Our wonderful foreign minister
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A bleading heart liberal who thinks he can save the world by giving everything to everyone.
My moral standing is, I couldnt care less !!
Those who are not lead by our noses by the crap thats printed in the media can see things for what they are. I'm sure you can quote lots of interesting articles from facebook and twitter that would point out what a terrible man he is. Truth is I dont give a f**k either way
My moral standing is, I couldnt care less !!
Those who are not lead by our noses by the crap thats printed in the media can see things for what they are. I'm sure you can quote lots of interesting articles from facebook and twitter that would point out what a terrible man he is. Truth is I dont give a f**k either way
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No, I'm saying I don't give a shit about maori land rights, I'm saying I don't feel the need to feign support for whatever it is that the sad, and the desperate to be noticed, are crying about this week.
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Just take the land and no compensation for them.
None of this namby-pamby hand-wringing nonsense................
We surely need more immigrants like you, able to integrate so well
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this thread is certainly showing the diversity of man
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A gravy train encouraged by left wing liberals.
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That is revisionist history at its best. The Maoris were paid for their land in the 1800's. and then again in the 20thC (probably twice) and they have their bids in again in the 21stC (based on 21stC 'improved by Brit migrant' values.
A gravy train encouraged by left wing liberals.
A gravy train encouraged by left wing liberals.
https://nzhistory.govt.nz/the-new-ze...nts-act-passed
Parliament passed legislation for the confiscation (raupatu) of Māori land to punish tribes deemed to have ‘engaged in open rebellion against Her Majesty’s authority’ in the early 1860s. Pākehā settlers would occupy the confiscated land.
On the eve of the British invasion of Waikato in July 1863 (see 12 July), the government ordered all Māori living in the Manukau district and on the Waikato frontier north of the Mangatāwhiri stream to take an oath of allegiance to the Queen and give up their weapons. Those who refused were warned that they would ‘forfeit the right to the possession of their lands guaranteed to them by the Treaty of Waitangi’.
Under the New Zealand Settlements Act, Waikato lost almost all their land and Ngāti Hauā about a third of theirs. But kūpapa (pro-government or neutral) Māori also lost land as the yardstick rapidly changed from guilt to convenience. Ngāti Maniapoto territory was untouched as it was still under Kīngitanga control. In the long term, Taranaki Māori suffered most from confiscation in terms of land actually occupied.
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That is revisionist history at its best. The Maoris were paid for their land in the 1800's. and then again in the 20thC (probably twice) and they have their bids in again in the 21stC (based on 21stC 'improved by Brit migrant' values.
A gravy train encouraged by left wing liberals.
A gravy train encouraged by left wing liberals.
Many tribes were forced to sell land to Europeans to pay for forced legal cases to establish ownership.
Get real about who is the revisionist.
As a British born immigrant, do you have any skin in the game?
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Do you need a history lesson?
https://nzhistory.govt.nz/the-new-ze...nts-act-passed
Parliament passed legislation for the confiscation (raupatu) of Māori land to punish tribes deemed to have ‘engaged in open rebellion against Her Majesty’s authority’ in the early 1860s. Pākehā settlers would occupy the confiscated land.
On the eve of the British invasion of Waikato in July 1863 (see 12 July), the government ordered all Māori living in the Manukau district and on the Waikato frontier north of the Mangatāwhiri stream to take an oath of allegiance to the Queen and give up their weapons. Those who refused were warned that they would ‘forfeit the right to the possession of their lands guaranteed to them by the Treaty of Waitangi’.
Under the New Zealand Settlements Act, Waikato lost almost all their land and Ngāti Hauā about a third of theirs. But kūpapa (pro-government or neutral) Māori also lost land as the yardstick rapidly changed from guilt to convenience. Ngāti Maniapoto territory was untouched as it was still under Kīngitanga control. In the long term, Taranaki Māori suffered most from confiscation in terms of land actually occupied.
https://nzhistory.govt.nz/the-new-ze...nts-act-passed
Parliament passed legislation for the confiscation (raupatu) of Māori land to punish tribes deemed to have ‘engaged in open rebellion against Her Majesty’s authority’ in the early 1860s. Pākehā settlers would occupy the confiscated land.
On the eve of the British invasion of Waikato in July 1863 (see 12 July), the government ordered all Māori living in the Manukau district and on the Waikato frontier north of the Mangatāwhiri stream to take an oath of allegiance to the Queen and give up their weapons. Those who refused were warned that they would ‘forfeit the right to the possession of their lands guaranteed to them by the Treaty of Waitangi’.
Under the New Zealand Settlements Act, Waikato lost almost all their land and Ngāti Hauā about a third of theirs. But kūpapa (pro-government or neutral) Māori also lost land as the yardstick rapidly changed from guilt to convenience. Ngāti Maniapoto territory was untouched as it was still under Kīngitanga control. In the long term, Taranaki Māori suffered most from confiscation in terms of land actually occupied.
But no problem, the part Maori descendents will carry on claiming and reclaiming and you will end up with a form of apartheid with pakeha vs Maori. The worst of multiculturalism rather than integration.
Personally I feel we have a claim against the Maori for saving them from the Maori on Maori genocide of the 19thC.
I have a smidgen of Anglo saxon blood I feel I should have a claim against the Norman French for destroying my culture but can't find any liberal agitators to support me :-)
Last edited by Kotare; Jan 6th 2017 at 9:43 pm.
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Taking a case against yourself Kotare
The day will come when all New Zealanders will have some Maori blood.
Have you no Maori relatives after living here since the 1950's?
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You've been away from NZ for too long I think.
Todays kids and young adults are well versed in Maori culture as it's an integral part of the NZ education system now.
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No Maori blood in the family as I married an anglo german girl (rather than a kiwi). Daughter married a Spaniard, son a HK chinese girl (surprised she isn't suing the UK govt for cultural deprivation). :-)
Most of my Kiwi friends have Maori blood, but view themselves as New Zealanders unlike the Maori activists (and their pakeha apologists).
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When kiwis can't go fishing or tramping etc because some iwi has claimed the rights (and wants to charge). When you find your house property rights are being modified by Maori claims as in Auckland etc etc....
The Maori have been given about 3 billion $ already and that is the tip of the iceberg. There is already quite a backlash but it won't get really unpleasant in my lifetime :-).
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You raise some very interesting ideas. I used to think Obama was a great chap..not so sure now. Certainly not the most effective leader fo the free world. I have been educated to realise that he really did not do much other than Obama Care.