Post by Kiwi Frontline on Jan 24, 2020 13:23:34 GMT 12
BARRY SOPER: TIME RIPE FOR MĀORI PARTY RESURGENCE
Mistake number one for Ardern was to ignore the letter from the kuia.
Mistake number two the Prime Minister made was to become involved in the Ihumātao protest, telling the owners of the land Fletcher Building that there will be no housing development on it until the dispute's settled.
It was a Māori issue to sort out, not the Government's, which has no place in overriding what was a business transaction. It sends so many wrong signals and any settlement, certainly if it involves taxpayers' money, will compound that.
We're told it'll be resolved before Waitangi Day and for Labour it's a minefield. New Zealand First, if it's true to its principles, won't want a bar of it if public money's forked out.
Ratana is Turia territory and Ardern's reception there tomorrow will be keenly watched and will certainly give her a good indication of the work that needs to be done.
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Mistake number one for Ardern was to ignore the letter from the kuia.
Mistake number two the Prime Minister made was to become involved in the Ihumātao protest, telling the owners of the land Fletcher Building that there will be no housing development on it until the dispute's settled.
It was a Māori issue to sort out, not the Government's, which has no place in overriding what was a business transaction. It sends so many wrong signals and any settlement, certainly if it involves taxpayers' money, will compound that.
We're told it'll be resolved before Waitangi Day and for Labour it's a minefield. New Zealand First, if it's true to its principles, won't want a bar of it if public money's forked out.
Ratana is Turia territory and Ardern's reception there tomorrow will be keenly watched and will certainly give her a good indication of the work that needs to be done.
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