During the 1980s I was very vocal regarding rugby trips to South Africa not having Maori members, so I am not ‘racist'.

The Treaty of Waitangi Act 1975 [45 years ago] was meant to address confiscated land. In that 45 years Ngapuhi have not made their claim because they are not able to agree who is to represent them. Yes, a whole 45 years later! From memory the Government claimed all treaty settlements would be final by 2014. Then there are to be ‘top-up' settlements. Hello?

After the Race Relations Commissioner claimed Andrew Hollis should stand down, I wrote to Meng Foon [Race Relations Comissioner], outlining my thoughts on the subject, taking the intervening 45 years into account, asking him whether he considered my comments ‘racist'.

After several emails back and forth and my repeated asking that same question, he refused to do so. Andrew Hollis' thoughts appear to be exactly the same as mine, for exactly the same reason – the vast majority of New Zealanders, after 45 years, are over the division this is causing in our country, want to put it behind us and get along together, without special rights for any person/race.

J Hill, Tauranga.