John Porter: Tell a Lie Big Enough…

Google the term "indigenous" and you will find a multitude of interpretations.

Cambridge Dictionary – indigenous = adjective

· used to refer to, or relating to, the people who originally lived in a place, rather than people who moved there from somewhere else.

David Lillis: Imagining Decolonisation

Expressing our Opinions

On 31 July Newsroom released an opinion piece from Dr. Amanda Thomas of Victoria University of Wellington, entitled Beyond Pākehā paralysis (Thomas, 2024). She tells us that as the fires of white fear are stoked daily, it’s time for Pākehā to gather courage and start work on decolonization. Dr. Thomas states that just as there is a set of people who are angry and fearful of Te Tiriti and Māori, there are many more who understand the importance of Te Tiriti and the promise that it holds for a country based on justice.

Peter Hemmingson: Brown Supremacist Bluff and Threats

It should by now be clear to all that after six years of Labour Government, self-entitled brown supremacist part-Māori have gained vastly increased political traction and momentum at the expense of ordinary New Zealanders.

The longer this situation continues, the harder it will be to arrest. 

As Black American political economist, Thomas Sowell, reminds us: “When people become used to special treatment, equal treatment seems like discrimination.”

Clive Bibby: Lessons from the vote

My guess is that most people reading this column headline will be anticipating the author writing about Saturday’s general election in this country - a result from which we could draw some pretty obvious conclusions. 

Well, if people did think that, they’d be half right but regarding the lessons to be learned, I am actually mainly referring to Saturday’s referendum on the “Voice “ in Australia that enables me to make some really startling observations, drawing comparisons with our closest neighbour that are very revealing.