The Treaty and Maori Wards
Pagani pins her argument for Maori wards or ‘power-sharing’ on the Treaty of Waitangi, but there is nothing in the Treaty (any version or translation) that speaks of separate racial representation in governing bodies.
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The media luvvies are all exercised about the pending job losses in the state sector. It’s a shame that they weren’t similarly exercised about job losses in the private sector as a result of ill-considered Government actions, like the oil and gas exploration ban.
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Sir Colin Giltrap, the philanthropist and businessman who founded the influential and powerful Giltrap Group about 60 years ago, died last night aged 84.
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Discipline your children while there is hope. Otherwise you will ruin their lives.
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Don’t bet on the Higgins-Lehrmann saga being anywhere near over, just yet.
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