The Coalition Government needs to condemn this nonsense and the most effective way would be to immediately begin legislating for the abolition of Maori electorates.
This would arguably boost the government’s stocks immeasurably and immediately.
There is no way the majority of hard working Kiwis, including Maori, should have to put up with this type of sandpit behaviour.
This racist, divisive group don’t speak for the majority of Maori. They simply cause trouble, chaos and division at every turn which does nothing to contribute to the country’s economic wellbeing in any way, as they persistently demand more money and control in the misguided thought that money is the answer to all of their so-called ills.
They have nothing positive to contribute, just a diatribe of negative and most recently, shameful abusive rhetoric against a Minister who, unlike them, is trying to protect their children.
Their conduct in Parliament has been reprehensible from day one. Remember their ridiculous behaviour at the swearing-in of MPs? Parliament is not their plaything, and they have no right to bring it into disrepute.
They act as if they have had no help in their entire existence, that the compensation Maori have received never happened and they never acknowledge the fact that iwi businesses are not required to pay tax.
Instead, their focus is on how disadvantaged they are and it’s beyond time their peers in parliament openly called this out for what it is.
To call this all a game understates how divisive it is. The strike action called they have called for on budget day a deliberate attempt to cause disruption and mayhem. It violates the desires of the majority to live in harmony in a prosperous country. Anybody who thinks it is a good idea to pander to this minority and their fellow travellers is sorely mistaken including the fifty-odd mayors who would deny their citizens the right to vote on Maori Wards.
Democracy gives no special rights to one race. Their philosophy will bring the opposite of a harmonious society in this country and to deal with this issue, our politicians of the right need to find the courage to act. The majority will back them. That’s how democracy works – majority rule.
We the people say “No more” and we demand that our representatives in the house act accordingly.
Decouple the gravy trains the taxpayers have funded for decades immediately and dump the Waitangi Tribunal which has well outlived its usefulness. It’s been operating outside original brief for some time. The organisation that the taxpayers fund so Maori can take the government to court at the drop of a hat has run out of money. Bankruptcy is an opportune time to get rid of it. Maori activists going to court should not be funded by those they are accusing. The money should come from their own pockets, funded from their own economy, not the pockets of all taxpayers.
It is very timely that David Seymour, Winston Peters and Shane Jones want to examine the Treaty and the relevance of the Waitangi Tribunal. That’s three Maori politicians who see what is holding the country back. Like the majority of New Zealanders, they want the country to prosper.
At the very least it is time for a referendum on the Maori seats and the majority should decide once and for all.
All politicians and parties in Parliament should contribute constructively to the Parliamentary processes. There is no useful purpose having a party whose sole purpose seems to be sniping from the sidelines representing only themselves.
The time has come for action.
JC is a right-wing crusader. Reached an age that embodies the dictum only the good die young. This article was first published HERE
This would arguably boost the government’s stocks immeasurably and immediately.
There is no way the majority of hard working Kiwis, including Maori, should have to put up with this type of sandpit behaviour.
This racist, divisive group don’t speak for the majority of Maori. They simply cause trouble, chaos and division at every turn which does nothing to contribute to the country’s economic wellbeing in any way, as they persistently demand more money and control in the misguided thought that money is the answer to all of their so-called ills.
They have nothing positive to contribute, just a diatribe of negative and most recently, shameful abusive rhetoric against a Minister who, unlike them, is trying to protect their children.
Their conduct in Parliament has been reprehensible from day one. Remember their ridiculous behaviour at the swearing-in of MPs? Parliament is not their plaything, and they have no right to bring it into disrepute.
They act as if they have had no help in their entire existence, that the compensation Maori have received never happened and they never acknowledge the fact that iwi businesses are not required to pay tax.
Instead, their focus is on how disadvantaged they are and it’s beyond time their peers in parliament openly called this out for what it is.
To call this all a game understates how divisive it is. The strike action called they have called for on budget day a deliberate attempt to cause disruption and mayhem. It violates the desires of the majority to live in harmony in a prosperous country. Anybody who thinks it is a good idea to pander to this minority and their fellow travellers is sorely mistaken including the fifty-odd mayors who would deny their citizens the right to vote on Maori Wards.
Democracy gives no special rights to one race. Their philosophy will bring the opposite of a harmonious society in this country and to deal with this issue, our politicians of the right need to find the courage to act. The majority will back them. That’s how democracy works – majority rule.
We the people say “No more” and we demand that our representatives in the house act accordingly.
Decouple the gravy trains the taxpayers have funded for decades immediately and dump the Waitangi Tribunal which has well outlived its usefulness. It’s been operating outside original brief for some time. The organisation that the taxpayers fund so Maori can take the government to court at the drop of a hat has run out of money. Bankruptcy is an opportune time to get rid of it. Maori activists going to court should not be funded by those they are accusing. The money should come from their own pockets, funded from their own economy, not the pockets of all taxpayers.
It is very timely that David Seymour, Winston Peters and Shane Jones want to examine the Treaty and the relevance of the Waitangi Tribunal. That’s three Maori politicians who see what is holding the country back. Like the majority of New Zealanders, they want the country to prosper.
At the very least it is time for a referendum on the Maori seats and the majority should decide once and for all.
All politicians and parties in Parliament should contribute constructively to the Parliamentary processes. There is no useful purpose having a party whose sole purpose seems to be sniping from the sidelines representing only themselves.
The time has come for action.
JC is a right-wing crusader. Reached an age that embodies the dictum only the good die young. This article was first published HERE
10 comments:
This is so obvious it beggars belief it is not happening.
To me the first step would be to remove the tax exemption for iwi and charities. Why shouldn't they pay for their activities from net income like the rest of us? Or is this suggestion to radical for our Grant Robertson in drag Finance Minister?
Our successive governments by ignoring our true history, not saying NO to a small minority of New Zealanders demands, have created this divisive, racist, apartheid situation we find ourselves in today. The monetary cost since 1975 to create this ‘new apartheid state’, exceeds $4 billion.
Remember the ‘secretive’ He Puapua reports agenda?
Te Pāti Māori has issued a Declaration of Political Independence, Te Ngākau o Te Iwi Māori, beginning the process to establish its own Māori Parliament.
The announcement was made as thousands of people across the country joined a hīkoi for a National Māori Action Day to coincide with the Budget announcements.
"Enough is enough," Te Pāti Māori said in a statement.
"No longer can we allow this very house to dictate our rangatiratanga," a spokesperson said.
Earlier this week Te Pāti Māori co-leader Rawiri Waititi called the Coalition a "Pākehā Government".
Te Pāti Māori said its own parliament will be:
• Anchored in tikanga and kawa
• Focussed entirely on mokopuna livelihood
• Established as part of transforming Aotearoa into a nation which respects the tino rangatiratanga of tangata whenua, and creates a safe home for all peoples.
Well said. The country would be in a far better financial state to everyone’s advantage instead of to a select few. Given that iwi have tax/rating advantages ensures NZer’s will continue to subsidise Māori for ever and a day. Who said “No new grievances would be created in order to settle past injustices?”! Yeah, right.
The maori seats should have been gone decades ago as soon as the reason for their existence ceased. The gutless Luxon should be organising a referendum regarding the use of Aotearoa instead of New Zealand, having a stone age language forced on us and getting rid of the racist maori seats. While they are at it a person identifying as maori should have 50% maori blood at least. Kiwialan.
It isn't about race at all, never has been. It is about culture. How many times do you hear the claim that someone isn't a real Maori. A person can be 50% Maori by blood, but not a real Maori. Another can be 1/32 and be considered a full Maori. It is purely cultural.
The concept of the Noble Savage lives yet again.
The 80/20 rule applies very aptly here.80 percent of your problems come from 20 percent of the people. 80 percent of the spending goes to that same group.
On the other side. 80 percent of the revenue come from 20 percent of the people.
You can draw your own conclusions about what to do but continually taking the output of 20 percent to fund bad behaviour of the other 20 percent is not a recipe for success.
The reality is that if they genuinely had support from enough voters (Maori or otherwise) Te Pati Maori could get seats in parliament through the election process without Maori electorates. After all, those on the general roll can vote for them if they want to! But Te Pati Maori have less than 2% support if I recall correctly. That means most MAORI don't vote for them! They give maori a bad name. All the maori I know are simply ordinary working folk, who just want to get on with life and treat everyone the same. They don't constantly cry out for special treatment, in fact most of the maori I know are my seniors at work and they are certainly smart and accomplished enough for thier positions. But Te Pati Maori would have you believe all maori are living in the gutter after being kicked out by pakeha landlords!
Te Pati Maori are an extremist group that are getting further and further away from the regular maori perspectives every day
Te pati maori need to be given the rope to hang themselves. Otherwise they will simply fester and in due course rise up again.
Don't under estimate these trouble makers. They are extremely well organised and have the resources to keep going and the apathy of most of NZ to let them continue unabated. And they are clever enough to get away with it time and time again. They show no signs of slowing down or blowing themselves out.
Watch this space ...it's unlikelyto be pretty.
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