“It is presumptuous and disrespectful to make a decision of such cultural importance for the country without engaging all who live there,” Smith wrote. Collins said she agreed with Smith and that people deserved to have a say on a matter of such importance.
Do you think we need a referendum on the name of New Zealand? Share your opinion in the comments below. “People are starting to get, I think, quite tetchy about that, they’re feeling like they’re not being included in that debate.” “The public has a right to vote on that.” She pointed to large corporations and government departments using the term Aotearoa as evidence of its spread without consultation “by stealth”.
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Dr Brash and Tukaki on The AM Show. Credits: Video - The AM Show; Images - Getty Images/The AM Show
Former National Party leader Don Brash has held up Simon Bridges as proof MÄori don t need their own electorates to get into positions of power.Â
Dr Brash, who also led the ACT Party for a short time and currently spokesperson for lobby group Hobson s Pledge, says the controversial
He Puapua document is dangerous for our future by forcing Kiwis to choose between their MÄori ancestors . Every single person who identifies as MÄori in this country also has PÄkehÄ ancestors, he told The AM Show on Thursday.