Maybe We Should All Identify as Māori?
If equality is the goal, then policies must be universal, needs-based, and blind to race. Because, when identity becomes currency, people will inevitably try to spend it.
If equality is the goal, then policies must be universal, needs-based, and blind to race. Because, when identity becomes currency, people will inevitably try to spend it.
That is “reverse language imperialism”. And, the politics of language in New Zealand.
So where, in just 22 years, did these extra 35,000 Ngāi Tahu come from?
Until the vibes change and motherhood again is presented as a deeply pleasurable and meaningful experience, young women and men will continue to choose the gym and lie-ins over the deep joy of creating new life. Shame.
Things were going well until control of the decision was taken over by another district commander, a Muslim Pakistani woman. She is the district commander for Waitematā while the district commander for Auckland is an Indian man. Permission for Tamaki’s march was denied.
So, 2025 has been one hell of a rollercoaster and has seen me sit down and talk to Eli Mitchell from Common Ground. Cam Slater from Good Oil, Elliot from Hobson’s Pledge and River of Freedom documentary maker and author Gaylene Barnes amongst many others
Alan Dean Foster’s extraordinary and prolific career.
If being born onto welfare and staying there long-term is a risky business for children, why would any government want to encourage this?
This was just another taxpayer-funded junket for Māori Sovereignty activists to slam the ‘racist’ government.