Letters to the Editor

Sections of society not promoting true history?

I think it little wonder that people that share the sentiments of Mr Prince over his insistence that a massacre did not occur or take place at Te Ranga or at Rangiaowhia... Read More

Values unite cultures

A great article by Kaumatua Colin Bidois (Shared values unite cultures. Weekend Sun 2 Nov.) emphasising values, attitudes and principles which Maori and Pakeha share. In... Read More

History lessons and prejudices of 1936

Tommy Kapai in his letter 'History lesson for Richard Prince” again shows his inability to check his facts, which is a good idea, especially if your aim is... Read More

Pain behind the lament

When the land wars raged in the Waikato many maori were forced to leave and take solice in the King Country. There is a very famous waiata called 'e pa to hau”... Read More

Bidois article ‘refreshing’

How very refreshing to read the article by kaumatua Colin Bidois in the Sun of Nov 2, about accepting and understanding the different values of the people who live... Read More

Measuring privilege

Recent letters have complained about special privileges for Maori. A privilege makes someone better off than other people. Maori are clearly not better off than... Read More

Will the language survive?

Will the Maori language survive? Even Latin with its great history and literature became a dead language after it lost its existential significance i.e. its usefulness... Read More

Treaty grievance needs to be ‘kicked into touch’

Patricia Brooks, Pyes Pa is correct on one count, if every New Zealander read and understood our History we could all move forward in peaceful prosperity. Unfortunately... Read More

"Traditional" Maori navigation

Dear Sir, Thank you all for the replies to my letter. Two recurring themes kept appearing; Micronesians and Polynesians are apparently now the same as Maoris (that... Read More

Pest control positive for tourism

Re Bird Nonsense, Roy Edwards, October 12: An increase in pest control on Mauao and Leisure Island would not only be positive for the wildlife, but an investment... Read More

Pacific waka captain responds

In response to D. Gordon, Mt Maunganui.Gidday, I'm Dunc. For the last two and a half years I've had the honour of captaining one of a fleet of 7 voyaging waka around... Read More

Community GE concerns

Bay of Plenty submitters recently received notice of an appeal to the Environment Court, lodged by Crown Research Institute, Scion. This appeal contests the Bay... Read More