Paul Holmes talks about the disturbing double standard in the way Hone Harawira’s outburst has been treated. He does not add a lot to what has already been said in the blogosphere but he does make one intriguing remark.
Could it be, in fact, that they cannot refute what he says because they share his beliefs? [...]

It is seldom that I agree with Hone Harawira, but I have to agree with his comment about the suggestion that he becomes an independent MP as the “Silliest idea I’ve heard“. For starters, Hone cast loose as an independent is just going to make him more of a nuisance than now. Currently, we only [...]

Tuku Morgan voices his opinion that:
The Government’s denial of Maori representation on the Auckland Super City Council is a stark sign of the lowly status accorded to Maori in New Zealand.
It strike me that one could view this the other way round as well – that National and Act think well enough of Maori that [...]

As controversial as ever, Dr. Pita Sharples’ remarks always generate interesting debate and his remarks on open university access for Maori are no different. Dr. Sharples is now modifying his remarks a little by adding that Maori would still need to meet education standards. His suggestion of some sort of bridging course meets with no [...]

I have been silent on the whole Auckland “Supercity” debate up until now. Frankly, I am somewhat puzzled as to what the fuss is all about. Having six councils for a city of 1.4 million people seems completely insane to me and always has done. To my mind, this structure is almost the entire reason [...]

You can always rely on the whole foreshore and seabed issue to provide the delightful spectacle of media frenzy, whether it be for or against the issue. True to form, the Herald on Sunday chillingly warns us “Maori to Shut Beaches“. The on-line version is slightly less sensational (Maori deal will ‘close access to public [...]

Today, the Maori party are negotiating with National. Whatever happens at this meeting (and, knowing our Maori folk, it will be the start of a series of huis), the meeting itself is historic. There is still an enormous amount of distrust of National amongst the Maori people, much of it instilled by Labour’s fear-mongering to [...]

“Injustice killing Kiwis on grand scale” blares the headline on Stuff, today.
Social injustice is killing people on a grand scale, the New Zealand Medical Journal says.
No, it doesn’t. I have the New Zealand Medical Journal (NZMJ) in front of me. Unlike the reporter, I have actually read the papers the article is based on. The heading [...]