It seems that the mayor and councillors need reminding that NZ is a democracy and they were elected by a democratic process of the community, and not by a whim of the mayor or a minority group who think they are entitled to a different representation than others in the community.

Decisions about who should represent our interests are not for the council to make.

They are the rights of the community as a whole and should not be abrogated.

When are the disaffected minority of some New Zealanders going to realise that we are living in 2020 New Zealand and not 1820 Aotearoa.

The very varied New Zealand population is no longer just European and Maori.

As has often been said, ‘We are all in this together' and the sooner we all pull together as New Zealand citizens the better we will be without expecting special treatment for our particular ancestry.

P R Pollett, Matua