Really solid call, and timely comments about the divisive politics being imported from America at the moment.

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    1 year ago

    So your position is that iwi involvement in government is a good thing, but you think there is already enough of it?

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        1 year ago

        Ok, good to know. You’re entitled to that view.

        Earlier you said:

        And, in recent history, councils have been very eager to accommodate Iwi on these matters.

        Bearing in mind that the voting public in New Zealand is overwhelmingly not māori, what happens if a council is elected that is not eager to accommodate iwi? What happens if multiple anti-māori racists are elected to a council, scrap any iwi consultation and decide to do everything they can to run roughshod over tangata whenua?

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          I suspect they would be unable to do much at all, Iwi have shown a willingness to protest ferociously and with great effect in the last few decades, most notably the multiple successful occupations they have staged over the years.

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            1 year ago

            So rather than remedying the lack of indigenous representation that is forcing them to protest in the first place, we should just let them keep protesting in lieu of having a seat at the table?

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              The protests that were around the sale of land not owned or controlled by the central government, you mean?