In the 1980s I was totally opposed to separatist New Zealand rugby teams touring South Africa, and remain totally opposed to any form of separatism today.
I have swapped letters before in this paper with Peter Dey, who called me racist, and when I asked him to kindly stop ‘name calling' and deal with the subject, he did not respond.
Dr Lesley Lyons McAdam rants on about equity as opposed to equality. Equity means being fair and impartial.
When swapping letters with a Maori councillor (not local) she claimed Maori are under-represented in politics. How can that possibly be correct when currently 36 of the 120 New Zealand politicians identify as Maori, which equates to 33.3 per cent of New Zealand politicians or double the number of Maori in New Zealand (16 per cent)?
How can it possibly be fair and impartial to give one section of the population rights no other sections have, be they local Maori Wards or Maori seats in parliament?
Jan Hill, Tauranga.
3 comments
Great letter, but!
Posted on 12-03-2021 17:17 | By crazyhorse
You're wasting your time the people you talk about can't get their heads around the fact that equal treatment does not always lead to an equal outcome. The one thing you will never hear from these people is self responsibility, they won't have a bar of it!
Just a few words !
Posted on 12-03-2021 20:49 | By The Caveman
I have to totally agree with you.
Really?
Posted on 14-03-2021 10:24 | By KiwiDerek
"How can it possibly be fair and impartial to give one section of the population rights no other sections have". Once again you are getting all worked up about nothing. Society is full of examples of one section having rights that others don't have. How about parking spaces for the handicapped? Or extra health care strategies for women? Why not get all concerned about that? Well, let me guess, it's because Maori aren't involved and perceived by you to be getting some sort of "advantage". It does amaze me the time and effort people put into making sure Maori are kept "equal" and not advantaged in any way.
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