Post by Kiwi Frontline on Jun 16, 2020 4:27:01 GMT 12
PRIME MINISTER JACINDA ARDERN PASSES FATE OF COLONIAL STATUES TO COUNCILS
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has declined to weigh in on the fate of colonial statues around the country, saying it's a matter for local councils.
Talking to media outlets on Monday, Ardern acknowledged change was needed and there was work to be done about racism, but stopped short of saying what she thought should happen to increasingly controversial monuments.
She said there had been debate about the fate of statutes since Tuia 250 Voyage commemorations last year.
“I personally have been of the view that we have been remiss and not always telling our full history,” Ardern told RNZ.
“If we think we are going to resolve the gaps in the telling of our history simply by distilling it down to that one part of the debate, I don't think any New Zealander will believe that."
Under her leadership, Kiwi children would finally learn New Zealand history in schools, she said.
The Government's view was change didn't occur until there was greater representation of Māori and a seat, which Ardern said was happening through mechanisms such as iwi panels......
www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/121828563/prime-minister-jacinda-ardern-passes-fate-of-colonial-statues-to-councils
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has declined to weigh in on the fate of colonial statues around the country, saying it's a matter for local councils.
Talking to media outlets on Monday, Ardern acknowledged change was needed and there was work to be done about racism, but stopped short of saying what she thought should happen to increasingly controversial monuments.
She said there had been debate about the fate of statutes since Tuia 250 Voyage commemorations last year.
“I personally have been of the view that we have been remiss and not always telling our full history,” Ardern told RNZ.
“If we think we are going to resolve the gaps in the telling of our history simply by distilling it down to that one part of the debate, I don't think any New Zealander will believe that."
Under her leadership, Kiwi children would finally learn New Zealand history in schools, she said.
The Government's view was change didn't occur until there was greater representation of Māori and a seat, which Ardern said was happening through mechanisms such as iwi panels......
www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/121828563/prime-minister-jacinda-ardern-passes-fate-of-colonial-statues-to-councils