Peter Dey [ 2.8.13] kiwis are also paying millions over and above the so called settlement claims, because Maori collect more again on the dole, DPB, Claim more on the health system, in jail the list goes on. Don't give us the ‘Colonisation' rubbish either kiwis including Maori ALL can say our ancestors came here on a boat, remember, none of us are indigenous!

For Maori it's all about keeping that ‘gravy train' going. Yes 1865 the British confiscated land from Maori they were told this would happen if they kept on fighting, killing and eating people after the 1940 Treaty, but they carried on. A few years later land was returned to Maori. The Chiefs loved this and promptly started selling the land again, because they received a lot of money for it. This has continued to happen; Maori sell their land then cry ‘Victim' and get it returned. It happened again in the early 1900's, but after 1975 when the Waitangi Tribunal was set up the ‘Gravy Train' really got started.

No other race in the world has ever had compensation like Maori and they were never mistreated badly like some countries, Scotland, as one person mentioned and their persecution went on for 100's of years, land confiscated and no compensation. Maori were saved by the British as Te Kooti and Te Rauparaha were systematically going through the country killing and eating all people and the rest of us are to recompense for all that!

So what you say about kiwis still collecting, well you are one of those too Mr Dey collecting, so you are double dipping wanting it both ways and creating Apartheid along the way.

C Humphreys, Katikati.