Geoff Parker
The first protest against the Waitangi Day annual charade on the 7 February 2025 was a magnificent success with thousands of Kiwis of all cultures and ages taking a ‘sick’ day. Many were seen shaking off the Waitangi blues at the beach, while some were strolling on walkways and parks, others were out playing golf or hitting the shops and cafes and some schools were closed – it was as if New Zealand was in revelry mode: the huge dark ‘Waitangi’ cloud had passed over for now.
Many were content to stay home and post on social media. Here is a sample of comments:
M wrote, “I am sick of hearing about the Treaty. I am sick of pretending tribes and sick of semi-naked overweight men running around with lethal weapons.”
A wrote, “Time to dump Waitangi Day – the day of hate, verbal abuse and division by Māori radicals – and replace it with New Zealand Day.”
K wrote, “What a great idea. Let’s shut NZ down tomorrow. All businesses. Including fuel stations. We might see a real hīkoi.”
J wrote, “Now that sounds a brilliant idea: counter all the bullsh*t the ferals keep on doing. Let’s finally stop this gravy train of greed and corruption.”
R wrote, “Good idea Geoff, head to the beach while it’s still legal to do so.”
A wrote, “Yes, time to stand up to all this Māori nonsense. Starting with your suggested sick day and finishing with giving Luxon and his pandering mates a kick up the derrière.”
Even Tim Beveridge at NewstalkZB joined the mood: “But if I am honest – I’m kind of over it...I think that many of us have just grown weary with the predictable news cycle around Waitangi...once again, we’re defined and divided by race – Pākehā vs Māori. And frankly? I’m bored with it...I’m probably with most people – I’ll just be looking out the window, hoping for sunshine and asking: How’s the weather looking?”
MAKE ‘WAITANGI NATIONAL SICK DAY’ AN ANNUAL EVENT
If you are sick of the theatrical BS that surrounds Waitangi Day, then why not support a ‘National Sick Day’ annually on 7 February.
Why not join the thousands of New Zealanders who will be taking a ‘sick’ day on the day after Waitangi Day, to rest and recover from the insults and lies that will no doubt spew forth from the raucous Māori activists and their woke sycophants.
Throughout the country New Zealanders are heartily ‘sick’ of the intimidation, the bullying and the aggression that emanates daily from these opportunist tribalists. This sickness generally peaks in the first week of February.
Mainstream New Zealanders are ‘sick’ of being forced to listen to a language they don’t understand, they are ‘sick’ of te reo salutations, they are ‘sick’ of our law being corrupted by tikanga, ‘sick’ of Treaty twisting, of dubious Treaty claims, of co-governance, of name changes, of tribal coastal claims and the ceaseless shovelling of money to tribal coffers...
We New Zealanders need to take a ‘SICK’ break to recover from this ‘Waitangi virus’, so please join the nationwide protest by calling in ‘sick’ on 7 February each year.
And if you are a business why not put a sign up on your door – “Due to unforeseen circumstances we are taking a ‘Waitangi National Sick Day’ and apologise for any inconvenience this may cause” – then head for the beach for some peaceful R&R!
Perhaps I should call President Trump and get this National Sick Day legislated ASAP.
