Re: Ethnicity rules - no one seems concerned about this, that I've noticed, but I believe this to be too important to be glossed over.

I'm amazed it has not been brought under general scrutiny of the public, and dealt with fairly in situations which may carry some influence.

Have I somehow missed it ?

Surely there comes a point, that if ethnicity is to play any role at all in terms of benefits, for instance, or certain types of voting, reflecting ethnicity, that an agreed upon quotient of the stated ethnicity is at least present in a candidate?

And that a reasonable minimum percentage of a bloodline enables or establishes this ethnicity qualification?

Without this qualification, it is blindingly obvious the system is wide open for abuse, and any statistics surely are rendered meaningless.

Is it fair or democratic that anyone should be entitled to choose his/her ethnicity?

Or be persuaded, for one reason or another, to decide their ethnicity based on unprovable or uncertain records to maybe help sway a situation, when their estimated choice is a minimal figure and records cannot be guaranteed to be accurate anyway.

And is this option not available to all?

D Holm, Otumoetai.