The Star: January 26, 2017

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Thursday January 26 2017 21
Look his view is his view, narrow
as it is and my suggestion
Jamie is to attend a Waitangi
celebration, maybe go to Okains
Bay this year, mix with people of
many races, read some books on
New Zealand, about the Treaty,
God knows none of us are experts
in the field (although many
people have written expertly on
the Treaty), but Waitangi Day
be a day of self-evaluation as a
nation, the marae is a place for
debate, for listening, for protest,
for getting together and Waitangi
is the place where all of that happens,
not just the stuff you read
in the newspapers Jamie.
And lastly, speaking of newspapers,
where are the Maori journalists
given the opportunity of
present their views, on anything
really, but Waitangi specifically at
this time of the year?
Terry Roberts – Jamie
Gough was spot on with his
viewpoint of the Waitangi circus.
I would have been harsher in
comments.
Lyndsay Pearson – Never
truer words spoken Jamie. You
hit the nail right on the head. I
have always referred to Waitangi
Day since it’s intro as Maori Protest
Day. Prefer it be called New
Zealand Anniversary Day.
Vincent Tavendale – Jamie’s
time as a city councillor has been
a circus.
Al Maitland-Stuart – Well
said. Waitangi is a farce and
should be ignored completely.
The Maori radicals use it to appear
in the media, hence enhancing
their “cause”. If these Maori
wish to return to traditional
days, then they should pay back
all benefit payments, medical,
housing, school and travel costs.
They should also return to their
old ways of gathering and fishing,
they would, after all, lose weight,
thereby being less of a burden on
our health system.
Neil Stuart – Waitangi Day
is being kept politicised by everyone
because they think there
is a benefit. The Harawiras are
ruining Maori image, the media
are trying to make money, the
politicians are trying to get votes
by being there. What a load of
crap just forget the day.
Jessica McCool – Almost
the epitome of white, straight,
male privilege. Doesn’t understand
protest because he’s never
faced systemic injustice.
John Rogers – Pot calling
the kettle black. Where was the
dignity of Key pulling hair and
poncing on the cat walk. Didn’t
hear Jamie talking about dignity
then. Grow up Jamie and try
to imagine living a life without
privilege.
Raymond Low – Has he
taken to trolling? Also dildo
throwing was that done at Waitangi?
I don’t think so. And I’m
sure that was a protest about the
environment?
Marie Lynch – These politicians
do not understand the right
and the need to protest.
#Norespectfordemocracy
Heather Knox – Nothing
wrong with people expressing
themselves through protest action.
Pauline Handley – Agree
when an event as controversial as
the celebrating of a treaty signing
which, because of its two versions
one in English and one in Maori,
has been exposed as a colonial
ploy to bring the Maori tribes
into domination by the English
throne, Mr Gough must be either
uneducated in the recent exposures
or doesn’t want to know
and wants Waitangi celebrations
to go on being the pretence they
are with unearned respect being
given to politicians who don’t
give a toss about Maori rights to
land.
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