The Maori Party are lost and drowning in their own negative and increasingly violent rhetoric. We can only hope they are never again in a position where a Government depends on their support; if that happens, I fear for the future of this country. It’s not too far fetched to say the country is on the cusp of a potential disaster if their current antics, especially in regard to decorum in the House, are allowed to continue. I call on Mr Speaker to intervene.
The party is, of course, not acting for all Maori, just a vocal racist minority. These are the losers on both fronts, i.e. not just with Pakeha but their own people as well. This is reflected in the small numbers of votes they garner at the election. They speak and act to try to make us think that they represent the majority of their race. They don’t. The truth is, the majority support the likes of Peters, Seymour and Jones.
In my last article I said the Maori seats should go. What I witnessed in Parliament last week was a joker in a cowboy hat, dressed more for the beach than Parliament, accusing Assistant Speaker Maureen Pugh of rudeness to a tribe which had just received settlement of their claims and were invited to perform a waiata. They took it upon themselves to do a speech in Maori prior to the waiata. Maureen, quite correctly, advised them they only had permission to perform the waiata.
Rawiri Waititi took exception and accused her of trampling on their tikanga. The issue was eventually resolved by Gerry Brownlee who, speaking with some anger in his voice, upheld Maureen’s ruling and told the Maori Party firmly that this would not change. He then took the chair as Maureen was understandably upset. It is beyond time the Speaker laid down the law regarding what is acceptable in Parliament in both speech and dress.
The same clown in a different cowboy hat, black to reflect his views on the Budget, announced he was going to establish a Maori Parliament. He didn’t mention who would fund it but I’m sure he has the taxpayers in mind. His party didn’t bother turning up to the House to hear the Budget. The post Budget speech he gave was a mixture of nonsense; then he told us we had nothing to fear and invited us to join them.
Who would accept an invitation from a party so keen to talk about genocide? I am equally keen to talk about cannibalism; a practice tribes engaged in, not only against each other but also the white man. This is not only not talked about but erased from the school history curriculum, presumably so as not to offend. The Maori Party appear to have licence to say and do whatever they like, whereas we can barely open our mouths for fear of offending. Again, they are trying to assert their fantasy of superiority.
The interpretation of the Treaty of Waitangi has been skewed to suit them and the Government can barely legislate anything for fear of being in breach of it. This is doing nothing to improve economic and social outcomes for everyone, including Maori. The Maori Party have shown conclusively that is not what they are in Parliament for. They want to rule by way of divide and conquer, but their aims will never be fulfilled. They are wasting their time.
The people will not stand for it. The division they are actually causing is a chasm between the current right and left in Parliament. New Zealand First MPs are now in their permanent home: they only have to observe the antics of the Greens and the Maori Party to see the choice they once had is gone. This has left Labour in a hopeless position, to which I think they have yet to wake up. Swing voters, the ones who decide elections, will not vote for Labour if it means risking participation from the other two radical entities.
The Maori Party MPs, under MMP, are playing right into the Government’s hands. If this behaviour from the Maori Party continues, any future policy statements from Labour will be inconsequential. It will be the position of the Maori Party and, to a lesser extent the Greens, that will determine which way votes are cast.
The Maori Party is ruining it for all: the left, themselves and their people but, more importantly, the country and its return to prosperity. They want more and more money while at the same time vilifying the hand that feeds them. That is not a clever strategy, but they can’t see it while consumed by their violent rhetoric and insulting behaviour.
If ever there were a time to get rid of the Maori seats, it is now. There needs to be a petition to Parliament to demand a referendum. We have a Westminster system of government and I suggest that if they don’t like it then Mr Waititi can start and fully fund his own Parliament. But he won’t.
The Maori Party, like the Waitangi Tribunal, is getting out of hand and I call on the Government and the Speaker in particular, to deal with it before it is completely out of control. The priority of the Government is to get the country out of the mess it inherited and it cannot afford to be sidetracked. I repeat: we are heading for a crisis that threatens the cohesion of Parliament and the stability of the country.
Mr Waititi’s Budget speech contained some disturbing undertones that cannot be ignored. I urge the Government to take cognisance of the situation and take measures to prevent a calamity in our own backyard. The Maori Party need to be told where they sit, not just in Parliament but in the country as a whole. They are no more important or in need of privilege than anyone else. It just needs someone with the power and the guts to deliver the message.
Mister Speaker! ‘Your mission should you accept it’ is to sort these people out, and sooner rather than later.
JC is a right-wing crusader. Reached an age that embodies the dictum only the good die young. This article was first published HERE
In my last article I said the Maori seats should go. What I witnessed in Parliament last week was a joker in a cowboy hat, dressed more for the beach than Parliament, accusing Assistant Speaker Maureen Pugh of rudeness to a tribe which had just received settlement of their claims and were invited to perform a waiata. They took it upon themselves to do a speech in Maori prior to the waiata. Maureen, quite correctly, advised them they only had permission to perform the waiata.
Rawiri Waititi took exception and accused her of trampling on their tikanga. The issue was eventually resolved by Gerry Brownlee who, speaking with some anger in his voice, upheld Maureen’s ruling and told the Maori Party firmly that this would not change. He then took the chair as Maureen was understandably upset. It is beyond time the Speaker laid down the law regarding what is acceptable in Parliament in both speech and dress.
The same clown in a different cowboy hat, black to reflect his views on the Budget, announced he was going to establish a Maori Parliament. He didn’t mention who would fund it but I’m sure he has the taxpayers in mind. His party didn’t bother turning up to the House to hear the Budget. The post Budget speech he gave was a mixture of nonsense; then he told us we had nothing to fear and invited us to join them.
Who would accept an invitation from a party so keen to talk about genocide? I am equally keen to talk about cannibalism; a practice tribes engaged in, not only against each other but also the white man. This is not only not talked about but erased from the school history curriculum, presumably so as not to offend. The Maori Party appear to have licence to say and do whatever they like, whereas we can barely open our mouths for fear of offending. Again, they are trying to assert their fantasy of superiority.
The interpretation of the Treaty of Waitangi has been skewed to suit them and the Government can barely legislate anything for fear of being in breach of it. This is doing nothing to improve economic and social outcomes for everyone, including Maori. The Maori Party have shown conclusively that is not what they are in Parliament for. They want to rule by way of divide and conquer, but their aims will never be fulfilled. They are wasting their time.
The people will not stand for it. The division they are actually causing is a chasm between the current right and left in Parliament. New Zealand First MPs are now in their permanent home: they only have to observe the antics of the Greens and the Maori Party to see the choice they once had is gone. This has left Labour in a hopeless position, to which I think they have yet to wake up. Swing voters, the ones who decide elections, will not vote for Labour if it means risking participation from the other two radical entities.
The Maori Party MPs, under MMP, are playing right into the Government’s hands. If this behaviour from the Maori Party continues, any future policy statements from Labour will be inconsequential. It will be the position of the Maori Party and, to a lesser extent the Greens, that will determine which way votes are cast.
The Maori Party is ruining it for all: the left, themselves and their people but, more importantly, the country and its return to prosperity. They want more and more money while at the same time vilifying the hand that feeds them. That is not a clever strategy, but they can’t see it while consumed by their violent rhetoric and insulting behaviour.
If ever there were a time to get rid of the Maori seats, it is now. There needs to be a petition to Parliament to demand a referendum. We have a Westminster system of government and I suggest that if they don’t like it then Mr Waititi can start and fully fund his own Parliament. But he won’t.
The Maori Party, like the Waitangi Tribunal, is getting out of hand and I call on the Government and the Speaker in particular, to deal with it before it is completely out of control. The priority of the Government is to get the country out of the mess it inherited and it cannot afford to be sidetracked. I repeat: we are heading for a crisis that threatens the cohesion of Parliament and the stability of the country.
Mr Waititi’s Budget speech contained some disturbing undertones that cannot be ignored. I urge the Government to take cognisance of the situation and take measures to prevent a calamity in our own backyard. The Maori Party need to be told where they sit, not just in Parliament but in the country as a whole. They are no more important or in need of privilege than anyone else. It just needs someone with the power and the guts to deliver the message.
Mister Speaker! ‘Your mission should you accept it’ is to sort these people out, and sooner rather than later.
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:
Couldn’t agree more. Enough is enough! All rational people were prepared to settle truthful historical grievances. However, while the Waitangi Tribunal continues to recommend unsubstantiated settlements giving Crown (NZer’s) land to Māori, they alter the whole rating and taxation regimes and NZ will not prosper.
“The Maori Party, like the Waitangi Tribunal, is getting out of hand and I call on the Government and the Speaker in particular, to deal with it before it is completely out of control.”
Exactly.
JC, if you start the petition to remove Māori wards, I’ll sign it, as I’m sure thousands of others will, too. Decent Māori folk are already very well represented, we don’t need these extremists to have special privileges in a system they are trying to break.
Yep some one with the power and the guts.
Remind me - who is that?
Not surprised he was dressed for the beach. Maybe it's in preparation of his Iwi's foreshore and seabed claim that the Courts are giving away at our expense? Just when are the coalition going to act? Luxon, the invertebrate, appears to think that by staying quiet it'll all just go away.
Jc, agree completely mate. They are losers. They have started a massive backlash against maori...it is gaining momentum.
Aon@819am said, “Luxon, the invertebrate, appears to think that by staying quiet it'll all just go away”.
This has been the policy of every PM of every successive government since the passing of the 1975 TOW Act.
The real tragedy is that the majority of us have not been paying attention to, and not acting on, what our successive governments have been doing through legislation to create division, racism and apartheid, with taxpayer’s money over the last 50 years. All based on lies and deception.
Until the TOW Act and ALL other statutes which give explicit recognition to the treaty (which are not entrenched), are swept away, our little Gods own is done for.
It just requires a majority in Parliament to get this done, and the majorities job now is to see that it gets done, and if not, why not? (A leading constitutional lawyer said it could be done)
It may have taken 50 years, but the people are starting to wake up, and now we really need to get involved in the shaping of our future.
The Maori clown is aided by TVNZ and TV3 by giving him so much oxygen in their "news" bulletins.
Their editors are complicit in this attempt to overthrow NZ democracy.
Excellent article, JC !
Regarding the Waitangi Tribunal's ongoing re hashing of multiple largely false claims dating back centuries:-
Surely it is time to leave the grievances of ancestors back in history and start living in the world today.
For example, the Nazis and the Japanese imperialists committed huge slaughter, rape, torture, genocide on millions of innocent citizens.
That was 70 -80 years ago.
But we (the civilised world) has moved on.
We do not blame or punish Japanese or German people of today for those war crimes.
We are not still whining and demanding more and more payment from Germans and Japanese of today for those (historical) crimes.
There is no future in living in the past and blaming current generations for past wrongs.
For maori, living in the past on their terms is hugely lucrative.
In case 'maori' is seen to be too generic a term and encompassing of 'good' maoris - until their voice is woken up and heard, they are in my opinion, tarred by the brush that says it represents all maori.
Crudely racist? Regrettably, that seems to be the norm in NZ.
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