At what point do you think the racist letters printed in the Sun might have actually crossed the proverbial line?
Mr Mike Kuipers von Lande, I'm maori and I have two sons with severe disabilities and neither of these children are receiving any of the 'make-believe” funding from these so-called agencies you refer to probably because these agencies only exist in your mind. And of the massive taxes we all pay, nothing other than the health facilities we already have, eg, Tauranga Hospital is available to these boys and anyone else in this country native or not.
Now over to the Treaty, and let me say it in a way in which you will understand better perhaps... INHERITANCE... A word I'm sure you are all familiar with.
Unfortunately nan and koro were both beaten at school if they were caught speaking maori. This is why there is a big movement within New Zealand to uphold our language so that we and future generations don't lose it. Some non-maori don't understand the need for this because they don't think it's of any importance or value. (Only when it helped in the War though ay...)
All this talk of 'Playing field weighted towards Maori Benefit” is nonsense. It's no game! I know that some of you out there are disgruntled with the claims but take a moment to understand where we are coming from.
Finally leave our children out of this, my children are not given more opportunities to succeed than any other child. My family don't encourage our children to let the system take care of us, that's a pitiful statement, just because there are a few maori schools out there and they are doing very well does not give you the right to make false claims. You should be happy that Maori are setting up Education paths that our children comfortably fit into, and flourish in.
Not all new zealanders are as single minded and bitter as some of you writers the Editor likes to publish because otherwise I'd have no positive future to offer my children, mokopuna me nga mokopuna.
To all our kuia and koroua don't be disheartened by some of the foolish things written about us in this paper; we'll be alright, we can stay strong, we won't let it stop us from being proud of who we are, some of these buggers just having a bad day i think. To my cuzzies, see you at the marae for the Hui-a-hapu and for the rest of you making wild allegations about Maori; how bout you use some of that energy and get in the kitchen and help us do some work eh?
Meri Kirihimete o nga wa katoa me te tau hau.
T. Tukaokao, Tauranga.