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Why other Kiwis must stop fawning to the shrill cries of Maori

I am part-Maori and I want success for all Maori people, but I think dependence on a Treaty-burdened constitution will not help Maori, as its advocates claim.

Rod Vaughan
Sat, 19 Jan 2013

A New Zealand academic of Maori, Irish and French descent believes the pendulum has swung too far in redressing Maori grievances.

Dr Brian McDonnell, a senior lecturer in film studies at Massey University, says New Zealand’s “polite middle ground has become too fawning and the government too

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Rod Vaughan
Sat, 19 Jan 2013
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