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Originally Posted by nzherald Graham Kelly, New Zealand's high commissioner to Canada, has had a ticking off for comments he made about Maori.
The former Labour MP told the senate last week, in a speech on New Zealand's fisheries quota system, that Maori "all held each other's hands to stop them from sinking on the voyage" to New Zealand from Hawaiki in 740.
"Once they got to New Zealand, they started fighting and eating each other; so there have been Maori wars ever since then. Now they are learning to get along with each other."
The comments angered Maori academics and politicians, who say he should be recalled from the position. |
He should be WHAT?! Recalled?! For speaking the truth? This is crazy talk people. You cannot criticise somebody for speaking the truth. Maybe tell him 'This kind of thing isn't what we want trumpeted about in Public..', but not punish him.
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Originally Posted by nzherald Auckland University Professor Margaret Mutu said Mr Kelly was "an embarrassment".
"He doesn't belong overseas representing us. He needs to come back and learn the proper history of this country," she said. |
Did he get the date wrong? Was it 738 or something?
He also made a comment to the effect of "Asian immigrants are of serious concern, they have no respect for the
NZ environment and feature highly on crash statistics."
This comment earned him (shock freakin horror) displeasure from
NZ's Asian community.
To all these people I say: YOU WANT THE TRUTH?! YOU CAN'T
HANDLE THE TRUTH!!!