Post by Kiwi Frontline on Sept 1, 2023 11:38:51 GMT 12
Don Brash: A PATHETIC ATTEMPT TO JUSTIFY CO-GOVERNANCE
Nobody can, or does, object to Maori holding positions of authority – in central government, local government, or any number of community organisations – and the evidence for that surely lies in the very substantial number of Maori New Zealanders who hold such positions now.
But co-governance implies that those identifying as Maori are entitled to a separate and superior constitutional status to that of all other New Zealanders with a 50% representation in the control of taxpayer- or ratepayer-funded assets (such as water infrastructure), and that simply cannot be acceptable in a democracy. Nor is it consistent with any reasonable reading of the Treaty.....
breakingviewsnz.blogspot.com/2023/09/don-brash-pathetic-attempt-to-justify.html
Nobody can, or does, object to Maori holding positions of authority – in central government, local government, or any number of community organisations – and the evidence for that surely lies in the very substantial number of Maori New Zealanders who hold such positions now.
But co-governance implies that those identifying as Maori are entitled to a separate and superior constitutional status to that of all other New Zealanders with a 50% representation in the control of taxpayer- or ratepayer-funded assets (such as water infrastructure), and that simply cannot be acceptable in a democracy. Nor is it consistent with any reasonable reading of the Treaty.....
breakingviewsnz.blogspot.com/2023/09/don-brash-pathetic-attempt-to-justify.html