While watching an interview on TV with Justice Joe Williams an eminent High Court Judge, I pondered the waste of time and money spent in hand wringing and political posturing we are faced with on a daily basis from politicians, ministerial policy makers, the press, interviewees and interviewers on TV and Radio on the subject of youth crime, unemployment, bullying, abuse, binge drinking and drugs. Out of control youth is a direct consequence of 30 years of social engineering and a bloated welfare system.
Justice Joe Williams commented that, quote 'if you took Maori criminality from criminal offending you would have the lowest criminal offending country in the world” unquote. He then went on to give the statistical data that supported his comments.
I also note that not one word has been uttered by Turiana Turia or Pita Sharples that his comments were ‘racist', and would that be because Justice Williams is a maori who has achieved highly within our existing education system?
Put Justice Joe Williams alongside another 6 to 8 high achieving and empathetic New Zealanders and this country would have the best social and employment outcomes we could ever wish for.

Maureen J Anderson, Pyes Pa.