Post by Kiwi Frontline on Nov 2, 2019 6:04:37 GMT 12
Weekend Sun / Sunlive 1/11/19
IS THIS SABOTAGE?
Certainly Councillor Hollis was over-descriptive of some of the concerns New Zealanders may have in terms of wanting a country for all and not under governance of the Treaty of Waitangi. This does not alter the fact that the Race Relations Commissioner, having dispensed with Captain Cook in his own hometown, has interfered in the local politics of another city insisting that his views on colonisation and Maori dominion be those expressed in Tauranga Council.
What part of democracy does he and now it would seem the new Mayor not understand? - The latter reversing his support for a candidate legally ‘elected by constituents’ who patently wanted him.
Unlike Cr Baldock who said the danger of giving people a say is that they would mess it up and vote for the majority, Andrew Hollis will try to represent all his constituents.
Not a murmer accompanied Rangimarie Kingi’s mayoral blurb predicting - a collapse of white supremacy, arrogant media, courts and banks, a Maori Government to lead our independence; the end of Buckinghamshire...'. The gravy train is not a new concept but it is gaining momentum. New Zealand is in a sad and perilous place. If anyone should resign it should be the Commissioner and the Mayor both of whom don’t plan on representing all people.
R STEPHENS, Papamoa Beach.
ANDREW HOLLIS ‘TARGETED’
Is the race relations commissioner biased?
The race relations commissioner Meng Foon has set a dangerous precedent here using his office as a stage for himself and Maori – is it his mandate or job to get involved in the local council?
Andrew Hollis came out and spoke about the Treaty of Waitangi and how he thinks it's past its used-by date.
Andrew Hollis campaigned on this with people voting because of his sentiments and seeing him as speaking on council for them.
It is obvious Foon is abusing his office! There seems to be a lot of that going on in local and national Gov’t, the health and especially the education sector.
It depends on what side of the fence you are standing on. The culturally hypnotised or the grievance industry see not having unelected Maori on council as racist, while the majority of the general population see ’having’ unelected Maori on council as racist. Is this man an unbiased commissioner for ’all’ Kiwis?
The question we should be asking is how a man so blatantly biased toward anything Maori got into this office. What process did he go through to get ‘picked’, or, was it a call from the Waitangi Tribunal that assured another minion for Maori?
R ANDERSON, Lower Hutt.
NOT VERY HARMONIOUS
New Mayor Tenby Powell's plan to achieve a more harmonious and less divided city were quickly derailed at the council's swearing-in ceremony by an activist tearing down the Treaty of Waitangi wall hangings for reasons he found difficult to explain, and during Andrew Hollis's swearing-in, some Maori walking out, and Buddy Mikaere standing and pointing to the door.
These kind of antics and discourtesy don't bode well for Mayor Powell's hopes for the future.
Andrew Hollis received over 7500 votes. Does Mikaere need reminding that is more than six times that which he received? Hollis rightly pointed out that freedom of speech is a right, being offended is a choice. As for Puhirake Ikaka’s claim that Hollis's views are predetermined, can he not see the irony that views are equally predetermined.
I believe that Hollis will bring a focus to Iwi-Council relations that they are not just about iwi's aspirations but must also need a buy-in from ratepayers and the wider community, including an acceptance that their views must also be part of the dialogue.
Tenby Powell's desire to build a bridge is commendable, but it has to be a place where people meet, not an expectation of one-way traffic.
RICHARD PRINCE, Welcome Bay
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IS THIS SABOTAGE?
Certainly Councillor Hollis was over-descriptive of some of the concerns New Zealanders may have in terms of wanting a country for all and not under governance of the Treaty of Waitangi. This does not alter the fact that the Race Relations Commissioner, having dispensed with Captain Cook in his own hometown, has interfered in the local politics of another city insisting that his views on colonisation and Maori dominion be those expressed in Tauranga Council.
What part of democracy does he and now it would seem the new Mayor not understand? - The latter reversing his support for a candidate legally ‘elected by constituents’ who patently wanted him.
Unlike Cr Baldock who said the danger of giving people a say is that they would mess it up and vote for the majority, Andrew Hollis will try to represent all his constituents.
Not a murmer accompanied Rangimarie Kingi’s mayoral blurb predicting - a collapse of white supremacy, arrogant media, courts and banks, a Maori Government to lead our independence; the end of Buckinghamshire...'. The gravy train is not a new concept but it is gaining momentum. New Zealand is in a sad and perilous place. If anyone should resign it should be the Commissioner and the Mayor both of whom don’t plan on representing all people.
R STEPHENS, Papamoa Beach.
ANDREW HOLLIS ‘TARGETED’
Is the race relations commissioner biased?
The race relations commissioner Meng Foon has set a dangerous precedent here using his office as a stage for himself and Maori – is it his mandate or job to get involved in the local council?
Andrew Hollis came out and spoke about the Treaty of Waitangi and how he thinks it's past its used-by date.
Andrew Hollis campaigned on this with people voting because of his sentiments and seeing him as speaking on council for them.
It is obvious Foon is abusing his office! There seems to be a lot of that going on in local and national Gov’t, the health and especially the education sector.
It depends on what side of the fence you are standing on. The culturally hypnotised or the grievance industry see not having unelected Maori on council as racist, while the majority of the general population see ’having’ unelected Maori on council as racist. Is this man an unbiased commissioner for ’all’ Kiwis?
The question we should be asking is how a man so blatantly biased toward anything Maori got into this office. What process did he go through to get ‘picked’, or, was it a call from the Waitangi Tribunal that assured another minion for Maori?
R ANDERSON, Lower Hutt.
NOT VERY HARMONIOUS
New Mayor Tenby Powell's plan to achieve a more harmonious and less divided city were quickly derailed at the council's swearing-in ceremony by an activist tearing down the Treaty of Waitangi wall hangings for reasons he found difficult to explain, and during Andrew Hollis's swearing-in, some Maori walking out, and Buddy Mikaere standing and pointing to the door.
These kind of antics and discourtesy don't bode well for Mayor Powell's hopes for the future.
Andrew Hollis received over 7500 votes. Does Mikaere need reminding that is more than six times that which he received? Hollis rightly pointed out that freedom of speech is a right, being offended is a choice. As for Puhirake Ikaka’s claim that Hollis's views are predetermined, can he not see the irony that views are equally predetermined.
I believe that Hollis will bring a focus to Iwi-Council relations that they are not just about iwi's aspirations but must also need a buy-in from ratepayers and the wider community, including an acceptance that their views must also be part of the dialogue.
Tenby Powell's desire to build a bridge is commendable, but it has to be a place where people meet, not an expectation of one-way traffic.
RICHARD PRINCE, Welcome Bay
sites.google.com/site/kiwifrontline/letters-submitted-to-newspapers