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Post by Kiwi Frontline on Jan 13, 2019 5:20:29 GMT 12
Dear Editor, (Sent to the Rotorua Daily Post 7/1/19) S White ( Post, 7/1/19) refers to Te Reo as our "indigenous language". It is not for the simple reason that Maoris are not indigenous, despite what the ignorant UN said. Maoris arrived at a more-or-less accurately known time only a few centuries ago, which disqualifies them from being indigenous, and proceeded to slaughter our truly indigenous people, very few of whom survive today. BRUCE MOON, Nelson Dear Editor, (Sent to The Press 6/1/19) Recently you printed a letter of mine pointing out that as the Stone Age Maori culture had no writing, books or libraries, it was fatuous for the City Council to give its new Library a Maori name. You printed a response from K Gillard making the absurd claim that as there had been a Stone Age in Europe, my comments were groundless. She seems unaware that European civilization has progressed a long way from the Stone Age in ways too numerous to mention. There followed a letter from G Mitten, saying much the same - did they collude? - and suggesting that as I reside in Nelson it was not my business. Well, Christchurch is my birthplace, with associations for seven generations of my family. Can any ex-Rarotongan newbie say anything to compare? BRUCE MOON, Nelson sites.google.com/site/kiwifrontline/letters-submitted-to-newspapers/unpublished-letters
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