What sort of politician actively celebrates race-baiting?
What sort of Party champions it?
The toxic pettiness to put English before the mother tongue of our nation on our passports is a bigotry that deserves only contempt.
The beauty of indigenous uniqueness that this malice eclipses is not only culturally disrespectful, it is also a book-burning level artistic disgrace.
Our beautiful Passport with the Te Reo proudly displayed first has to take a back seat like segregation bus rides to pacify reactionary ACT Party voters?
That is what ACT are celebrating?
Linguistic segregation with Māori told to sit at the back of the Passport title?
Such sadistic pride in the face of such needless cultural demotion.
It’s ugly politics and egregious artistic vandalism.
I am forever being surprised by the gleeful spite of this Government.
Martyn Bradbury
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Radio Waatea is Auckland’s only Māori radio station that provides an extensive bi-lingual broadcast to its listeners. Based at Ngā Whare Waatea marae in Māngere, it is located in the middle of the biggest Māori population in Aotearoa.