Hide accused of playing race card

[SixPackBack]

I'm with Hide on this one.

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/ar...ectid=10592190

He said he told Prime Minister John Key on June 3 that he could not be the minister sponsoring a bill with race- or tribal-based seats on the council and he had done that not as a threat but to ensure there were no surprises in the coalition relationship.


"We believe in one law for all," Mr Hide said in Parliament, "every citizen having a vote of equal value, and every position of political power being open to every person in fair and free elections."

Not a fan of 'affirmative action'

[peasea]

I'm with Hide on this one.

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/ar...ectid=10592190

He said he told Prime Minister John Key on June 3 that he could not be the minister sponsoring a bill with race- or tribal-based seats on the council and he had done that not as a threat but to ensure there were no surprises in the coalition relationship.


"We believe in one law for all," Mr Hide said in Parliament, "every citizen having a vote of equal value, and every position of political power being open to every person in fair and free elections."

Not a fan of 'affirmative action'

Good on him! Having seats for any organisation based on race is, frankly, rascist.

Even a Minister of Maori Affairs is rascist. Candidates for seats should rise or fall on their own merits and if you read the Treaty of Waitangi (Hobson's correct version, not the sterilized, twisted version we currently have jammed down our throats) it states that "We are now one people".

If that's the case, and it should be, then it's one rule for all; regardless of race, colour or creed.

[ajturbo]

i support this guy.... why the hell should one person get a helping hand if the next is not allowed that same help?????

[rainman]

Not a fan of 'affirmative action'

Affirmative action's a complex thing, so I'm not going to comment on that part.

But I hope that Key sets up the Maori seats just so we can be rid of this little yellow-jacketed toad. Rodney is a dangerous fool.

[short-circuit]

Affirmative action's a complex thing, so I'm not going to comment on that part.

But I hope that Key sets up the Maori seats just so we can be rid of this little yellow-jacketed toad. Rodney is a dangerous fool.

Good riddance to Dr. Evil.

[FROSTY:Me]

Don't like the man as a rule and Im well aware that its politicing at its best.
I DO believe in the message he's spouting though.
EQUAL rights for ALL voting Aucklanders.

[Donor]

Surely to god if the maori want maori representation, then one seat should should suffice?

I mean, given how few seats there are to represent the other 1 something million of us non maori...

But then that harks back to the old argument, aren't we all equal? What the hell do we need segregated representation for? So the buggers still have something to whine about, like how they lack so much?

I gotta get out of auckland... *fume*

[SixPackBack]

Don't like the man as a rule and Im well aware that its politicing at its best.
I DO believe in the message he's spouting though.
EQUAL rights for ALL voting Aucklanders.

..........Echo's my personal position. The supercity is ill concieved IMHO!

[James Deuce]

Bring back the WEPB!

[Devil]

ARA for lyfe yo!

Agree with Hide, I think Ms Turia's argument regarding playing the race card is pathetic. She doesn't seem to understand that while HAVING maori seats is a significant issue to a whole lot of people, a similarly large amount of people think NOT having the seats is a significant issue.

[ynot slow]

And no different to both Jim Anderton with his I want a kiwibank or I go,and Winstons attitude to the labour party,they needed the seats to govern.

Good on ACT,we are one nation,and I have no problem if maori want to keep their culture and ideals,as long as they fall within the laws I have to obey.No come to our marae,pay ME the money and you'll be able to stay with your aotearoa immigration stamp.

[MSTRS:Me]

Hide accused of playing race card ??
Of course he is. That's only fair, isn't it? It's what the Maori Party are doing. And if it's good enough for them...

[idb]

It's Tau Henare that's grandstanding.

Hide has never threatened to pull his support for the government...just to resign his ministerial position.

Henare is being dishonest.

[Swoop]

Standing for the principle of "one person one vote".

Good stuff.

Why aren't there "Motorcyclist's only" seats on the supercity council? Huh?


Instead, people can vote for whoever is supporting their "cause". It is called "democracy".

[duckonin]

Yep Hide has my vote also...Any person standing for anything should be voted for on their merits and what they can offer, not because lollie sucking Tau Henare wants guaranteed representation for his racist regime..