Let us recognise mātauranga Māori for what it is: an indigenous knowledge tradition with cultural value. But let us also have the courage to say it is not science. It never was. And we do our young people – Māori and non-Māori alike – a disservice by pretending otherwise.
New Zealand deserves better than ideology dressed up as enlightenment. Science must remain science. And honesty must remain the foundation of public discourse.
It was a great privilege for my generation to grow up admiring and being inspired by these remarkable people. It is clear that there are many role models for 10-year-old NZers today to be as inspired by as I was at Cooks Gardens in the 1970s.
The warnings were ignored. This was preventable. The question now is whether anyone will be held accountable, or whether we’ll simply wait for the next catastrophe.
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