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Huskynut's avatar

Accurate, but good God that's a lot of words.

A more succinct rendition would be: tamihere and his his cohort appear to be serial, unrepentant abusers of the system.

The media and police would be highly unlikely to turn a blind eye to such persistent and unrepentant offending from a pakeha party.

Ergo, there's a persistent racism where not only do Maori benefit from institutions and rewards unavailable to other nz races, but are also not held to the same standards.

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Susie's avatar

Just a little confused. Not disputing your opinion, Bryce, only the need for TPM to be audited. The Electoral Commission doesn't require parties' accounts to be audited as far as I can see. In New Zealand, Incorporated Societies are only required to have their financial statements audited if their total operating expenditure exceeds $3 million in each of the two preceding accounting periods (whereas it is likely about one tenth of this sum). Why would Te Pati Maori need to be audited at all? Just looking for chapter and verse on this, and happy to be informed..

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matthew campbell's avatar

John Tamihere was forced to repay the $300000 + he was lent interest free by the Waiperera Trust.

Coincidentally the salaries of the Trust executives almost doubled to $500,000 average each making them the highest paid charity executives in NZ

It's going to be fascinating to see the evidence in the inevitable court case when the Charities Commission deregister the trust

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Ron Segal's avatar

The notion of “naughty Natives” in my view captures precisely the perception resulting in free passes often afforded to those identifying as Maori for various misdemeanours and irresponsible behaviour, much the same as young children. Similarly trying to avoid inevitable tantrums. So because the rod has been spared for so long, no wonder that the child is now entirely spoilt.

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Seann Paurini's avatar

Ps. It is not surprising that many ordinary Māori perceive Pākehā as racist, while many ordinary Pākehā feel apprehensive about Māori. Fear and misunderstanding are prevalent in our small population. It is essential that we take the time to understand one another; in a world filled with stress, the last thing we need is unnecessary division. We are bombarded daily with trivial distractions that contribute to our collective frustration, and it is clear where this originates.

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Aroha's avatar

I suspect TPM will stall and back-pedal until the next election because they're SO confident they'll get a landslide into a left-wing coalition and be able to write their own ticket. As their participation would be required to form said coalition they'll believe they can hold the other parties to ransom. Just saying.

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Seann Paurini's avatar

TPM humble ; ) Oh they are! …. when the likes of TPM - and other Māori-controlled organisations attempt to mislead - and then portray themselves as victims in response to legitimate inquiries they undermines everyday Māori who are simply trying to live our lives - with many of us finding life so difficult. Actually when their questionable actions are called into question, it is ordinary Māori who bear the shame and hurt, and this impact is felt on multiple levels.

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Brian John Mearns's avatar

Why are Te Parti Maori allowed in Parliament at all?? They are a racist group openly treasonous and causing profound racial extremism as well as flouting the rules of NZ. They should be given a dishonorable discharge and drummed out of the institution they obviously despise.

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Andrew Austin's avatar

This entire affair stinks. I saw this sort of rot when working in PNG. I can't believe TPM have not been brought to account but then ... maybe I am not surprised. The electoral commission, the police and the government themselves are spineless in dealing with a racially arrogant and obnoxious threat to our democracy, embodied in TPM.

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