A great letter in the Bay of Plenty Times 10/11/14 DEFINE WHAT - TopicsExpress



          

A great letter in the Bay of Plenty Times 10/11/14 DEFINE WHAT ‘TRUE PARTNERSHIP’ IS Bay of Plenty Times reports on November 6 that the Tauranga City Council is considering racebased government accountability with the core objective to “demonstrate true partnership”. What partners? Maori did not sign the Treaty — around 550 very separate, previously warring and widely scattered hapu did. Unified Maoridom did not exist. That reality was the reason some chiefs sought external intervention. The British Government did not ratify the “treaty”. Their representative was tasked to regulate land transfer and establish law and order while facilitating local custom with some exceptions such as slavery. The first wave settlers — referred to as New Zealanders because the collective term “Maori” had not yet developed relevancy — were also granted the unusual privilege of British subjects. No contemporary state viewed inhabitants as discriminated “partners”. TCC — firstly define “true partnership” and its current aims then consider the function and merits of race-based representation and government and what would best work for collective good. B M Papamoa Other great letters from todays roundup here > breakingviewsnz.blogspot.co.nz/2014/11/newspaper-letters-to-editor.html
Posted on: Sun, 09 Nov 2014 20:03:38 +0000

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