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The Sun
Wednesday July 22, 2015
Sun readers have their say... with the WORD on the Street. Q: What is the most important lesson you learnt from your parents?
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Alan Young Blenheim
To not judge other people.
Christmas is not about the presents, it’s about the food.
Be greedy to yourself but share.
The importance of education.
Always have respect.
Be honest. That determines your whole approach to life and people.
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Dear Ed, Mr Nae Nae missed the basic point about the Treaty. It was meant to bring two cultures together into one. But it has not happened because of the tsunami of lily white PC thinking. A couple of examples: We have a Maori rugby team. That is great. What if we had a non-Maori NZ Pakeha rugby team? What howls of protest it would cause. Pakeha player of the year, Pakeha loans etc etc. In fisheries, recreational fisho’s have had all sorts of unfair rules put on them, but did you know customary do not have any fishing rules? Is that not racist? Terry Tarakihi
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Dear Ed I was delighted to see the Fijian rugby team when playing NZ Maori recently do the Fijian haka or ‘dance’ in response to the laughable tongue poking, eyeball rolling of the Maori haka. It opens up all sorts of intriguing possibilities for the Rugby World Cup later this year! The English could do
the Morris dance, the Scottish team the Highland fling, the Irish prance the Irish jig, the Wales team their Welsh waltz, the Aussies an Aboriginal war dance, the USA team could go spastic with the jive or rock ‘n’ roll and the French the can can! What a World Cup it would be! Don Coyote
Ancestors Dear Ed, A letter written on the June 26 by Mr Parker was speaking of ‘equality not racism’ as he feels we are all Kiwis and should all be treated the same. This was based on the story of police having two levels of enforcement laws around driving licenses for the population in Auckland. Kiwi Ken in support of Mr Parker’s position wrote on June 8, “Our national newsreaders should have the option, even a good old Kiwi ‘gidday’ being ok. It does not matter who our ancestors were.” L NaeNae again replies: “Another one! Kiwi Ken does not get the culture/ethnic thing. As he shows a lack of respect and understanding of his own culture, it’s no wonder he cannot respect anyone else’s.
The last statement indicates that Ken should become better informed, and that goes for anyone else who has an opinion based on injudicious information. ” I don’t know the ethnicity of any of the writer’s, but the likelihood is that they will all have varied ancestors from all over the globe. Some of the comments made by Mr Parker and Kiwi Ken demonstrate they believe in New Zealand and a culture of fairness, not focusing on the differences, but the positive things we all value to make a better future for New Zealand. I think L Nae Nae needs to stop attacking simple honest views and allow everyone the option of freedom of speech. Pam
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