Pages tagged "Treaty of Waitangi"
Brash: Treaty does not oblige University to pretend it is in partnership with local Maori tribe
To: Cheryl de la Rey
Subject: Your press statement announcing the University's Office of Treaty Partnership
Dear Dr de la Rey,
As a graduate of the University of Canterbury, I was dismayed - indeed, horrified would not be too strong a word - to read your press statement announcing the University's new Office of Treaty Partnership.
Read moreBruce Moon: another academic joins the Treaty-twisting chorus
"It must surely be a matter of very considerable concern that national news media do not exercise some informed discrimination and decline to publish such infantile nonsense as the tales of Associate Professor Claire Charters of the University of Auckland Law School".
Read moreRoss Meurant: APARTHEID IN NEW ZEALAND. If I must go to jail for saying this; then so it be.
In 1981 I was one who literally fought to protect the rights of Kiwis who wanted to exercise their lawful right to attend rugby games and not have their travel disrupted by protestors who disregarded the rights of fellow Kiwis in their quest to fight Apartheid in another country.
Today, I find myself in a role not dissimilar to that of John Minto 1981. Difference is; I stand against Apartheid in New Zealand.
Read moreMike Butler: Are you OK with two governments under tribal rule?
Are you OK with a radical plan for two governments in New Zealand, one for Maori and one for everyone else, both under a tribal monitoring group, to be up and running within the next 19 years?
With Maori Development Minister Nanaia Mahuta at the helm, the plan has been slipped into the system, under the radar, without troubling MPs or talking to the media. The Labour Party did not campaign on this in either the 2017 or 2020 elections.
Read moreBrash: Grotesque fabrication to suggest Treaty guaranteed race based voting
Since the Labour Government rushed through a law change at the beginning of February denying ratepayers the right to call for a referendum before a local government created one or more Maori wards, there has been a sharp increase in the number of local governments intending to do this – or at very least, considering doing so.
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The Treaty, Basic Facts
By Mike Butler. The Treaty, Basic Facts simply lays out the fundamental facts of the story of New Zealand’s Treaty of Waitangi. Besides introducing how and why the Treaty of Waitangi was signed, this book asks a number of questions, including: What is “kawanatanga”? What does “tino rangatiratanga” actually mean? Has the meaning of the treaty been changed between 1840 and the 21st century and, if so, why is that important?Ross Meurant: A Step too far: Bi-Cultural Partnership
BI-CULTURALISM
Bi-Culturalism, predicated as it is and as promulgated by its exponents on the concept of “Partnership”, means Maori should rule New Zealand as an equal partner with, The Rest – of us Kiwis. By its very description bi-cultural partnership looms in New Zealand today as: DIVISIVE.
Read moreMaori Party wants to save us from statues
The cartoon above, courtesy of Garrick Tremain, shows the absurdity of the Maori Party’s attempt to win support, that is by having councils investigate and remove colonial statues.
Read moreOnly Police may authorise Covid-19 checkpoints
The Independent Police Conduct Authority has confirmed what we have been trying to tell the Prime Minister, that roadblocks and checkpoints established by Maori groups without Police permission and supervision are unlawful.
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