NZ Centre for Political Research

This week's poll asks:

Do you believe that seats at the council table should be made available to be given as part of Treaty of Waitangi settlements?

*This maori racist b. sh. is like an insidious cancer that is sapping our countries life blood. Bernard

*This country has gone bloody nuts. Thanks to a past minister of Maori affairs, (who with a bit of luck will see his sorry arse thrown in jail), the treaty business is alive and doing very well thank you. We need less bludgers not more. Sam

*Defiantly not. The power of general competency should be removed from local government. In fact in the case of many local authorities it has become the power of incompetency, Most of our elected representatives couldn't run a bath let alone a business, in fact I think some even have trouble tying their shoelaces. To add apartheid appointments would be complete lunacy. All government should be made smaller not bigger. Michael

*Part maori in my opinion have no more special "right" than any one else. Bob

*The first steps to apartheid. Bernard

*Absolutely ridiculous. Where has common sense gone? Ruth

*How utterly stupid. Judith

*We have a tribunal that assesses the validity of Treaty claims. If that tribunal deems it appropriate that Maori should be given representation at local body level so be it! We need to respect and accept the decisions of the tribunal. Your research and writing is refreshingly thorough. Perhaps you should focus your skills on the Treaty, the tribunal and it's processes and then asses the validity of giving Maori representation at local body level. Simon

*Maori entitlements continue to keep the Treaty/Grievance gravy train stocked with more and more valueable cargo! It's always a one way train which leads increasingly and irrevocably towards the underlying ambition of Maori Separatism! Frank

*To do so would divide us as an nation. We still have a chance to remain New Zealanders first and foremost. Ethnic appointments will herald a dictatorship of the minority over the majority. Brian

*No, of course not. But it will happen, as the UN and their globalist master wish it so. The time for revolution is now. Peter

*This has gone way too far, it perpetuates what maori been encouraged to do - jump on the gravy train instead of doing their own work. Fiona

*Absolutely not. Auckland will have huge problems in the future with the Statutory board that has been slipped through. More of Key and Finlayson's machinations. Ronmac

*And I suppose the next "breakthrough" in TOW settlements will be un-elected parliamentary seats. And we tell Fiji how to run a democracy! John

*Politicians our reps? I don't think so! David

*NO NO NO!! Our democratic process has been hijacked and it's time to shoot the hijackers. Entebe all over again. Grahame

*Another instance where a minority can hold to ransom a local body or government to push a favourable (to them) outcome which burdens the tax/rate payers (mostly non maori). Susannah

*Undemocratic and unrepresentative. Yet more people in power who can't be held accountable. David

This week's poll asks:

Do you believe that seats at the council table should be made available to be given as part of Treaty of Waitangi settlements?

*I thought it was a one people New Zealand no matter what your color/creed. SILLY ME oh well, I'm only one and it seems I DON'T matter. Carl

*Councilors should be elected and if they don't act in the community's interests they can be removed in the next election. Seats as treaty settlements give no accountability to the majority of the public. Geraint

*Outrageous! Peter

*Absolutely NO! What an abomination on democratic rights! Bruce

*No, but look at the other losers on the councils and I don't think it matters much. People go to vote and haven't a clue who to vote for and they look at the names. Then they say, oh gosh I know that name, he was on "It's in the bag" and "This is your life" he will be great for the job. When you look at Council in Christchurch I'm sure that is how people voted. So really, unless people have to do an IQ test why worry. Just have seats for Maori, but, toss in one for each other Nationality as well. Oh yes, and definitely give prisoners in Gaol a representative of them also. Keep going NZ, you pathetic, stupid little Country, keep going until the Country is screwed beyond fixing. Chris

*No way there are enough dead beats around council tables now. Stephen

*Week in, week out, yet another nibble at democracy. Ann

*Fairly elected councilors only. Ronald

*Maori do not deserve special powers as a disproportionate number are criminals. David

*Global Socialism is taking over the whole world. Maurice

*What a joke!!! Places at the council table to be given based on race? So what does that look like? Race based policy for so called maoris some of whom are whiter than me? Neil

*Racist, incredibly so, when will this disgusting racism stop and how do we go about stopping it. Slimy Finlayson & Key should be voted out of office. Mr. Key, stop pandering to these free loaders, bludgers, racist Part Maori. I am angry and sickened. Carolyn

*Council seats were not in existence when the Treaty of Waitangi was signed. So why give away something that now to appease that was not part of the Treaty. No way. Rex

*Our Treaty says, "Maoris are to treated the 'same' as the people of England," Article 3. This disqualifies any exclusive Maori privilege. George

*Definitely not. This is just further manipulation of the terms of the Treaty and promotes apartheid. Peter

This week's poll asks:

Do you believe that seats at the council table should be made available to be given as part of Treaty of Waitangi settlements?

*Treaty settlements are about righting property confiscation wrongs of the past. Seats at council table inpinges on democracy and the rights of non-maori, by placing power mad individuals in the position to negatively influence'fair'and reasonable council decisions.
Levin has just voted against this, but just watch the bleeding heart liberals try and overturn it without thinking through the future impact upon themselves and their community.
No wonder we lose so many people to other countries. Stupid and short sighted decisions will fragment this country.
The All Blacks have shown how different races can operate as a cohesive and powerfull team.
Politicians should follow their example, stop grandstanding and get on with making us one nation, not two. Vic

*Very good article this week. Neville

*It would not be democracy. Graeme

*No, but we need to be real, it will probably happen as, like the carbon tax, the majority don't seem to care. No doubt at some point they will but it will be too late by then, these things are notoriously difficult to reverse. John

*In economic recession NZ desperately needs effort to create growth. We are burdoned too much by idealist Treaty drama, it belongs in the 1800's. The fact is our jobs and opportunities are being created in China. Council & Government must focus on building industry first & foremost in NZ. Tim

*Definatly NOT! Special seats for Maori in any circumstance should have been discontinued many, many years ago. Ron

*We have already almost buried our fine country with more enough maori favoritism. Glen

*There should be one law for all. No one group should get preferential treatment. Glenn

*Give one good reason why a seat should be allocated on the basis of race (a minority race at that). Places on the council should be allocated by candidates' own merit only. Sheila

*Clearly not. We are, or are supposed to be, one nation, one people - and ruled by democratic elections - not racist fiiling. Ron

This week's poll asks:

Do you believe that seats at the council table should be made available to be given as part of Treaty of Waitangi settlements?

*It is quite bluntly undemocratic, transparent power grabbing. Eneka

*Councilors should be voted on by general public. Kathryn

*Cancel all things special for lying PART "maoris" who dishonestly call themselves "maoris"! Barry

*Equal rights for all New Zealanders regardless of ethnicity. Bernie

*Democracy needs to be seen as such... NOT as a deviation from same! Marilyn

*Lets bring back democracy to New Zealand. Bryan

*Unwarranted impediment to true democracy and progress. Catherine

*The democratic voting process affects all NZers = Seats at the table are not a right to exercise divisive nationality control. Rayna

*More race-based decisions. And we are meant to be one nation, New Zealanders. Yeah, right! Anthony

*I want thegenuine claims settled quickly once and for all time. No more coming back for a second third or fourth time. Absolutely no special seats for Maori on any local body. Let them stand and be elected like any body else. Also get rid of the Maori Seats. Colin

*NZ is going to implode. Thankfully I no longer live there. Murray

*What a load of EXPENSIVE horse shit! This treaty shit is destroying the country! Its costing us (The taxpayer) a fortune and dividing the country! Until we become one people this country is a bad joke! Andy

*It is NOT democratic. Bryan

*One nation, one people. Anything less is racist, resulting in separatism and conflict. Richard

*Absolutely not!!! thats racial discrimination. Imagine the howling bleating if it were the other way round. Murray

*RACISM! Mike

*Yet another example of apartheid creep in NZ. Chris

*Apatheid at its best and the movers too thick to see it. Malcolm

*It is high time The Treaty of Waitangi was axed.More and more are claiming to be Maori even though they have very little Maori blood. Mary

*I have a suggestion. Let us do away with all Politicians both National andLocal and replace them with Boards having both competence and most importantly Commonsense. The latter something sadly lacking today. John

*We must not be rascist on this point, ability has to be the test. Chris

*On merit only open to all persons. Harold

*Lets make it clear - not one law for them , we are all important as New Zealanders. Sonia

*I was a regional coucillor -there were 2 maori members - one never opened his mouth,the other only to push Maori propaganda. As helpful members -useless. Douglas

This week's poll asks:

Do you believe that seats at the council table should be made available to be given as part of Treaty of Waitangi settlements?

*This is the socialist communist agenda from socilalist elements of our civil servive softening up the public and maintaining chaos so that they can plan the fix, always a fix at our cost. This regime of unelected delegates is no particularly maori albeit maori have been selected to ram it through, this is communism pure and simple as dictated by the IMF. Vern

*All members should be equally elected regardless of race or creed. Willy

*Unbelievable nonsense. Adrian

*Never in a million years. We know that self serving interests are generally put first by the tribes. If it were not true then Maori would not need to be subsidized with welfare and would not be the majority in prisons. Someone needs to stand up and ask where did all the treaty settlement money go. Peter

*This madness needs to stop. Maori were not even the first people in New Zealand and their elite know it. Evidence of other races has been destroyed to cover this up. Where would their claims be if this gets into public knowledge? Richard

*More racism... John

*Yet another slimy rort. John

*They can get voted in like everbody else..the treaty said we are all equal....yeah right! Steve

*Emphatically no. It is just not democratic. Peter

This week's poll asks:

Do you believe that seats at the council table should be made available to be given as part of Treaty of Waitangi settlements?

*Having applied for a building consent to build a barn on the 10 acres we have owned for 30 yrs, we are shocked to find we need a Resource Consent subject to iwi approval at a cost of $700!! Helen

*Absolutely NOT! Allocating Maori seats on councils would be a racist and underhand measure that would be an absolute travesty of our democratic system. It must be strongly opposed. Karen

*Finlayson and his ilk need to get their collective heads out of the ground and think what they are doing. If anyone wants to be on a council, campaign and get elected. Simple. Benjamin

*I'm sick to death of politicians continuing to walk all over the public with their racist deals. Maori seats are not democratic and need to be opposed at every level. Ken

*I can't believe that such things would even be suggested. If anyone of any race wants to be elected they should do what everyone else does and work hard to build a positive profile and then campaign hard. There is nothing to prevent greater Maori representation on councils now. But it is a democratic system and if they stuff up by trying to win favours for Maori at the expense of the rest of the community they - like anyone else who fails to perform in the common interest - can be dumped. We do not need appointed protected representatives with an agenda of race based greed. Andrew

*It is just another gravy train for Maori. John

*For goodness sake - what's got into the politicians to even think the public would accept MORE Maori seats. No way! Susan