There is pushback from Whaikaha.
Who are Whaikaha? They are the Ministry of Disabled People.
Under the new Government, names were to be restored to English.
Why? Because very few people speak Māori and, as such, most of us had no clue as to what a lot of these renamed groupings did, or who they once were.
Waka Kotahi and Oranga Tamariki over time became possible exceptions because they got used so often, given their status in the news.
He Waka Eke Noa, I bet you still don’t have a clue as to what it means, despite the fact it was a very important document dealing with one of the great issues of the age and one of our most important sectors.
Anyway, all of this nonsense was going to stop when the new Government arrived because it was a major part of all their campaigns.
In another sign that despite the initial angst they actually have quite a bit in common, all three parties agreed that this obsession with Māori language needed to end.
Except a couple of things happened.
The main one being that it didn’t change. The Government dragged the chain, sort of like the councils who are still insisting on mass lowering of speed limits until the new law is passed.
In that sense, this Government has been taken for a ride, and that is reputational.
Now the Ministry of Disabled People is pushing back on Whaikaha. They claim they have a unique whakapapa.
And that is what is wrong with Wellington.
Given all the ministry is going through of late, is it not astonishing they have time for this sort of debate? It's almost as though they have too many people.
A ministry's job, the public services job, is to work for the Government of the day. The Government of the day are very clear on this particular matter.
What is it about the public service that makes them think they are there to tell us what's right and how we are wrong?
Do you think, given they behave that way, they might just be shooting themselves in the foot a bit when it comes to wider sympathy for their job retention plight?
Mike Hosking is a New Zealand television and radio broadcaster. He currently hosts The Mike Hosking Breakfast show on NewstalkZB on weekday mornings - where this article was sourced.
Why? Because very few people speak Māori and, as such, most of us had no clue as to what a lot of these renamed groupings did, or who they once were.
Waka Kotahi and Oranga Tamariki over time became possible exceptions because they got used so often, given their status in the news.
He Waka Eke Noa, I bet you still don’t have a clue as to what it means, despite the fact it was a very important document dealing with one of the great issues of the age and one of our most important sectors.
Anyway, all of this nonsense was going to stop when the new Government arrived because it was a major part of all their campaigns.
In another sign that despite the initial angst they actually have quite a bit in common, all three parties agreed that this obsession with Māori language needed to end.
Except a couple of things happened.
The main one being that it didn’t change. The Government dragged the chain, sort of like the councils who are still insisting on mass lowering of speed limits until the new law is passed.
In that sense, this Government has been taken for a ride, and that is reputational.
Now the Ministry of Disabled People is pushing back on Whaikaha. They claim they have a unique whakapapa.
And that is what is wrong with Wellington.
Given all the ministry is going through of late, is it not astonishing they have time for this sort of debate? It's almost as though they have too many people.
A ministry's job, the public services job, is to work for the Government of the day. The Government of the day are very clear on this particular matter.
What is it about the public service that makes them think they are there to tell us what's right and how we are wrong?
Do you think, given they behave that way, they might just be shooting themselves in the foot a bit when it comes to wider sympathy for their job retention plight?
Mike Hosking is a New Zealand television and radio broadcaster. He currently hosts The Mike Hosking Breakfast show on NewstalkZB on weekday mornings - where this article was sourced.
5 comments:
The answer is simple, Mike. The NZ Public Service has become politicised just like in many other countries --Australia, USA, UK etc. We are not quite as bad as some, such as the US but we are heading in the same direction.
Ministers need to stamp it out, otherwise as the old saying goes "give them a inch and they will take a mile"
The minister should demand a high level scalp, the higher the better. Then the idiots will lose their convictions.
Dismiss the CEO - she is not above Parliament.
Why is everyone so upset? The maori thugs are unstoppable. Clearly the government is happy, indeed supportive of this and reads the mood of the electorate as supporting it. It would save so much time and effort just to accept and go with the flow. Who cares about history. Whats in a name? We need to live in the here and now.
Or leave.
As a long gone ex Wellingtonian, the place is at the root of the destruction of the Kiwi, common sense approach to society's issues. Our public service is certainly no longer that, and has become totally out of touch with what was once a great little country. Self serving survivalists.
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