They recommend:
extend citizenship by descent to two generations for Māori
You can have a good faith debate about whether citizenship by descent should be for one generation or two generations. But it must be the same for all citizens.
However the Waitangi Tribunal has said that New Zealand citizens with a Maori ancestor should have a superior type of citizenship to those without a Maori ancestor. This is repugnant.
David Farrar runs Curia Market Research, a specialist opinion polling and research agency, and the popular Kiwiblog where this article was sourced. He previously worked in the Parliament for eight years, serving two National Party Prime Ministers and three Opposition Leaders
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Will Luxon and Goldsmith take any action? Unlikely.
I agree with the article but not the headline. It's been racist for years.
In fact it was founded on racist principles and a twisted version of history right from the beginning. Whatever usefulness it was perceived to have has long gone and it now serves only to divide the country even further than is the case.
A minor squamous cell on the body of the NZ Govt has turned into a turbo cancer threatening to consume the patient. Urgent and extensive surgery is required. But the surgeon is on sabbatical and will not be available for a number of years. The prognosis is not promising.
Apartheid under way..
Welcome to New Zimbabwe !!
Ian Taylor of Stuff status wants the treaty back in schools and thinks Hobson's Pledge is running the country, I see in his latest column. Oh well, that settles it I guess.
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