Maori rugby team

[peasea]

At the end of the day I am ME...

No you're not; I am me!

[Grahameeboy]

No you're not; I am me!

Notice mine is in capitals...please make note...

[Dave Lobster]

Quite right. The more money the Maoris get the more they whinge.

There's a VERY simple way to turn that around.

Notice mine is in capitals...please make note...

And apostrophes:

Like all Country's there is good and bad...the bad here is good in my book although many Kiwi's still complain for some strange reason.

[peasea]

Notice mine is in capitals...please make note...

Actually, I think we've had this conversation before.

[HenryDorsetCase]

my first and last post on this: only because I am bored shitless.

don't ban people from playing rugby because of their race, ban rugby altogether.

Its a stupid barbaric violent pointless "sport" that saps too much time and money in this country.

Without rugby there would be: less ACC, less testosterone fuelled boofheads beating up their women folk and being generally obnoxious, much more interesting conversations (perhaps about art, nusic, architecture or modern dance), a lot less pointless energy expended on shit that don't matter.

Problem solved.



I hate stick and ball sports. can you tell?

[peasea]

my first and last post on this: only because I am bored shitless.

don't ban people from playing rugby because of their race, ban rugby altogether.

Its a stupid barbaric violent pointless "sport" that saps too much time and money in this country.

Without rugby there would be: less ACC, less testosterone fuelled boofheads beating up their women folk and being generally obnoxious, much more interesting conversations (perhaps about art, nusic, architecture or modern dance), a lot less pointless energy expended on shit that don't matter.

Problem solved.



I hate stick and ball sports. can you tell?

Run for office, I'd vote for ya!

[Trudes]

Any person born here is indiginous...maori may have got here first, however, that is nothing to do with indiginous...strict definitions may differ but essentially people have colonized NZ, made it part of their history and so are indiginous.

Oh please send that to all the writers of the shit I have to read for my degree that go on and on about the indigenous culture of NZ blah blah blah, and the lecturers at Massey University while you're at it who insist on ramming the Treaty of Waitangi down my throat at every oppourtunity. It would cut my four year degree down to about two if I didn't have to keep reading the same shit said in a different way constantly!!!

[davereid]

...maori may have got here first, however, that is nothing to do with indiginous...

There is no doubt that maori did not get here first.

Maori History described the first inhabitants of New Zealnd as being here when they arrived. They were fair skinned, red haired people. Their fate is unknown, assimilated and assassinated is the best guess.

The later tribes of these people are called Ngati-Hotu, and their existence is well recorded, and is recorded in original government transcripts of maori history.

Ngati Hotu are now extinct, and are now claimed by maori, as other maoris.

[98tls]

There is no doubt that maori did not get here first.

Maori History described the first inhabitants of New Zealnd as being here when they arrived. They were fair skinned, red haired people. Their fate is unknown, assimilated and assassinated is the best guess.

The later tribes of these people are called Ngati-Hotu, and their existence is well recorded, and is recorded in original government transcripts of maori history.

Ngati Hotu are now extinct, and are now claimed by maori, as other maoris.

Theres that "claiming" thing again.

[Max Preload]

I don't like rugby. Nay, I detest it. However, I also detest hypocrites and Minto is a hypocrite. A team based primarily on exclusion of someone based on their bloodlines is racist. Minto should be out protesting a Maori team, but as I've already stated, Minto is a hypocrite.

While I'm ranting, 'affirmative action' is just racism against whites.

[BuFfY]

I can't be bothered reading the whole thread, read most of it.

The "All Blacks" weren't named because of their colour. They were nicknamed the all backs, someone changed it because of the colour of their uniform.

I have never really had a big issue with the Maori rugby team. Just like I have never had a problem with the Black Ferns. They just have a set criteria. And it is not like there is no big team for everyone else to play in! People are more successful in other teams! And it is great that there is another high standard team in New Zealand that can tour etc, get players noticed, more experience.

[peasea]

Oh please send that to all the writers of the shit I have to read for my degree that go on and on about the indigenous culture of NZ blah blah blah, and the lecturers at Massey University while you're at it who insist on ramming the Treaty of Waitangi down my throat at every oppourtunity. It would cut my four year degree down to about two if I didn't have to keep reading the same shit said in a different way constantly!!!

NO, No, No! I won't have that, sorry. Listen; if your above post had an ounce of truth in it your time at Uni could be cut to two minutes, not two years!

Get it right woman.

My sister, a very loving, caring and talented woman, would be a valued nurse today (looking after anyone from the injured to the aged) if were not for the fact that she refused a certain Maori portion of her training. She declared it irrelevant and time-wasting.

What a load of politically correct b/s.

[peasea]

Notice mine is in capitals...please make note...

You don't live in Wellington, so nothing you post is in any capital.

[merv]

Doesn't worry me at all if we set up a Chinese Expats Slant Eyed Blacks team, or a Pommy Expats pea, pie and 'pud eating Blacks team. Everyone has the right to hang out in their own groups, but then if the South Africans don't want them visiting, then don't bother, go somewhere nicer.

Hell we are in the Capital and me and Trudes and Col could set up a Wairoa expats team of indulgent chocolate eaters in Wellington or something like that huh! Hmm lunch, when's the next Welly lunch with or without rugby talk?

[Robert Taylor]

I say good on them for there stand on this... they got crap for having a all white team for years so what the difference....

We are all New Zealanders no mater what race we are....

Except for the scarf wearing Muslims, they can go right back to where they came from.