The politically correct and obviously confused majority of Western Bay district councillors and mayor, who advocate racially dividing seats on council, need to join the present century and represent the people who voted them in.

A recent five-week trip to the USA in mostly country areas with many Indian reservations, and prior to that a study of Australian aborigines, makes me realise how good our relationship with our lovely Maori people really is.

Most good-hearted Kiwis have had a gutsful of the few elitist and divisive Maori who criticise and constantly ask for money. They seem to want to persist in punishing our generation and try to drive a wedge of separatism and aparthied thinking into a relationship that most of us are proud of.

I do not support our misdirected and PC Western Bay district council, who I am very sad about, a little ashamed of, and dare I say it, a little contemptuous of.

I hope my good Maori mates will see this tokenism for the insult it is. In central government 27 people with Maori blood have proved they have the ability, common sense, and the guts to achieve high office.

Let's oppose the shallow thinkers and our council and salute all New Zealanders in our modern multicultural society, regardless of race, politics, religion or skin colour and let them have a say.

Common sense and decency demand it.

N Mayo, Katikati (Abridged).