He Pau Pau

[Wainuiguy]

Shoot me down in flames if you like.
BUT
New Zealand is a multi Ethnic Country, lets put all this co governance shit away and how about just for a change

One country one people, let everyone live by the same law.

Sure some will say that certain folk in the population are disadvantaged but hey that happens in every society around the world
are we going to keep throwing money to these folk and saying here we are or are we going to go the tough love way and tell them to knuckle under because they have the same advantages as everyone.
And before all the "Be kind"people start moaning NO this is NOT a racist rant at all, no matter what you think.

Do you know what colonisation is and does?   If you don't it's time to learn   Here's a start.
 
Colonisation includes:

1.   The acquisition by settlers/colonisers of indigenous land
2.   The introduction of new diseases to a population previously free of them
3.   Direct and violent conflict with the colonisers

I will give you a link to a section of the Encyclopedia of NZ which plainly describes the health effects of colonisation on Maori.

https://teara.govt.nz/en/death-rates-and...ncy/page-4

I hope this helps.

My ancestors are Welsh and were conquered and subjugated by the English/Anglo-Saxon.  I guess guess I could say I am oppressed too.

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I wonder sometimes how our world might look, had our ancestors had  just traded fairly, rather than colonising & exploiting. If the better side of human nature had been given free rein, rather than the worst.

I wonder how the country and Maori would look if Cook sailed on by and left it alone?  Certainly it wouldn't be an agrarian utopia like some would have you believe they lived in.