Democracy or Separatism?
While I was “fussing about” with transport matters this status came across my Facebook ticker. It is in relation to the “Hauraki Gulf Spatial Plan Project Steering Group” and how it passed on a split vote requiring the Chair – Deputy Mayor Penny Hulse to cast her casting vote to get the resolution through.
From Facebook – Michael Whybro’s Status (which was made under the “public” setting):
Ben Ross shared Michael Whybro‘s status.
Well seems someone got the names of the Councillors out who voted on the Hauraki Gulf Spatial Plan Project Steering GroupWhat a pure buggers muddle in voting patterns and what happened to theCommunities and Residents Caucusing here?
SHAME ON 11 AUCKLAND CITY COUNCILLORSDear Councillors,
Well the result of the vote is now known and available for all the see. We can now shine the light on those who actually believe in equality and fairness but equally we can out those who are actually clear cut supporters of inequality, reverse racism, placating the activist minorities and ignoring the best interests of the vast majority of their constituents!
Thank you to the following Councillors who voted in favour of Resolution number APC/2013/4 which would have prevented the effective stacking/take-over of a the very critical Hauraki Gulf Spatial Plan Project Steering Group by local Maori (Mana Whenua) at the expense of all other races, cultures and peoples of Auckland. Thanks for your support for the normally silent majority:
Cameron Brewer
Dr Cathy Casey
Sandra Coney
Hon Chris Fletcher
Mike Lee
Calum Penrose
Sharon Stewart
Sir John Walker
Wayne WalkerEqually, the following Councillors voted in favour of Maori control of this very important Project Steering Group. These councillors have signed off on the racial selection of a small, activist, minority group now controlling all proposals and recommendations on the future management of the entire Hauraki Gulf which is one of New Zealand’s top natural treasures! Let’s not pull our punches, these local Iwi represent way less than 15% of the total population of the Auckland/Hauraki region and yet they are now effectively in charge of its future management and/or development! Thanks for NOTHING to the following Councillors:
Anae Arthur Anae
Michael Goudie
Ann Hartley
Penny Hulse
Des Morrison
Richard Northey
Noelene Raffills
David Taipari
Patience Te Ao
Penny Webster
George WoodThe fact is that these 11 Councillors, including the Chair, believe that local Maori who represent less than 15% of Auckland/Hauraki citizens and ratepayers are MORE important than the other 85% of us and I’m afraid that I for one take this as a major discriminatory and racist slap in the face to upwards of 1,000,000 non-Maori New Zealanders! Shame on you all. You need to explain yourselves – not that I believe this is genuinely possible …. racism is racism and discrimination is discrimination!
We all await your responses.
Michael
We do await the response to this situation and how the hell this situation ended up in a pure buggers muddle in a voting split amongst the Centre-Left and Right political factions. As I said what happened to the Centre-Right’s much vaunting Caucus-ing and “whipping” of votes in critical regards such as this one.
I am not amused and I bet most of Auckland isn’t either…
Talking Southern Auckland 