When asked who she would support as New Zealand’s first Māori prime minister, Kaipara dropped a bombshell: “I want to give that back to Peeni Henare.” She has more trust in Peeni Henare than her own Māori co-leader Rawiri Waititi. I could mention Debbie Ngawera-Packer, but if she were to become prime minister, she would actually be New Zealand’s first Irish one.
It gets worse. She was asked, “What has your party achieved in their last two terms of parliament that has materially changed the lives for te iwi Māori?” And what did she do? She rifled through her pocket, looking for her phone to find an answer. This is the problem. Kaipara is good at reading teleprompters because someone else wrote them, but independent thinking? Clearly not her strong suit.
She did manage to tick a few boxes in Te Pāti Māori’s playbook. She spoke at length about racism facing Māori, highlighted the most cringeworthy haka New Zealand has seen in recent memory, and rambled about tikanga, wairua, and Te Ao Māori. It was all filler, substance was nowhere to be found. Politics isn’t just about feelings, culture, or spirituality; it’s about making decisions that actually improve life for everyone in the country. Too many Māori politicians seem to think politics is only about Māori or Palestine.
Kaipara might attract votes from the uneducated, low-IQ Māori supremacist crowd, assuming they can be bothered to get off the couch and actually vote. Most of them will probably be at home, drinking Cody’s and making sure the knives on the stove are red hot for their next spot.
Oriini Kaipara might be OK at reading from a teleprompter. Politics? Not so much. If she wants to contribute, she should stick to what she does best - reading the news on Te Karere.
Matua Kahurangi is just a bloke sharing thoughts on New Zealand and the world beyond. No fluff, just honest takes. He blogs on https://matuakahurangi.com/ where this article was sourced.
It gets worse. She was asked, “What has your party achieved in their last two terms of parliament that has materially changed the lives for te iwi Māori?” And what did she do? She rifled through her pocket, looking for her phone to find an answer. This is the problem. Kaipara is good at reading teleprompters because someone else wrote them, but independent thinking? Clearly not her strong suit.
She did manage to tick a few boxes in Te Pāti Māori’s playbook. She spoke at length about racism facing Māori, highlighted the most cringeworthy haka New Zealand has seen in recent memory, and rambled about tikanga, wairua, and Te Ao Māori. It was all filler, substance was nowhere to be found. Politics isn’t just about feelings, culture, or spirituality; it’s about making decisions that actually improve life for everyone in the country. Too many Māori politicians seem to think politics is only about Māori or Palestine.
Kaipara might attract votes from the uneducated, low-IQ Māori supremacist crowd, assuming they can be bothered to get off the couch and actually vote. Most of them will probably be at home, drinking Cody’s and making sure the knives on the stove are red hot for their next spot.
Oriini Kaipara might be OK at reading from a teleprompter. Politics? Not so much. If she wants to contribute, she should stick to what she does best - reading the news on Te Karere.
Matua Kahurangi is just a bloke sharing thoughts on New Zealand and the world beyond. No fluff, just honest takes. He blogs on https://matuakahurangi.com/ where this article was sourced.
6 comments:
The Maori Party are really wannabe revolutionaries and not many are taking them seriously. We should. There whole style is based on The EFF Party in South Africa. Some even wear the red beret. They only need to get more part-Maori voters onto the Maori roll or gain a bigger percentage of the vote to gain more representation. There are many disillusioned people out there at present. Some will feel they have nothing to lose. We really shouldn't have any party in parliament who are not representative of the majority of New Zealanders. We all have the same concerns whether it be housing, health or education. The issue of race shouldn't come into it. Unfortunately, The Maori Party are only about race. All their policies are designed to favour only part Maori.
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A very shallow pool of talent and ability in many parties. Makes me wonder if there should be an IQ minimum level for being able to vote
Matua, she's perfect for the left. A real racist waste of space.
Indeed. It’s never about the disproportionate percentage of Maori kids who die suddenly and violently. Never about the victims of crime — again disproportionately Maori — always about the offenders — again disproportionately Maori.
But did Jack tame ask the question, or steer the conversation in that direction?
The current NZ parliament strikes the observer as a mish-mash bunch towing their party line to hold onto power. The Left-wing - including radical groups - have no interest in the country's proper governance and zero competence to do this anyway. A real circus.
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