Take a second look at what appears to be someone's "good luck." You'll find not luck but preparation, planning, and success-producing thinking....
- David Joseph Schwartz
14.6% - Time to dump the Māori Seats
14.6% of the population of New Zealand are Māori .
This year, they will have 7 seats dedicated to them, in addition to representation of Māori through both the Māori party plus individuals in the other parties.
I say it is time the Māori "step-up" and acknowledge they have sufficient strength in politics and say we agree with MMP and will honor what the people of Aoteraroa want. We will accept the 5% threshold, and if we are unable to convince the Māori of New Zealand that we deserve to be in Parliment, so be it.
I mean seriously, if the can't convince 1/3 of Māori in NZ that they should be in Parliment, then maybe they shouldn't be.
