Ansell will float party at 'Colourblind State' launch
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"John Ansell has something to say. He will, though, need to keep the rednecks at bay or they will destroy his campaign."
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UPDATE: John Ansell told NBR "I'll be floating the idea of a party" at the Monday night launch of his Colourblind State campaign.
He will gauge the level of support for a Treaty-focused party, which would contest the 2014 election.
"It's important not to be seduced by your own supporters. To work, this campaign has to touch the millions, not the thousands, " Mr Ansell said.
The ad guru, who has raised close to $100,000, told NBR, "[I've] yet to contact major potential funders, as I want to show them evidence of action."
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John Ansell will launch a "Colourblind State" campaign at an Auckland event next Monday evening.
Mr Ansell is best known as the man behind National's Kiwi/Iwi campaign in 2008, and ACT's "Fed up with pandering to Maori radicals" advertisements of mid-2011 (he quit the party the same week following controversy over his "white cowardice" remarks and a clash with then leader Don Brash).
In an email to several hundred supporters this morning, Mr Ansell said he shares Dr Martin Luther King's vision of racial equality.
ABOVE: The campaign logo
His Colourblind campaign will focus on one law for all New Zealanders, votes on the one electoral roll, and whose taxes are spent by the state according to need, not race.
However, he does not go as far as announcing the launch of a "Treatygate" party.
Last week, Mr Ansell told NBR he was considering the creation of a single-issue party, which would contest the 2014 election.
He had raised almost $100,000 toward his proposed "Colourblind" ad campaign, he told NBR. His fundraisign target is $2 million.
The Monday night campaign launch will be held at the Remuera Rotary Club from 5.30pm. Further event details are on Mr Ansell's website.
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I'll watch this guy with interest. hope he starts a "party", AND does not use that dopey paypal as the registration channel like "true liberal" has done.
Unfortunately for True Liberal, for using paypal I judged them just too stupid to bother with.
SO Mr Ansell GO.
Interesting to note that the "Colourblind State" campaign could only come from someone with a monochrome view.
I bet Penny Bright and Sue Bradford will be outside protesting ! Great way to get noticed.....
'One law for all Kiwis'?
That'll be a change from racist selective application of the law which maintains the disproportionate levels of Maori in jail.
That'll fix the injustices of the past that the Waitangi tribunal and Pakeha parliaments have made sure will never truly be repaired.
That'll solve the disproportionate wealth distribution in NZ society created by the insidious rookery of corrupt Pakeha.
The most important issue of them all is STOLEN SOVEREIGNTY!
Something the Crown and the colonials are not prepared to consider, having stolen something of such crucial significance that theft apparently will stand, the receivers of what has been stolen think they have made a clean getaway... but it was theft, it has not been addressed, disputes over land or resources are mere window dressing by comparrison.
At least put a name to your comments you coward. Maori in Jail- thats Euoropeans fault is it- get real mate ever heard of personal responsibility? Sovereignty huh, what dribble - Maori signed the Treaty and sold their land in lots of cases - and have had settlements many times over in Ngai Tahus case 5! Get rid of the Treaty.
Here is a link to stop the Maori party who are trying to get the Treaty written into our constitution.
http://www.nzcpr.com/petition_EqualRights.php
You seem to ignore that maori commit most of the property crime and violence, Their level of offending is a stark reflection of the number imprisoned. Nothing more, nothing less.
What a load of racist trash,you want division like South Africa had,your,your a fool then.Too many handouts,too much gravy train,too many opportunities based on race.Reason a lot of maoris are in prison cos they broke the law,no excuse,sorry.This kind of clap trap you and your kind come out with is redundant,get a life,stop blaming everyone for your misfortunes.Maori are not pure indigenous ,they murdered,ate their way to the position they are now.Stop re writing history.
Did not the Maori steal the land in the first place, so how is that it was theirs to give away?
What about the Maoriori's, their loss has not been addressed either.
Go home,if you don't like it,that's what most pakeha get told or just go and join your bros in Oz,see how far you get there with your reverse racists views.Na! did not think so.Too good here,you can whine and bleat about maori injustice,trouble is now,most peoples eyes roll then glaze over,too much Walt Disney.
Yeah, this guy is a 'genus'. His campaign is reason I will never vote national again, even though I am sympathetic with their business policies.
Hey Anonymous #3, I can solve the disappropriate Maori inprisonment levels really easy. They just need to stop committing crimes.
Meanwhile you rant against the white folk like they keep you down. Grow up and get a life you racist.
You have no idea what you are talking about!
Ansell is a mouthpiece for the same people who gave Keys his fortune in the futures market. They are sacred of a truly representational Maori Government and are simply seeking to push back against the confidence that Maori leaders are displaying over environmental and land rights.
National only managed to take 30% of all registered voters at the last election. Even then most of the vote count was fabricated in the electorates where they control the ballot boxes. Keys and National have no mandate or credibility for the clear majority of New Zealanders.
Ansell is simply trying to distract people from the real progress underway. He and his Elite controllers will no give up their grip on power without a fight.
What an idiot- controlled the ballot boxes are you serious? That is laughable.
The are over represented thats the whole problem - Maori leaders are displaying greed that doesn't trickle down to your Urban Maori - some Iwis have had final settlement 5 times- thats true corruption - talk about having no idea!
No one can argue with his stated policy unless the objector has ulterior motives.
For far too long has our judicial system been biased in favour of Maori who have taken advantage of successive weak governments.
liberte
At last someone with back bone who will speak out and say what most of us think and believe.He does not mind it seems being given the race card all the time.It seem the ones who dish the card out are not very receptive about it being a two way street.Maori have had the ear of weak govts for far too long,seems they get the cheque book out just to keep them quiet.No more,cos the account is in overdraft.
Interesting logo - a white centre surrounded by a rainbow of colour (Village People any one) - but no brown, black, or yellow... it's moment's like these that you've got to love Cyndi Lauper...
didn't realise we had blue or green skinned people either Fred?- i.e I don't think logo is literally representing races- you lot need to come up with a new tactic- the "racist" claim is not washing anymore.
Really Peter??? What about when you get cold, or when you get sick LOL. I do have to agree with the one law-one people concept though... Maori Law, Maori people... or would there be a problem with that Peter? Would that be "Racist"?
14.6%ish maori minority,why not Indian,Muslim,Asian,islander law lets really cause complete division.Once maori gets the TOW written into the constitution we might as well call it a day,switch the lights out on the way out when we all take off for Australia.
Hey Anonymous why not just make it ostrich?
Just to pick up on the 14.6%ish Maori minority however... are you aware that 20% of school aged children are Maori and that this is expected to grow to 33% by 2031? I am sure you extrapolate what that means for the working age population as the Pakeha population ages?
Are you also aware that 40% of children born this year will be Maori or Pasifika? I am sure you are also able to extrapolate what that will mean for the voting age population as well? I suspect that come that time you and your children will be grateful for the manaaki tanga that Maori have for all people... Maori Lore, Maori people :)
Yes Maori are good at looking after ther own people- just look at the child abuse and neglect stats- great "maaaki tanga" that "Fred".
As for those stats again it s a fabrication by then the % of Maori in those people will be miniscal- but they will be 100% kiwi- see the difference Fred? - no of course you don't.
Personally I can't think of a worst crime that child abuse.
At my wedding I dedicated part of my speech to the need to do everything we can, as a whānau to prevent its recurrence. And as a father of 3 young girls and an uncle to many more children I work very hard to ensure that the words I spoke at my wedding come true.
But even on my Irish Catholic side, child abuse, particularly sexual abuse was rampant. My mother for example was abused by an uncle, and then again by a separate uncle and aunty. More latterly all three of my sisters have been sexually abused, by Pakeha. In one case by an uncle, in the other cases from people outside the family.
How many women, children (boys and girls), and men in your whānau have been abused Peter? And what steps do you take to ensure those crimes are not repeated on the next generation? I only ask because surely only by shining a light on the issue can we hope to make a change.
zero- Fred as my family as does your values children- we all agree child abuse is terrible but it continues and Maori lead that stat also.
I am glad for you and your family, but maybe it is your lack of experience in these matters that allows you to make insensitive comments.
Just FYI though 1 in 4 kiwi women experience sexually abuse in there life times so even if its not is your family you will almost certainly know so women who have been.
That said maybe ask your gran, or aunties etc, because as a young man I thought it didn’t occur in my family either... I was devastated to learn that I was wrong. Also maybe ask the women you know with depression issues, drinking issues, self confidence issues, the ones that struggle to maintain healthy sexual relationship. Also look for the really angry women, and the ones that really and passionately hate child abusers, and wonder why they wouldn’t make the flippant comments about child abuse that you have.
clearly you need to buy a dictionary as none of my statements have been flippant especially around child abuse and i never even mention sexually abuse of women ? you are a strange guy Fred.
You have been flippant Peter; and your latest comment is another example.
i.e. "1 in 4 kiwi women experience sexually abuse in their lifetimes” please note the term "in their lifetimes" i.e. including as children – and child abuse being the subject of one of your previous flippant comments
And just FYI “Peter” given that English obviously isn’t your strong suit flippant = offhand, superficial, throwaway. Looks like the Pākehā education system failed us both…
ahh fast Freddy if you repeat something enough it must be true- don't tell me what i was- you may interupt it as that but then your opionion is not something I value.
FYI Peter, you wrote that:
"the % of Maori in those people will be miniscal"
In fact if you cast you mind back to 3rd/4th form science and Mendel’s law then you will be able to calculate that the "% of Maori" will not be diluted; it will increase, and so it will keep increasing...
Not relevant either way however, except that the more grandchildren born with whakapapa the faster the grand parents will come to love Maori children :)
Mendel's law wasn't taught at my school Fred but glad the European school system didn't fail you. Purple and white flowers and dominant genes- are you suggesting the darker colour gene is dominant? Someone may think thats bordering on racism Fred... Clearly science was your strong point and not maths...... no full maoris left why is that do you think?
If you knew anything about science you would know that it requires an advanced background in statistics, so I am very comfortable in the math space. That said Maori have never been interested in this pakeha notion of being a "full Maori"... we are interested in Whakapapa and ensuring the survival for the race, something you clearly find objectionable.
For example, in my Iwi, when we learned that we were being killed off the things like the flu etc the old people made a very conscious decision for our breeding age men and women to seek out pakeha partners for marriage so the children would be stronger... The old people called the deaths we had experienced 'death from the sin of not knowing' i.e. not knowing what was causing the deaths...
As for Mendel's law; it works best (that is to say seeing the effects of Mendel's law is easiest) in relatively isolated populations and works equally well for both dominant and recessive genes. So from a Maori point of view it’s just like Dame Whina Cooper said... we just have to breed with the Pakeha... much more fun than fighting. But that's more than enough from me.
have a background in numbers and Stats Frd- clearly you don't. For once we agree it id way more than enough from you. By the way no need to thank my ancestors for giving you the written word so you can spout your weak agruements- its a gift from them to you.......
Asians will be all over you like a rash,maoris are 50/50,some 20/80
% so your figures are void.No maori lore, no maori people,sorry.Beside with uncle Toms in the Maori Party who cannot agree on anything,good luck with that one,Mate.
What's wrong with Asians? I love little Maori/Asian babies... Awesome.
Glad to know that it's not just Maori you don't like... bit extreme that you want to see them all dead however... sounds a bit like a certain little pakeha chap in the 40s. Fortunately the math (much like gravity) isn't going to change just because you add up :)
Quick shout out to Peter... looks like you were right... no racists, you must be proud
By that time most of the maori population will be in Oz anyway,TOW left behind collecting the bling.
no Fred that would be pandering to a minority.. Moari Law? hmm did they have that back in the day mate- think the Maori law was raid the other tribes and eat them- sounds fun....
"Peter" if we had Maori Law, and we were all Maori People, then there would be no "minority" or a need to pander to one... see the difference? But hey, even then I will still be a kiwi... kiwi are Maori Peter... but I'm sure you knew that
As for Law, in 1838 New Zealand was recognised by USA, France, Australia, and Great Britain as a nation, and the confederation of tribes (Maori) the sovereign... one of their first acts of state was a treaty, between nations, with Queen Vic...
As for eating people... I use to think it was great that on two sides of my ancestry (Scots and Maori) I had cannibals in the last 200 years, that was until I discovered that my iwi (Waitaha) didn't eat people :( ... only the Scots did... just saying
Fred - "and if we were all Maori people" ? what a dumb statement. You are a minority simple as that- you may wish that all Europeans disappeared but then who would pay taxes to support all those people on the dole? Racist- no I am not racist in fact I have plenty of asian and Maori friends- it is you who is racist Fred (hows doesthat tactic feel put back at you Fred?). All I want is the same treatment for all simple as that.
Peter...no dumber than saying "one law, one people"... the implication being "pakeha law, pakeha people". I thought parody was obvious given the topic of discussion, apparently not.
Just to be clear however, Maori are not asking you to stop being pakeha, we are simply desirous of being Maori and participating in Te Ao Maori as Maori, and so that is the direction we are going in... if pakeha wish to be pakeha and live in the pakeha world that is up to them; no issue, no problem, and definitely no judgement.
As for your Asian and Maori friends, you may wish to forward them a copy of your posts and ask for their feedback; bet you don't have the balls.
As for being Racist... come on Peter, where is your mana...
As for taxes... what with all the working for families tax credits the only people in this country who making a net tax contribution are those earning over 100k (e.g. 90% of the tax take if contributed by the top 10% of earners). Where do you fit in that range... contributor or non-contributor? I am a very happy contributor, what about you?
Balls Fred really- so much for "trying" to play the intellectual. Mana that is an over used Maori word- it is meaningless.
I am not a pakeha "Fred" I am a New Zealander with European descendants.
Parody- didn't convey that very well did you - there's meant to be some humour in there somewhere.
Your tax statement again is off the point raised around Maori trust- it is also wrong as usual.
"Peter" - Mana is Mana, ask your Maori friends what they think of it and whether they think your racist... go on ... dare you
Happy for you to be a New Zealander with European descendants... I have some of them as well.
Parody - it was your lack of intellect and prejudice that blinded you - and not because of your ethnic background, just because of you.
Tax statement... whilst I could have qualified my statement to make it clear I was referring only to personal tax take (which makes up approximately 50% to the total tax take) as opposed to GST, Company, or excise tax, my statement has a robust evidence base and was in direct response to your racist comment about tax, Europeans, Māori, and the dole. Your comment however lacked integrity and robustness as usual...
I.e. Maori Trusts... while there is provision under the Act to have certain Maori Trusts declared charitable, simply being a 'trust' or a "Maori Trust" doesn't make something charitable/tax exempt... So "Peter" you are wrong as usual
As for your completely bogus claims about Sealord... Sealord is owned by Ngai Tahu Holdings Limited... a regular taxpaying company... "Peter" you have chosen the path of wilful ignorance complete with bogus claims... I wish you well on your journey... Goodbye
dare me Freddy? are you 5? Mana is not a term I use in my everyday speech- so it is irrelevant to me.
My lack of intellect- hmm you have wounded me with that statement- I won't sleep well tonight (sarcasm by the way).
You statement re having to earn over 100k was wrong Fred- couples and single people pay tax on what ever the earn in most cases- a vast number of NZer's wouldn't you agree?
Ngai Tahu Holding is part of the group of companies including Ngai Tahu Fisheries and they all fall under the Charitable Trust.
Goodbye to you Fast Freddy.
ps never mentioned the dole in any of my posts- but don't let that stop you commenting on the fact i did- you l don't let facts get in the way of a good story huh?
John Ansell has something to say. He will, though, need to keep the rednecks at bay or they will destroy his campaign.
All the evidence I have seen shows positive discrimination benefits all people within the society, regardless of colour.
Yes it is discrimination, but if it works why knock it?
Good on Ansell for promoting what he believes, I look forward to him presenting the evidence that a colourblind state will make for a better state. I could not find any.
How about the saving of $billions of my hard earned taxes, for a start?
That is a far point, but positive discrimination has cost savings in the long term if it works properly, and I am not saying that is a sure thing, but for example 100 less prisoners in one year would save $9,234,500. that is a lot of money per year for an around 1% reduction in prisoners.
Surely it is worth discussing rationally instead of the o no my money is going to Maori that seems to be going on here.
The Government is spending more than it earns Shannon- we can't afford it. If its a matter of money then why can't iwi like Ngai Tahu do more? They made a 95m dollar profit this year boosted by the fact that the are a Maori Trust and therefore do not contribute 1 cent to the tax take even though operations like Sealord are commercial.
Why do most maori, talk us and them all the time,very segregating talk,its almost that they want the handouts,but still want to bite the hand that feeds them.All becomes a blame game,like its white New Zealanders fault for their predicament,sorry but "not guilty" bro.
Could agree more, you're just an innocent beneficiary of a crime, bro
Isn't it so predicable... being labelled 'redneck / racist / Pakeha' just because one has a strong belief that we are all Kiwi (regardless of colour, culture, religion, belief system) and all deserve to be treated as equals...after all this is one of the three clauses in the Treaty of Waitangi.
Maori refuse to acknowledge the equality part of the Treaty. If they did acknowledge that particular clause, then there would be no division. To Maori, get you backsides out of the past; accept you are not indigenous; accept you are not the 'chosen few' and start focusing on the future for once.
Isn't it so predicable... being labelled 'redneck / racist / Pakeha' just because one has a strong belief that we are all Kiwi (regardless of colour, culture, religion, belief system) and all deserve to be treated as equals...after all this is one of the three clauses in the Treaty of Waitangi.
Maori refuse to acknowledge the equality part of the Treaty. If they did acknowledge that particular clause, then there would be no division. To Maori, get you backsides out of the past; accept you are not indigenous; accept you are not the 'chosen few' and start focusing on the future for once.