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I note the Electoral Commission is highlighting the discriminatory nature of the election process, whereby people of a certain colour and ethnicity are offered a choice of either of two rolls on which they can register. How is it that this archaic piece of nonsense is allowed to exist? The only purpose it is serving is to remind the rest of the residing ‘peasants’ that in 2026 we have still not attained ‘one country’ status. It serves to remind us that, in the area that defines what a democratic country is – the rights of the individual – we are a country divided by race. It serves to remind us that a certain minority get a political choice the rest of us are not entitled to.
In reality it’s not about the majority wanting similar rights or choices; rather, it is a matter of why, in 2026, this notion that a particular minority group should need this type of privilege persists. It is ridiculous to countenance it on the one hand and then pronounce we are one nation on the other. Apart from the hypocrisy of it, it is a plainly ridiculous stance to take. One nation means everyone is treated the same. Just because one group proclaims a sense of entitlement, it doesn’t mean it should be pandered to. There is no reason, legal or otherwise, for this to be the case.
Every time a move is made to take away a right from the entitled minority, we get a lecture about the Treaty. We are told it is covered somehow by the Treaty: if everything they say is covered by the Treaty, the document would be the size of a book. We are a divided country: divided by those who are using the Treaty with ill intent and gutless politicians who lack the courage to stand against it. As long as this state of affairs is allowed to continue the minority will forever force their will upon the majority.
The purpose for which the Māori electorates were originally intended has long since passed. There is absolutely no reason to have them and, as the ACT party proposes, they should be legislated away – consigned to the dustbin of history. Then parliament at least would be able to recognise New Zealand as one country. They would then have every right to legislate accordingly and get rid of all the racist piffle that is currently embedded in various laws. As of now the radical segment of the Māori population are having a judicial picnic at the taxpayers’ expense.
Māori deserve the same rights as everyone else, no more and no less. The elite of that race are causing disruption purely out of self-interest. It has nothing to do with the betterment of their people. It is nothing more than a money and power grab and it needs to be stopped. Any political party that talks about ‘one people’ is talking a lie. The majority are consistently being harassed by a racist minority working within a juvenile ‘we were here first’ mentality. I have read material that throws doubt on this claim and therefore it should not be taken into consideration in any shape or form when it comes to drafting legislation.
These minority radicals need to be told they’ve had their day: they have no more rights and privileges than anyone else and the original meaning of the Treaty will be reverted to and referred to in the writing of the laws of the land. The Waitangi Tribunal should be abolished and replaced with a small group of experts pertaining to Māori land issues and they should be restricted to dealing with only those issues. All tribes should be given a deadline to settle with the government and settlements are full and final. We are done with the Oliver Twist routine of asking for more.
This carry on, where the majority have been forced to be submissive to a small minority, has to stop. If we are to truly regard ourselves as one people, then equality must apply to all. Māori electorates, special privileges and specific rights written into legislation must go. This endless cycle of discrimination must end. The information from the Electoral Commission tells Māori that when making their decision, they are in the driver’s seat. That in itself is a frightening prospect when you consider to where we, as a country, might be driven by the radical clique of Māori. Bankruptcy and the Third World springs to mind, with the foot hard on the accelerator.
It is the brake that needs to be applied. We don’t want the racists in the driver’s seat or even the back seat. Preferably they should be given the boot – quite literally.
