We do not live in a multi-cultural society. We do not live in a bi-cultural society. New Zealand is a mono-cultural society.
Broadly speaking, culture is the way we live our daily lives.
We are New Zealanders and enjoy the same culture.
That makes us a democracy, where equal rights should be enjoyed by all.
There are some groups who place their ethnicity above their nationality and so have acquired special privileges with the assistance of the government and generally endorsed in the media by not promoting the relevant information to the greater population, the silent majority.
The Treaty of Waitangi was for all New Zealanders, Tangata Nu Tirani not just Maori, Tangata Whenua, and so any new principles apply equally to all New Zealanders and so exclusive privileges cannot exist.
Finally, the Treaty is not our founding document, the Queen's Royal Charter/ Letters Patent, November 1840 that made us a self-governing colony is.
B Johnson, Omokoroa (abridged).
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Posted on 16-11-2019 07:51 | By crazyhorse
Great and 'honest' letter to the editor, the recent hullabaloo over Andrew Hollis getting into council is a great example of the race-based double standards local and national gov't are starting to foist on an unsuspecting public, Hollis has been isolated in council because of his stance on race-based privilege, what people need to look at here is Andrew got 7000 plus votes, he is there to support, speak forthe people that voted him in, there is racism going on here and it's towards Andrew Hollis!
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