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MP's comments 'bang on' despite negative response from other parties - Te Pāti Māori (www.rnz.co.nz)

submitted 6 months ago by Ilovethebomb to c/politics

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In Parliament last Wednesday, Te Tai Tokerau MP Mariameno Kapa-Kingi said the government "will not waver in its mission to exterminate Māori".

Tad hyperbolic, don't you think?

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[–] Xcf456 9 points 6 months ago (4 children)

Yes, the important thing is the (fake) hurt feelings of the government when being called out for:

purging Te Reo from the public service
committing to the Crown unilaterally reinterpreting the Treaty
threatening the Waitangi tribunal
slashing services both in scale and in approach (e.g. removing Treaty obligations from OTs remit), while massively increasing funding for prisons.

[–] Ilovethebomb -1 points 6 months ago (2 children)

purging Te Reo from the public service

They are mandating English first in agency names, Te Reo will still be there.

committing to the Crown unilaterally reinterpreting the Treaty.

As far as it's first reading in the house, sure.

threatening the Waitangi tribunal

Threatening them with what, exactly?

slashing services both in scale and in approach (e.g. removing Treaty obligations from OTs remit), while massively increasing funding for prisons.

Labour's approach to crime has failed spectacularly, even Hipkins has admitted they got things wrong. This is also exactly what they campaigned on.

[–] Xcf456 4 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

Hipkins did not say they should have cut services in favour of mega prisons.

I don't care if they campaigned on their terrible policies (although the ones they didnt campaign on are worse in that regard), they're still terrible.

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