In response to B Johnson's letter ‘Say no to racism' (June 23) there are some assertions that I find typical of individuals trying to deal with racial inequality. I read with interest how B Johnson proposes getting rid of the Maori Party, the Maori All Blacks et al. The repetition is clear - get rid of the Maori. That kind of strategy has already been employed.

I encourage B Johnson to dig into some of the history of New Zealand where colonising forces of euro-centric thinking were deliberate in trying to ‘get rid of the Maori.' It seems that B Johnson will only be satisfied when all Maori are transformed into polite, European-behaving New Zealanders.

Until that dystopian vision is realised maybe it is time for B Johnson to reconsider which dominant culture welcomed whom to Aotearoa in the days of ‘He iwi tahi tatou'.

K Setiu, Papamoa.