Zealand First at the next elections.
BRYAN JOHNSON, Omokoroa
sites.google.com/site/kiwifrontline/letters-submitted-to-newspapers
DECISION ON IWI SEATS RAISES ALL SORTS OF ISSUES
THE epithet of ‘‘one person, one vote’’ seems to have been set aside by the ODT editorial writer (28.5.19) on the need for rational debate over nonelected Maori representation on the Otago Regional Council.
If the concept of one person, one vote is so oldfashioned, surely society first needs to debate whether there is a better basis to achieve representative democracy, such as appointment without consultation.
In order to achieve better representation, should not the ORC now ensure equal representation by appointment of women, youth, age, sexual orientation, ethnicity, race, and creed. If not, why not?
I can immediately think of two outstanding people from Maoridom within Otago who may well put forward their names as candidates — and win — at the forthcoming ORC elections. What then?
GERRARD ECKHOFF, Alexandra
Northern Advocate 3/6/19
WINSTON'S DEMISE
Whatever future privileges and gilding of the Gold Card for superannultants Winston Peters may arrange will not, in the minds of many, compensate for the gross betrayal of his bottom line agenda at the last elections, namely the removal of racial privilege.
The promises he made then were the main reason many voted his party into power. That, and his subsequent signing of the UN Global Compact on Migration, a commitment that threatens our nation's sovereignty, will see the demise of him and New Zealand First at the next elections.
BRYAN JOHNSON, Omokoroa
sites.google.com/site/kiwifrontline/letters-submitted-to-newspapers