Maori roll or General roll?

**GR81** · 4th April 2006, 07:28

Originally Posted by GIXser

good thinking Batman" just seems to me we are wasting a lot of taxpayers money"

isnt that what our government has become very good at?

**Grahameeboy** · 4th April 2006, 07:44

Originally Posted by Colapop

I'm sorry, we are not allowed to have an opinion on this matter - to do so would be deemed as being 'racist'. Anything to do with commenting on any vaguely racially based issue is racism if you are of European decent.
Why do we have the Maori electoral role? To appease the shit stirrers probably. There aren't Samoan, Tokelau, Indian, Chinese, Iranian, .... electoral roles. If it was suggested then you'd get laughed at. Oh but wait, the Maori are the indegenous people of this land... NO they're not!! So what if they arrived here before the European settlers? By the Maori's own historical memories they are immigrants to NZ. Enough of the divisive politics. One role for one people. NZ has been built from the strengths of all the people (of different races) who've come and does not belong historically to any one group.
rant over.

You should have started this thread Mr Poppy....a well written and concise view.
You are right mate...my Daughter is 'indegenous'........the land is for all and not to let fall.

**Hitcher** · 4th April 2006, 08:51

Originally Posted by Skyryder

No you can not just enroll on the maori roll. You need to provide proof of your whakapapa. Proof may be records or testomony.

Skyryder

That buggers my cunning plan. One-sixteenth Maori? I think that rules me out.

**Str8 Jacket** · 4th April 2006, 08:56

Originally Posted by Hitcher

That buggers my cunning plan. One-sixteenth Maori? I think that rules me out.

Apparently one-sixteenth would still allow you to be registered on the Maori roll as long as you can prove your whakapapa and seeing as they want/need as many people as they can I doubt that they'd make it hard for you...

**The_Dover** · 4th April 2006, 08:58

Can I have a filled chicken roll and a diet coke please?

**u4ea** · 4th April 2006, 09:06

its not on 'you guys are onto it.maori,mori ori weren t here first.they have a word for pre maori,cant remember what it is,i speak english!!!lots of land tapu because i beleive they are hiding evidence of true indigenous new zealanders.nordics or celts.the new land and foreshore act says if you can prove you were here before 1836 then you have a claim.lets not forget the government acknowledged the early chinese and appologised and paid them too!!!!!!!!!at the end of the day we are all gaurdians of this wonderful nation but god help anyone who tries to take my quarter acre!!!!!!!!

**Colapop** · 4th April 2006, 09:48

That's - Us Vikings were here first! Give us all your money and good looking women!:spudwave:

**cowpoos** · 4th April 2006, 10:21

Originally Posted by The_Dover

Can I have a filled chicken roll and a diet coke please?

all outta chicken....will ham and salad do?

**MSTRS:Me** · 4th April 2006, 10:29

I thought the Romans were here first? There is documented proof of that through their reports of the Taupo eruption some 1900 years ago

**u4ea** · 4th April 2006, 10:32

Originally Posted by MSTRS

I thought the Romans were here first? There is documented proof of that through their reports of the Taupo eruption some 1900 years ago

true story!!!!!!!!!!there must be a few of us that can find the evidence.:spudbooge

**MisterD** · 4th April 2006, 10:41

Originally Posted by u4ea

true story!!!!!!!!!!there must be a few of us that can find the evidence.:spudbooge

Sorry to burst your bubble, but you'll probably find that scientists/ historians have now managed to tie Roman records of weather events etc to being effects of the Taupo eruption. The chances of them making it all the way here and home again are bugger all.

The Vikings on the other hand are another story....plenty of evidence of their seafaring competence, and we know they made it to America first.

**ghost** · 4th April 2006, 10:44

Originally Posted by u4ea

they have a word for pre maori,cant remember what it is,i speak english!!!:

Tangatawhenua, or however its spelt, used to be the name given to the people here before the maori, now thats what they call themselves, there was no one else here before, didnt you read your re-revised history, gotta read fast to keep up with the changes.

help me out here, people in the "know"

**Colapop** · 4th April 2006, 10:45

Yeah. I mean have you seen Dannevirke lately? That place is o l d !!

**u4ea** · 4th April 2006, 10:46

i am not incredibly knowledgable but am convinced vikings were too.theres lots of stone dwellings in strange but relevent places as you say.look at the heads the moari wont let us dna.some have viking tatoos and red hair!!!!!!!!!!!!!