Following the recent local council elections, New Zealanders now face a familiar and frustrating pattern: more mayors and councillors pushing for Maori Wards and unelected Māori appointments to councils and boards, while parcels of public land and resources are handed over to favoured iwi groups—with little or no input from the communities footing the bill.
Week after week, fresh initiatives emerge—another ‘Māori partnership’ or co-governance arrangement—imposed without consultation or debate. The rate-paying public is kept in the dark until it's too late, while elected officials rubber-stamp divisive policies they never campaigned on.
Maori wards, unelected appointments, and the growing machinery of separatist governance are being celebrated across taxpayer-funded media, in council-sponsored promotional videos, and through breathless, misty-eyed social media posts. Meanwhile, polls consistently show that a clear majority of New Zealanders oppose race-based decision-making. Yet councils continue to advance these agendas against public will. WHY?
The truth is, many of these politicians deliberately hid their intentions from voters. Had they run on race-based co-governance platforms, most would never have been elected. But once in office, they act with ideological fervour—championing separatist policies, demonising critics, and stifling dissent. The result is a growing number of councils where dissenting voices, even among elected councillors, are shut out of debate for not parroting the correct ‘cultural narrative.’
Take Auckland, where ratepayers now fund marae maintenance. When I queried this, I was told marae are “important hubs for all Aucklanders.” That’s simply not true—and they know it. But facts and accountability are irrelevant when the machinery is greased by political correctness, cultural guilt, and a bureaucracy too scared or complicit to push back.
This is not about Māori culture or heritage—it’s about democracy. It’s about elected officials using the authority granted by voters to push an ideological and racial agenda most voters neither supported nor understood. And it's spreading beyond councils. Institutions like the New Zealand Geographic Board, while technically independent, report to government ministers and act as vehicles for creeping Maorification—renaming towns, streets, and regions without public consultation.
We are watching a political class betray the democratic process—using our vote to seize power, then turning that power against us. They promise one thing during campaigns and deliver another once elected, stripping decision-making from elected representatives and handing it to appointed insiders and tribal interests.
The system is being rigged from within. Elected councillors who challenge the status quo are increasingly excluded, silenced, or labelled as racists. Meanwhile, millions are diverted into pet ideological schemes with no transparency, accountability, or measurable outcomes—just vague appeals to “partnership,” “equity,” or “wellbeing.”
And it’s not just Labour. National too has embraced much of this agenda—quietly advancing co-governance and racial entitlements while avoiding public scrutiny. Together, the two parties have fostered a political environment where truth is optional, transparency is unwelcome, and the average voter is treated with contempt.
The question must be asked: how long before the right to vote itself is undermined? How long before criticism of these policies is criminalised as “hate speech”? Already, speaking plainly on these issues risks public shaming or legal trouble. If you oppose the Treaty troughers, you're branded a bigot. If you question the orthodoxy, you're part of the problem.
We are at a crossroads. What will you do if the Treaty grievance industry turns its sights on your land, your community, your children's future? Will you even be allowed to object—or will doing so be deemed hate speech?
New Zealanders must wake up. Our democracy is being hollowed out under the guise of justice and inclusion. But inclusion that excludes dissent isn’t inclusion—it’s tyranny. And the sooner we realise that, the better chance we have of saving the country we thought we lived in.
Because if this continues, voting won’t matter. The decisions will already have been made—by people you never elected, pursuing goals you were never told about.
And in the end, maybe they were right to think we were too stupid to notice.
Source: Facebook (strengthened with Rex's approval)
Maori wards, unelected appointments, and the growing machinery of separatist governance are being celebrated across taxpayer-funded media, in council-sponsored promotional videos, and through breathless, misty-eyed social media posts. Meanwhile, polls consistently show that a clear majority of New Zealanders oppose race-based decision-making. Yet councils continue to advance these agendas against public will. WHY?
The truth is, many of these politicians deliberately hid their intentions from voters. Had they run on race-based co-governance platforms, most would never have been elected. But once in office, they act with ideological fervour—championing separatist policies, demonising critics, and stifling dissent. The result is a growing number of councils where dissenting voices, even among elected councillors, are shut out of debate for not parroting the correct ‘cultural narrative.’
Take Auckland, where ratepayers now fund marae maintenance. When I queried this, I was told marae are “important hubs for all Aucklanders.” That’s simply not true—and they know it. But facts and accountability are irrelevant when the machinery is greased by political correctness, cultural guilt, and a bureaucracy too scared or complicit to push back.
This is not about Māori culture or heritage—it’s about democracy. It’s about elected officials using the authority granted by voters to push an ideological and racial agenda most voters neither supported nor understood. And it's spreading beyond councils. Institutions like the New Zealand Geographic Board, while technically independent, report to government ministers and act as vehicles for creeping Maorification—renaming towns, streets, and regions without public consultation.
We are watching a political class betray the democratic process—using our vote to seize power, then turning that power against us. They promise one thing during campaigns and deliver another once elected, stripping decision-making from elected representatives and handing it to appointed insiders and tribal interests.
The system is being rigged from within. Elected councillors who challenge the status quo are increasingly excluded, silenced, or labelled as racists. Meanwhile, millions are diverted into pet ideological schemes with no transparency, accountability, or measurable outcomes—just vague appeals to “partnership,” “equity,” or “wellbeing.”
And it’s not just Labour. National too has embraced much of this agenda—quietly advancing co-governance and racial entitlements while avoiding public scrutiny. Together, the two parties have fostered a political environment where truth is optional, transparency is unwelcome, and the average voter is treated with contempt.
The question must be asked: how long before the right to vote itself is undermined? How long before criticism of these policies is criminalised as “hate speech”? Already, speaking plainly on these issues risks public shaming or legal trouble. If you oppose the Treaty troughers, you're branded a bigot. If you question the orthodoxy, you're part of the problem.
We are at a crossroads. What will you do if the Treaty grievance industry turns its sights on your land, your community, your children's future? Will you even be allowed to object—or will doing so be deemed hate speech?
New Zealanders must wake up. Our democracy is being hollowed out under the guise of justice and inclusion. But inclusion that excludes dissent isn’t inclusion—it’s tyranny. And the sooner we realise that, the better chance we have of saving the country we thought we lived in.
Because if this continues, voting won’t matter. The decisions will already have been made—by people you never elected, pursuing goals you were never told about.
And in the end, maybe they were right to think we were too stupid to notice.
Source: Facebook (strengthened with Rex's approval)
12 comments:
PM Luxon was NOT in the house for the Treaty Principles Bill debate or the recent Te Partly Maori- Parliamentry Priveleges Committee Debate . The PM just is not a leader or man of his word.
National ceased to be a Party bound by its words since Bolger became PM, to be followed by Shipley, Key and Luxon of the same ilk. They all secretly promoted an agenda that they never disclosed publicly. Ardern had much history from National to rely on for her He Puapua report.
The msm should be awash with articles and editorials as above. But not a hint of. Despite the vast communications options now available the public are less informed than would have been 100 years ago. The trhreat of cancellation is hugely effective. (And the physiacl threat from maoridom.)
"You pay but have no say" - is the cynical truth for citizens/voters today.
A topic for a Julian Batchelor video.
What a sad and corrupt place NZ has become. ACT and David Seymour were on the right track to rein things in, but why isn’t Luxon upholding the wishes of the people who voted for National. Those leaving NZ aren’t doing it because of the economy, (although Māori now skew our rating and tax systems) but because they have become disenchanted with the apartheid system well entrenched.
The illusion of liberal democracy, an artificial construct of the “powers that ought not be”. A system, cloaked in ideals of freedom and equality, individual rights and free markets, designed to systematically eroded the influence of “powerful rulers” who might resist financial domination, and replacing them with elected officials and bureaucrats more easily swayed by economic pressures.
By preventing the rise of independent, powerful rulers, the “powers that ought not be” ensure the continuity of the financialist kill chain—a relentless cycle of debt, speculation, economic dependency, and cultural manipulation. To this day, this framework embeds financial elites within nation-states, preserving their unseen authority over economies and governments while keeping the public oblivious to the true power dynamics.
Indeed - so many local councils seem quite contemptible. I certainly hope for an ACT candidate in Hutt South.
In Taranaki election coverage buildup will see little of any on dissent re Maori wards and pro spending issues other than framed as attacks on those opposing them. The local ''news'' outlet in print and online (Stuff) will not print anything that conflicts with its ''values'' branding it all racist fascist etc. In line with RNZ and Herald following, willingly, the journalism fund doctine.
Flash back to 1930s Third Reich.
It's much the same in NZ today with outright intimidation of officials with dissenting views, and intimidation by bully boys.
What happened in Tauranga when Drysdale was elected ?
Not enough Maori on the committees so Drysdale simply appointed them, giving them the same power as elected members.
Patently wrong, but we seem powerless to do anything about it.
We need the spirit of emancipation from 100+ years ago to stop this rot.
This is an absolutely brilliant piece of writing summing up our political situation perfectly. The only 'bit' missing was any mention of 2040 which is the date Maori have set down to be in complete control of the country. Most don't realise that a blood less coup is in progress. We get caught up in the detail but fail to ask the question, the most important question, which is.... "Where is all this going?" The answer, of course, is 2040.
The Drysdale council in Tauranga has been an enormous disappointment. Mayor Drysdale said consulting with maori is much easier when maori are on committees. Firstly, the need for consultation should be reined in or removed. Perhaps the new RMA will do this, but don’t hold your breath. There’s no need for consultation. There’s no partnership. Sovereignty was ceded and the treaty was between the crown and the chiefs, nothing to do with local govt or ratepayers. Consultation is a con. It’s nothing but an excuse for maori to delay and extract fees for nothing. Little wonder everything is so expensive and productivity so poor. Secondly, the council not only appointed unelected maori representatives to committees, they actually awarded them voting rights - an absolute betrayal of democracy. Only those elected by ratepayers have the right to vote. Shame on the councillors (Drysdale, Scoular, Baker, Schuler, Taylor) who voted for awarding maori appointees voting rights basically just to make life ”easier” for council.
I'm sure these unappointed people are allowed voting rights because somewhere in the Local Govt Act is a little known provision that allows Councils to do so, but said Councils are abusing it. Palmerston North also is guilty of this. When ratepayers soundly rejected Maori Wards, the Council just put in unelected representatives on Council committees anyway (and didn't remove them when Maori Wards were instated later) Earlier commentator is correct; only elected members should be able to vote on Councils.
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