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Tena koe Tamati. Spread the word amongst the whanau. Labour is the political party for Maori.
Education is the long term answer to turning Maori unemployment figures around. What is happening at the moment is the low skilled workers at the bottom of the food chain are getting laid off first. Maori make up much of that low skilled group, so M…
My Weekly Column to the Northern Age.
Iwi has no place in owning prisons. I've heard the arguments ; we can look after our own better; Maori can rehabilitate Maori better ; if someone is going to make money by locking up Maori then it may as well b…
A couple of points:
1. The Act isn't perfect and the handling of the issue was done badly.
2. We need to await the report from the Review panel and not pre-empt the decision.
3. The Maori Party have put a stake in the ground saying they want the Ac…
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- At 11:24pm on May 9, 2009,
Nigel Chetty said…
- My response to forum discussion: (Topic: Maori & Unemployment - balme the Maori Party and Nats)
Would you agree?
Kia Ora tatou
Unarguably Maori and Pacifica have always represented the majority group in New Zealand’s underachievement statistics. It’s been an issue of grave concern and debate for many decades. I personally find it a rather disturbing reality that a solution to the problem is made to seem almost non existence.
I have witnessed and experienced personally the actual lack of unity amongst people when it comes to finding an effective solution to the problem. Government agencies, community organizations and Iwi’s in most instances continue to remain at odds with each other. There is no centralized or community approach.
Hui’s after hui’s after hui’s is all that ever seems to happen with no practical outcomes. Agencies and organizations alike become too focused on protecting their own interests. In instances where community organizations and Iwi’s do come up with dynamic and practical solutions beaurocracy is quick to ensure that they get bogged down with ridiculous loads of paper work, policy alignments and unnecessary requirements which not only is disheartening, discouraging and extremely frustrating but also a common factor as to a way of delaying and canceling projects.
The Maori Party is not to blame...we all are…we are all equally responsible for allowing our politicians over generations to create the beaurocratic mess and red tape structure that now dictates the future of our community and people. First and foremost the issue of beaurocracy needs to be resolved and a “commonsense” approach needs to be implemented.
In its entirety EDUCATION is the answer to our problems. We must educate both our young and old to break the generational cycle that holds our people back. We must educate our communities to not tolerate cultural suppression of our younger generation. We must educate our people to effectively function as a community. We must reinstate in our people via education the morals, values and kaupapa our ancestors once embraced.
We must also bear in mind that the current economic climate is a huge factor in causing the unemployment rates to be at its highest. Employees in “bottom-end” jobs have been the hardest hit, as it is at this level of employment that job cuts typically occur. Our people (Maori and Pacifica) are those that are typically the ones employed at this level. Why you may ask? The answer is quite simple; it’s because of a general lack of education and skills.
Therefore it would be quite silly for us as the opposition to attack the Maori Party on this issue, as the current economic climate and the underlying “reality” of the issue would play greatly to their advantage. It would be more beneficial and productive for us to come up with practical solutions to the problem which would also in return help to restore voter confidence.
Regards
Nigel Chetty
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Whakarongo mai, whakarongo mai.
Whakarongo mai ki tënei uri a Ngatokimatawhaorua
E tu atu ra i te akau o Ipipiri
E tuwhera atu ra te awa o Taumarere-herehere-i-te-riri.
Ka rere ma Otuihu, tae ki nga rekereke o Tapukewharawhara
Raro i a Puketohunoa, ko Puhangahau
Takoto kau nga koiwi tupuna
Ara mai he tëtëkura
Ka hiki te manawa e te kakara reka o Te Karetu
Nga kaitiaki o te ahika ko Ngati Manu
Tihewa mauri Ora
Tena tätou katoa i whakarauikatia mai i raro i te tähuhu… Continue
Whakarongo mai, whakarongo mai.
Whakarongo mai ki tënei uri a Ngatokimatawhaorua
E tu atu ra i te akau o Ipipiri
E tuwhera atu ra te awa o Taumarere-herehere-i-te-riri.
Ka rere ma Otuihu, tae ki nga rekereke o Tapukewharawhara
Raro i a Puketohunoa, ko Puhangahau
Takoto kau nga koiwi tupuna
Ara mai he tëtëkura
Ka hiki te manawa e te kakara reka o Te Karetu
Nga kaitiaki o te ahika ko Ngati Manu
Tihewa mauri Ora
Tena tätou katoa i whakarauikatia mai i raro i te tähuhu… Continue
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