Post by Kiwi Frontline on Aug 28, 2023 9:44:57 GMT 12
Damien Grant: WHEN TE PĀTI MĀORI TELL US WHAT THEY STAND FOR WE SHOULD BELIEVE THEM.
Waititi does not lack for ambition. “We want Māori proprietary rights recognised when it comes to water. Māori own the water,” he thundered; and this isn’t a throwaway line.
Te Pati Māori president John Tamihere has made the same claim. “We reject co-governance because we want to have the appropriate conversation about the elephant in the room: how did Pākeha get to the table on a 100% Māori-owned asset?”
You have to admire the chutzpah.
Although, there is one aspect of Waititi’s maiden speech that did warm my libertarian heart; “It is time for Māori to look after Māori, as we know what is best for us. Covid-19 lockdown showed how Māori can look after themselves without Government support or intervention.”
Sadly, however, I suspect Waititi’s interpretation of self-determination without government support would not match my own.
The party’s scope is far-reaching. Their declared policy is to strip all non-Maori place names from these islands; from Kaitaia to Stewart Island our colonial heritage would be extinguished.
Good riddance, some might think, but their policies do not stop at removing Gore and Fendalton from the maps.
The stated policy is to: “Require all Primary Schools to incorporate Te Reo Māori into 25% of their curriculum by 2026 and 50% by 2030.”
This is certainly a bold agenda. Courageous even. It is obviously unworkable; there are simply not enough teachers competent in Te Reo to implement such madness and, presumably, Te Pāti Māori knows it will never fly; but that isn’t the point.....
breakingviewsnz.blogspot.com/2023/08/damien-grant-when-te-pati-maori-tell-us.html
Waititi does not lack for ambition. “We want Māori proprietary rights recognised when it comes to water. Māori own the water,” he thundered; and this isn’t a throwaway line.
Te Pati Māori president John Tamihere has made the same claim. “We reject co-governance because we want to have the appropriate conversation about the elephant in the room: how did Pākeha get to the table on a 100% Māori-owned asset?”
You have to admire the chutzpah.
Although, there is one aspect of Waititi’s maiden speech that did warm my libertarian heart; “It is time for Māori to look after Māori, as we know what is best for us. Covid-19 lockdown showed how Māori can look after themselves without Government support or intervention.”
Sadly, however, I suspect Waititi’s interpretation of self-determination without government support would not match my own.
The party’s scope is far-reaching. Their declared policy is to strip all non-Maori place names from these islands; from Kaitaia to Stewart Island our colonial heritage would be extinguished.
Good riddance, some might think, but their policies do not stop at removing Gore and Fendalton from the maps.
The stated policy is to: “Require all Primary Schools to incorporate Te Reo Māori into 25% of their curriculum by 2026 and 50% by 2030.”
This is certainly a bold agenda. Courageous even. It is obviously unworkable; there are simply not enough teachers competent in Te Reo to implement such madness and, presumably, Te Pāti Māori knows it will never fly; but that isn’t the point.....
breakingviewsnz.blogspot.com/2023/08/damien-grant-when-te-pati-maori-tell-us.html