Post by Kiwi Frontline on Jun 9, 2021 5:16:20 GMT 12
NATIONAL MPS DISAGREE WITH GOLDSMITH ON 'COLONISATION' COMMENTS
Several National MPs say they disagree with comments from their education spokesman Paul Goldsmith that colonisation "on balance" had been a good thing for Māori.
National leader Judith Collins said she recognised how Māori, and "most colonised people", didn't feel it had worked well for them.
But I'm also very aware that there were massive injustices, particularly breaches of the Treaty."
Botany MP Christopher Luxon also said he disagreed with Goldsmith.
"It wasn't good for Māori. There's no doubt about it - colonisation was not good for Māori as we saw with breaches in the Treaty and we saw with the New Zealand Land Wars......
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/national-mps-disagree-with-goldsmith-on-colonisation-comments/4ZYOHTE5THCWIYSZZGYWJDVWQM/
More on the above here > Bad accounting behind colonisation blunder
www.waateanews.com/waateanews/x_story_id/Mjc1MDg.html
Several National MPs say they disagree with comments from their education spokesman Paul Goldsmith that colonisation "on balance" had been a good thing for Māori.
National leader Judith Collins said she recognised how Māori, and "most colonised people", didn't feel it had worked well for them.
But I'm also very aware that there were massive injustices, particularly breaches of the Treaty."
Botany MP Christopher Luxon also said he disagreed with Goldsmith.
"It wasn't good for Māori. There's no doubt about it - colonisation was not good for Māori as we saw with breaches in the Treaty and we saw with the New Zealand Land Wars......
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/national-mps-disagree-with-goldsmith-on-colonisation-comments/4ZYOHTE5THCWIYSZZGYWJDVWQM/
More on the above here > Bad accounting behind colonisation blunder
www.waateanews.com/waateanews/x_story_id/Mjc1MDg.html