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I think that self determination for Maori is a good idea, and it is the inflammatory rhetoric from Te Pati Maori that people are reacting to. People need to remember that it is a normal part of free speech, and self determination could be good for everyone.

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No it's not all okay in the farmyard. The reason being that TPM and allies actually intend to impose constitutional change on the country, and that by stealthy and underhand means.

Refer to Matike Mai and He Papua report. These are against our legal traditions and seek to undermine our society as One people under the Treaty. But this is the agenda that the project for a separate parliament seeks ..

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You are very kind and appeasing, like Chamberlain with Hitler or Biden with Hamas.

There is rhetoric and symbolism coming from TPM members and radical Iwi that should not be relegated to harmless political activity.

The Maori 'king' himself said it was very frightening.

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