In reality it’s not about the majority wanting similar rights or choices; rather, it is a matter of why, in 2026, this notion that a particular minority group should need this type of privilege persists. It is ridiculous to countenance it on the one hand and then pronounce we are one nation on the other. Apart from the hypocrisy of it, it is a plainly ridiculous stance to take. One nation means everyone is treated the same. Just because one group proclaims a sense of entitlement, it doesn’t mean it should be pandered to. There is no reason, legal or otherwise, for this to be the case.
Every time a move is made to take away a right from the entitled minority, we get a lecture about the Treaty. We are told it is covered somehow by the Treaty: if everything they say is covered by the Treaty, the document would be the size of a book. We are a divided country: divided by those who are using the Treaty with ill intent and gutless politicians who lack the courage to stand against it. As long as this state of affairs is allowed to continue the minority will forever force their will upon the majority.
The purpose for which the Māori electorates were originally intended has long since passed. There is absolutely no reason to have them and, as the ACT party proposes, they should be legislated away – consigned to the dustbin of history. Then parliament at least would be able to recognise New Zealand as one country. They would then have every right to legislate accordingly and get rid of all the racist piffle that is currently embedded in various laws. As of now the radical segment of the Māori population are having a judicial picnic at the taxpayers’ expense.
Māori deserve the same rights as everyone else, no more and no less. The elite of that race are causing disruption purely out of self-interest. It has nothing to do with the betterment of their people. It is nothing more than a money and power grab and it needs to be stopped. Any political party that talks about ‘one people’ is talking a lie. The majority are consistently being harassed by a racist minority working within a juvenile ‘we were here first’ mentality. I have read material that throws doubt on this claim and therefore it should not be taken into consideration in any shape or form when it comes to drafting legislation.
These minority radicals need to be told they’ve had their day: they have no more rights and privileges than anyone else and the original meaning of the Treaty will be reverted to and referred to in the writing of the laws of the land. The Waitangi Tribunal should be abolished and replaced with a small group of experts pertaining to Māori land issues and they should be restricted to dealing with only those issues. All tribes should be given a deadline to settle with the government and settlements are full and final. We are done with the Oliver Twist routine of asking for more.
This carry on, where the majority have been forced to be submissive to a small minority, has to stop. If we are to truly regard ourselves as one people, then equality must apply to all. Māori electorates, special privileges and specific rights written into legislation must go. This endless cycle of discrimination must end. The information from the Electoral Commission tells Māori that when making their decision, they are in the driver’s seat. That in itself is a frightening prospect when you consider to where we, as a country, might be driven by the radical clique of Māori. Bankruptcy and the Third World springs to mind, with the foot hard on the accelerator.
It is the brake that needs to be applied. We don’t want the racists in the driver’s seat or even the back seat. Preferably they should be given the boot – quite literally.
JC is a right-wing crusader. Reached an age that embodies the dictum only the good die young. This article was first published HERE
Every time a move is made to take away a right from the entitled minority, we get a lecture about the Treaty. We are told it is covered somehow by the Treaty: if everything they say is covered by the Treaty, the document would be the size of a book. We are a divided country: divided by those who are using the Treaty with ill intent and gutless politicians who lack the courage to stand against it. As long as this state of affairs is allowed to continue the minority will forever force their will upon the majority.
The purpose for which the Māori electorates were originally intended has long since passed. There is absolutely no reason to have them and, as the ACT party proposes, they should be legislated away – consigned to the dustbin of history. Then parliament at least would be able to recognise New Zealand as one country. They would then have every right to legislate accordingly and get rid of all the racist piffle that is currently embedded in various laws. As of now the radical segment of the Māori population are having a judicial picnic at the taxpayers’ expense.
Māori deserve the same rights as everyone else, no more and no less. The elite of that race are causing disruption purely out of self-interest. It has nothing to do with the betterment of their people. It is nothing more than a money and power grab and it needs to be stopped. Any political party that talks about ‘one people’ is talking a lie. The majority are consistently being harassed by a racist minority working within a juvenile ‘we were here first’ mentality. I have read material that throws doubt on this claim and therefore it should not be taken into consideration in any shape or form when it comes to drafting legislation.
These minority radicals need to be told they’ve had their day: they have no more rights and privileges than anyone else and the original meaning of the Treaty will be reverted to and referred to in the writing of the laws of the land. The Waitangi Tribunal should be abolished and replaced with a small group of experts pertaining to Māori land issues and they should be restricted to dealing with only those issues. All tribes should be given a deadline to settle with the government and settlements are full and final. We are done with the Oliver Twist routine of asking for more.
This carry on, where the majority have been forced to be submissive to a small minority, has to stop. If we are to truly regard ourselves as one people, then equality must apply to all. Māori electorates, special privileges and specific rights written into legislation must go. This endless cycle of discrimination must end. The information from the Electoral Commission tells Māori that when making their decision, they are in the driver’s seat. That in itself is a frightening prospect when you consider to where we, as a country, might be driven by the radical clique of Māori. Bankruptcy and the Third World springs to mind, with the foot hard on the accelerator.
It is the brake that needs to be applied. We don’t want the racists in the driver’s seat or even the back seat. Preferably they should be given the boot – quite literally.
JC is a right-wing crusader. Reached an age that embodies the dictum only the good die young. This article was first published HERE
11 comments:
Never will happen. We need to keep increasing the number of Maori consultants and cultural experts who have lived experience--and hence no expertise via studying....
When travelling the world, like so many young Kiwis, I experienced apartheid for the first time. It was so foreign to this Kiwi’s psyche being brought up in a country of one people. I felt you could cut the racial hatred with a knife. How the pendulum has swung. I can now feel with great sadness the same animosity that I felt in South Africa, so many years ago. Well written JC.
Well said. If these entitled types looked into the mirror, they would see where the problem exists.
Great summary of the New Zealand condition. Will truth prevail?
Unlikely.
The never ending stream of stories of all the instances of unequal treatment of NZers is just so alarming.
Clearly this is a very big complex problem but that does not mean it should be ignored.
We need the principals, co governence dealt with once and for all.
The Maori seats would be gone by lunchtime if a good number of regular folk signed to to their rolls and NZF (for example) stood viable candidates in these seats.
This is not a complex problem, it is a problem that suffers a lot of obfuscation. It has a simple solution but our political class is not prepared to apply it.
Excellent article, JC. Your opening paragraph says it all.
Rob Beechey's comment above tells us that we are approaching apartheid coming soon to us here in New Zimbabwe !!
Easily addressed by a competent PM, who under Urgency, passes a Bill that overarches all this fictional Treaty crap, removing all Treaty privileges - we are one people.
We rejected Communism, it wasn't for us. We need to reject an ideology that is not compatible with a democratic nation. Unfortunately, judging by the Medical fraternities outcry in the last couple of days, there are many "captured" citizens. It is not morally right to be asked if you are "Maori" or non-Maori" in the hospital system. This is not about us, this is about future generations rights.
Define the Treaty. Define a New Zealander.
The country is called New Zealand, that's what we are...New Zealanders.All equal, not based on some sort of caste system.
A good start would be to sign Hobsons Choice petition to have our Politicians get their a's into gear and introduce a binding referendum on the Maori seats in this years election, to find out what the public want. Winston has been promising that something would be done for years, but he is still procrastinating. This petition means something may finally be done. Please sign it.
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