An investigation has found a senior public servant’s speech about the Government, made at Rātana Pā earlier this year, was “offensive,” “not politically neutral,” and fell short of Stats NZ’s expectations.
Statistics New Zealand senior adviser Nika Rua spoke to government leaders at the site in Te Reo, suggesting the Māori world view was being persecuted because of the policies the coalition government had.
Rua suggested the coalition was “oblivious” to the Māori worldview, adding “you only prioritise the few who voted you into Parliament.”
The Act Party was notably missing from Rātana celebrations in January – something Rua explicitly called out in his address.
“The government has three coalition partners, two of which are present and the third electing to stay in his constituency to lick his own arse and indeed declining the invitation to listen to the grievances and the suppression cast upon my Māori people,” he said.
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The ACT Party was notably missing from Rātana celebrations in January – something Rua explicitly called out in his address.
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