Introduction:
A healthy civilisation does not apologise for enforcing order. It does not recoil when confronted by cultural dysfunction. It certainly does not cede its institutions to the cult of race. Yet in New Zealand, this is precisely what we are doing. The most recent performance by the Independent Children's Monitor - masquerading as a serious policy report - is not a document of insight but a ritual lamentation, choreographed to advance a radical narrative: that Māori failure is never the fault of Māori, but always the result of an oppressive system that must be dismantled, devolved, and ethnically reassigned.
It is a shambolic spectacle of bureaucratic cowardice.
I. The Perpetual Victimhood Complex
Let us begin with the obvious. The Oranga Tamariki report, cited ad nauseam by Māori activists and sympathetic bureaucrats alike, posits a well-worn thesis: Māori children are overrepresented in state care, therefore the state must be racist. A less lazy intellect might ask whether cultural patterns of parenting, chronic intergenerational dysfunction, or violent offending rates could - heaven forbid - play any part in this statistical outcome. But no, to suggest as much is to commit the unpardonable sin of 'structural racism denial.'
Nowhere in this report does one find a single mention of personal responsibility. Nowhere are the sanctimonious authors prepared to interrogate the cultural norms that produce familial violence, gang affiliation, or chronic truancy. Instead, we are treated to an avalanche of euphemisms: "overrepresentation," "historic trauma," "colonial harm," all deployed with the linguistic subtlety of a battering ram.
II. The Legal Mirage of Treaty Devolution
When Karen Chhour - a minister I otherwise commend - remarks that Oranga Tamariki must embrace 'community-led solutions' and 'devolution to iwi,' one is left to wonder whether the Cabinet has taken leave of its senses. Let us be clear: devolving state powers to tribal authorities is not reform. It is abdication. And it is wholly incompatible with the constitutional principle of equal citizenship.
Under the Oranga Tamariki Act 1989, the paramount consideration is supposedly the welfare of the child. Yet in recent years, through a series of 'strategic partnerships' and unaccountable co-governance arrangements, we have begun subordinating that principle to an ideological imperative: the primacy of 'tikanga.' One might ask, what is the legal standing of tikanga Māori when it clashes with established child welfare protocols? When it demands the return of a child to a violent whānau, or the protection of cultural identity at the expense of physical safety?
The law, under such conditions, becomes not a sword of justice but a shield for tribal preference.
III. A System Sabotaged by Sentimentality
The report laments, with operatic anguish, that '92 percent of rangatahi Māori in youth justice had prior reports of concern' and that their life outcomes are 'sobering.' Yet is this not precisely why intervention is necessary? The implication - that the system has failed them because it acted - is morally and logically incoherent.
In truth, it is the failure to act, the hand-wringing hesitation of an emasculated welfare regime paralysed by racial paranoia, that has condemned these children. Social workers are not permitted to speak plainly. Judges must tiptoe through a minefield of cultural appeasement. And when a Māori child is battered, neglected, or abandoned, it is not the parent who is condemned - it is the system.
To those with eyes to see, this is madness.
But what no one in Wellington will dare admit is this: the overrepresentation of Māori in state care isn’t proof of a racist system - it’s proof of a failed culture. The data shows it. The law is being bent around it. And unless we act, the entire state will be consumed by it.
Tui Vaeau is a digital marketer with a background in real estate and security. Unmoved by the fashionable absurdities of modern politics, he stands for national cohesion and the principle that all New Zealanders should be treated as equals. His views are forthright, unswayed by ideological theatrics, and firmly grounded in reality. Tui blogs on his site The Sovereign Verdict - where this article was sourced.
I. The Perpetual Victimhood Complex
Let us begin with the obvious. The Oranga Tamariki report, cited ad nauseam by Māori activists and sympathetic bureaucrats alike, posits a well-worn thesis: Māori children are overrepresented in state care, therefore the state must be racist. A less lazy intellect might ask whether cultural patterns of parenting, chronic intergenerational dysfunction, or violent offending rates could - heaven forbid - play any part in this statistical outcome. But no, to suggest as much is to commit the unpardonable sin of 'structural racism denial.'
Nowhere in this report does one find a single mention of personal responsibility. Nowhere are the sanctimonious authors prepared to interrogate the cultural norms that produce familial violence, gang affiliation, or chronic truancy. Instead, we are treated to an avalanche of euphemisms: "overrepresentation," "historic trauma," "colonial harm," all deployed with the linguistic subtlety of a battering ram.
II. The Legal Mirage of Treaty Devolution
When Karen Chhour - a minister I otherwise commend - remarks that Oranga Tamariki must embrace 'community-led solutions' and 'devolution to iwi,' one is left to wonder whether the Cabinet has taken leave of its senses. Let us be clear: devolving state powers to tribal authorities is not reform. It is abdication. And it is wholly incompatible with the constitutional principle of equal citizenship.
Under the Oranga Tamariki Act 1989, the paramount consideration is supposedly the welfare of the child. Yet in recent years, through a series of 'strategic partnerships' and unaccountable co-governance arrangements, we have begun subordinating that principle to an ideological imperative: the primacy of 'tikanga.' One might ask, what is the legal standing of tikanga Māori when it clashes with established child welfare protocols? When it demands the return of a child to a violent whānau, or the protection of cultural identity at the expense of physical safety?
The law, under such conditions, becomes not a sword of justice but a shield for tribal preference.
III. A System Sabotaged by Sentimentality
The report laments, with operatic anguish, that '92 percent of rangatahi Māori in youth justice had prior reports of concern' and that their life outcomes are 'sobering.' Yet is this not precisely why intervention is necessary? The implication - that the system has failed them because it acted - is morally and logically incoherent.
In truth, it is the failure to act, the hand-wringing hesitation of an emasculated welfare regime paralysed by racial paranoia, that has condemned these children. Social workers are not permitted to speak plainly. Judges must tiptoe through a minefield of cultural appeasement. And when a Māori child is battered, neglected, or abandoned, it is not the parent who is condemned - it is the system.
To those with eyes to see, this is madness.
But what no one in Wellington will dare admit is this: the overrepresentation of Māori in state care isn’t proof of a racist system - it’s proof of a failed culture. The data shows it. The law is being bent around it. And unless we act, the entire state will be consumed by it.
Tui Vaeau is a digital marketer with a background in real estate and security. Unmoved by the fashionable absurdities of modern politics, he stands for national cohesion and the principle that all New Zealanders should be treated as equals. His views are forthright, unswayed by ideological theatrics, and firmly grounded in reality. Tui blogs on his site The Sovereign Verdict - where this article was sourced.
11 comments:
As I have obsrved before..if only such appeared in the msm we might progress.
Tui, it is great to read a Maori writing against the now cemented-in-place narrative of Critical Race Theory, developed by nasty French Muslim philosopher Derrida, now nigh a century ago. It has taken over the brains of now unthinking persons in power.... teachers, managers... Always blameless "Victims" are rewarded with sympathy.... thus rewarded they NEVER EVER become free and grow in independence. Its is a long road ahead to undo this evil....!
It is hard to fathom why there are "Maori children" and "non-Maori" children as pronounced by our politicians who are enthusiastically, fully entrenching this, sadly. I believe we could solve many problems if we returned to unity of citizenship. "New Zealand children," with all welfare agencies servicing all their needs. Nobody needs to cling onto their ethnicity as a defining characteristic. I think people might be surprised at how many New Zealanders of all backgrounds agreed with this.
Imagine if there was no State oversight of families. The village would raise the child. Imagine if there was NOT unlimited State support for unwanted children. There would not be huge families living in crime and poverty. Imagine if TOW reparations supported Maori families instead of providing mansions, expensive vehicles and lifestyles for the top grifter Maori. By enabling the racist stupidity, politicians and the useless media have pushed our country down the slide of shame. To eventual ruin. MC
What a great to the point article Tui. Future prime minister maybe? You have my vote.
We need a PM who can read, see, and act - all this is so bloody obvious and yet Luxon is leading a team who are told to ignore all this , keep quiet, and follow his example of doing and saying nothing.
He has to go, be replaced by people with the best interests of all NZers.
To be fair, the Maori have developed extremely quickly
Only 200 yrs, 4 or so generations ago they were literally living a Stone Age existence
Why they have such rose tinted glasses and wish to return to such an existence is beyond me
Anon 12.48
All children learn the current technologies at the same rate, irregardless of race - what their predecessors knew is not passed on with the DNA.
My ancestors as children learnt about metal, etc at the same rate as those kids down at the marae.
Coming from a Stone Age era is simply an excuse for not adapting or accepting at the changes in technology development.
They are brainwashed, still ignorant, and REWARDED for being stupid.
I suggest Anon 12.48 tries framing the issue in terms of a power struggle. Most Maori are sensible thinkers and have absolutely no wish to return to a stone-age animist society where the life expectancy was 40 if you were lucky.
Like any society however, contemporary Maori society contains individuals who are able to manipulate grievances (real and imagined) into political movements. They amplify problems, real or imagined, and offer themselves as the only people competent to solve them. Such people are political predators and are well aware there is a minority of voters without the capacity for critical thinking but who crave for someone to lead them somewhere - anywhere.
Hitler did it with unemployment and the Jews. Trump did it with crime, drugs and immigrants. Te Pati Maori's problem of choice is Maori social underachievement and the scapegoat is colonialism. Now they are following the well-worn playbook of offering a solution (co-governance) that is irrelevant to the assumed problem but one which is designed to lead to their own self-aggrandizement.
So it's all about power and who exercises it. Not the welfare of the people. In the normal course of events, the followers of TPM should not be sufficiently numerous to make a political difference. But MMP and the Maori seats are not conducive to normality in politics, and low popular support may not be enough to stop TPM exercising political leverage unwarranted by the size of their base.
In a democracy, it's the job of the voters to reject candidates that are a threat to the well-being of the State. The electorate as a whole now has to reject TPM and keep them below the 5% threshold. In essence, they need to be painted into a political corner where they can fulminate harmlessly.
So full marks to ACT for their magnificent effort in getting widespread public debate underway on the on the Treaty, and raising public awareness of the TPM's cynical anti-democratic ambitions. That pressure needs to be maintained right up to the next election so the people can have the information they need to make an informed decision.
"And by the way, to assert that land tax, wealth tax, asset tax, and inheritance tax are "close relatives" of CGT is simply wrong. Eckhoff seems to have no understanding that CGT is an INCOME tax".
Capital Gains Tax is a tax on the increasing value of land, a tax on the increased value of your assets, a tax on the sale of assets from which you derive a profit and ultimately a tax on inherited
assets. It is a tax based on inflationary values.Then of course you can always apply a CGT to unrealised profits. And why would your proposed 'envy tax' be applied only to NewZealand business owners.
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