Certainly Councillor Hollis was over-descriptive of some of the concerns New Zealanders may have in terms of wanting a country for all and not under governance of the Treaty of Waitangi. This does not alter the fact that the Race Relations Commissioner, having dispensed with Captain Cook in his own hometown, has interfered in the local politics of another city insisting that his views on colonisation and Maori dominion be those expressed in Tauranga Council.

What part of democracy does he and now it would seem the new Mayor not understand? - The latter reversing his support for a candidate legally ‘elected by constituents' who patently wanted him.

Unlike Cr Baldock who said the danger of giving people a say is that they would mess it up and vote for the majority, Andrew Hollis will try to represent all his constituents.

Not a murmer accompanied Rangimarie Kingi's mayoral blurb predicting - a collapse of white supremacy, arrogant media, courts and banks, a Maori Government to lead our independence; the end of Buckinghamshire...'. The gravy train is not a new concept but it is gaining momentum. New Zealand is in a sad and perilous place. If anyone should resign it should be the Commissioner and the Mayor both of whom don't plan on representing all people.

R Stephens, Papamoa Beach.