Pages tagged "racism"
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Ross Meurant: Re-writing history to suit contemporary agendas will produce “blowback” from ordinary Kiwis
Posted on Blog by Ross Meurant · July 28, 2020 2:03 PMNZ Herald reads: “New anti-racism campaign featuring Taika Waititi launched by Human Rights Commission.[i]” Perhaps this initiative reflects the height of a tsunami of countering racial prejudice, which has swamped New Zealand since the wave of protests in the US and globally, over the killing in police custody of George Floyd.
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Waikato tribe’s water ransom bid deplored
Posted on The Update by Mike Butler · June 29, 2020 8:38 AMUnder no circumstances whatsoever should the Waikato tribe – or any tribe – hold to ransom a third of the country's population, Infrastructure Minister Shane Jones told a select committee on Thursday.
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Where does Muller stand on racial preference?
Posted on The Update by Mike Butler · May 25, 2020 8:36 AMA former senior MP once commented that in his view a one-law-for-all type political party could draw enough voter support to get it over the five percent threshold into Parliament. We would be keen to know where the new National Party leader, Todd Muller, stands on Hobson’s Pledge issues:
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The burnt church lie that won’t die
Posted on The Update by Jeremy Wood · February 24, 2020 6:50 AMA lie about women and children allegedly burnt to death in a Waikato church that they sought refuge in was repeated in a news report on Friday.
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Brash: British meddling in 250-year event not wanted
Posted on Blog by Jeremy Wood · October 03, 2019 9:51 PMThe British High Commissioner should be withdrawn over her factually incorrect meddling in our 250-year national celebration, Hobson’s Pledge spokesman Don Brash said today.
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The separation framework
Posted on The Update by Jeremy Wood · September 10, 2017 7:48 PMA Hobson’s Pledge researcher found in New Zealand’s vast body of legislation an interconnected set of laws, judicial rulings and institutions that has created the race-based administration that we labour under today.
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Written by a New Zealander of Maori ancestry, a winner in life and in business and a true believer in truth and justice, Casey Costello
Posted on Blog by Jeremy Wood · August 24, 2017 6:18 PMOne month out from the election……….what have I learned? As spokesperson for Hobson’s Pledge I made a decision to stand up for what I believed rather than sit quietly by.
With almost a year as a spokesperson I have been astounded by those who claim to represent Maori who consistently attack a message of equality of citizenship.
So the lessons I have learned:
1. Speaking out for equal rights at law for all citizens regardless of ancestry is somehow criticised as racism
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Questions for candidates
Posted on Blog by Jeremy Wood · August 16, 2017 8:20 PMCandidates are holding meetings up and down the country. We thought we would put together a few questions to ask your candidates. Go to a meeting and see how many you can get a response on. You may email candidates in your area. Let us know how you get on.
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Devoy and discrimination
Posted on Blog by Jeremy Wood · July 18, 2017 7:37 PMThe “Give Nothing to Racism” anti-discrimination campaign was funded by discriminatory levies payable only by international students and new migrants, The Taxpayers’ Union revealed on Friday.
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How about the built-in racism?
Posted on The Update by Jeremy Wood · June 18, 2017 5:11 PMA video by actor-director Taika Waititi leads a new promotion launched last week by Race Relations Commissioner Dame Susan Devoy titled “Give Nothing To Racism”. See http://www.nzherald.co.nz/opinion/news/article.cfm?c_id=466&objectid=11875975
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