Comments on: Redneck Cracker Logic: Scream when Māori want say in water – silent when Luxon takes away local democracy???

By: National are squeaky clean

National are squeaky clean — Wed, 25 Jun 2025 19:57:48 +0000

Complete rubbish from Bob troll, do some research and provide evidence before you comment.

By: gordon walker

gordon walker — Wed, 25 Jun 2025 19:30:00 +0000

Potaka has become the latest anti Maori Maori in the current government .He is looking at defunding an NGO that is getting Maori to enroll to vote .His white masters have clearly told him we dont want any Maori voting in future so get rid of these by Maori for Maori people .

By: gordon walker

gordon walker — Wed, 25 Jun 2025 19:20:48 +0000

In reply to Wheel. very true

By: gordon walker

gordon walker — Wed, 25 Jun 2025 19:19:01 +0000

How come Maori were farming and selling food in NSW before the white people invaded .Those invaders could see the great stuff Maori were growing and wanted in on the action .

By: Wheel

Wheel — Wed, 25 Jun 2025 18:07:00 +0000

Kim it’s absolute bollocks to say the Māori were saved by colonisation. “The whites” (how very Yarpy) of modern day have all the evidence to show they are f’ing things up but greed from a few sectors ensures nothing is done. Are there idiot Māori in this country? Sure there are, but if entry into having a say is blocked by being an idiot there is a a whole lot more “whites” that should not have one on the basis.

By: stefan

stefan — Wed, 25 Jun 2025 09:43:50 +0000

If you can coherently explain to all of us what a “Bait and Switch” scam is, and still pretend that the comment you are sneering at is “complete rubbish”, then it’s simply a case of not having the depth to differentiate between party political hyperbole, and realism.. A common trait among the more ovine colonial descendants..

By: Phil McCracken

Phil McCracken — Wed, 25 Jun 2025 04:43:43 +0000

As usual lucky to be even half right you’re wrong , European settlers brought with them new predators like rats, stoats, and cats, which preyed on Huia and their eggs, it was not Maori that primarily caused extinction. The Moa however was hunted to extinction by Maori and in turn the Haast Eagle lost a valuable food source and died out.

By: Keepcalmcarryon

Keepcalmcarryon — Wed, 25 Jun 2025 02:22:17 +0000

In the case of ngai tahu -who ecan regards itself in partnership with (!!) – they are also one of the largest dairy farmers in the South Island , who have previously done massive dairy conversions and wanted to convert even more forestry to dairy on some very marginal free draining alluvial soils.
What could possibly go wrong.

By: gordon walker

gordon walker — Wed, 25 Jun 2025 02:20:34 +0000

what a lot of bull shit you talk .It was the colonists that stripped the land of the bush and brought the gorse and blackberries which they grew as hedges to keep the sheep in .They also bought rabbits .ferrets ,rats ,stoats goats ,deer and possum to destroy what bush is left .Maybe you should pack up all that shit and go back to where your forebearers came from .

By: stevie

stevie — Tue, 24 Jun 2025 23:14:46 +0000

‘The Government will take back power from local councils if their decisions are going to negatively impact economic growth, development or employment.’ NZ Herald quote
“Take back power’ implies that local councils derive their authority from governments – not from the people who elect them. An interesting turn of phrase.
‘Negatively impact’ and negativity, or positivity, is decided by whom? National Party donors?

We have ourselves to blame for dismal voter turnout for local elections. It is puzzling how little interest people take in the authorities directly responsible for if your house is flooded, if you have public transport nearby and if a builder is allowed to put up a high rise apartment block that blocks out all your morning sun.

A positive that could come out of the debate around this law is more public attention about the role of local government.