Racist policies in Parliamentary precinct
High officials striking dagger through democracy's heart
We acknowledge the celestial entities
We acknowledge our guiding stars
The coursing of the stars is invoked
Inspiring the path we follow through our world
In this endeavour, heaven and earth come together
Let it be
That's the karakia with which the Chief Executive of Parliamentary Services and the Clerk of the House end their statement of strategy 2022-2025. It outlines the programme for Te Ao Maori and tikanga within the work they and their officials do. It begins with:
The stars that guide us
Te Rautaki Ao Māori 2022 – 2025
Te Ao Māori Strategy 2022 – 2025
It is signed by the Chief Executive, Parliamentary Services and the Clerk of the House of Representatives. It contains commitments such that it would be naïve to think any Minister or MP, or the Speaker of the House can receive advice unaffected by the ideology contained within it. I’ve given a link to the document. Have a look and see for yourself.
This year is the third year of the envisaged indoctrination and infiltration of the Parliamentary workforce.
By way of example, it includes (with bolding added by me):
Te ao Māori is described and enabled by mātauranga Māori (traditional Māori knowledge), tikanga Māori (customary practices), te reo Māori, and traditional concepts and principles, including mana, tapu, whakapapa, manaakitanga, kaitiakitanga.
Te ao Māori is acknowledged, affirmed and guaranteed by te Tiriti o Waitangi. We recognise this with our commitment to the principles of partnership, participation, and protection….
Like the celestial bodies that inspired its name, this strategy will guide our actions and interactions with respect to te ao Māori as we navigate our work.
Guiding principles include:
COMMITTMENT [Sic — sloppy proof-reading as well!]
We make a commitment and a promise to one another to ensure te ao Māori is part of who we are and what we do. We are committed to this mahi, acknowledging its importance to our people, mahi, Parliament, and Aotearoa.
TE TIRITI O WAITANGI
We are committed to the principles of partnership, protection, and participation which are incorporated into this strategy.
The section on employment goals, commencing page 18 is plainly racist. For example, but read it all,
· Our recruitment practices, position descriptions, and people’s expectations reflect our commitment to te ao Māori
· We offer Māori candidates the opportunity to include whānau during the recruitment process
Regarding tikanga, on page 20, the commitment is that “Our recruitment practices acknowledge tikanga Māori,” “Our everyday actions and interactions are more informed by tikanga and storytelling.”
Like a revivalist religious movement, it ends with the karakia I started with and now repeat.
We acknowledge the celestial entities
We acknowledge our guiding stars
The coursing of the stars is invoked
Inspiring the path we follow through our world
In this endeavour, heaven and earth come together
Let it be
There we have it. Embedded within the heart of our democracy is a force which, ultimately, is destructive of it. Nobody voted for this. I was not aware of it until this morning, and I imagine very few people were.
You will see that part of the mission of Parliamentary Services and the Clerk of the House, and of those under them is to engage with other public sector agencies who will look to them as a partner and a leader in Te Ao Maori. This mission started in 2022. Undoubtedly it will now be well advanced and will be part of the explanation for the actions of outfits like the Real Estate Agents Authority, other quangos and
government departments.
It is subversive of the whole democratic process, because Te Ao Māori is not democratic. It is tribal where chiefs call the shots. Willie Jackson’s new sort of democracy has been insinuated into the Parliamentary process.
This is an offence to the sacrifices made by hundreds of thousands of people who have fought including the Enlightenment and many just wars since.
The separation of religion from the state was and is the foundation of democracy.
This is tragic.
Thank you Gary again for pointing out yet another disturbing development that makes it difficult not to question the mental state of the document's authors. This "strategy" is clearly in-line with continued pursuit of He Paupau, essentially Maori tribal autonomy and power sharing by 2040. Complete with the usual tribal activist re-writing of the Treaty to include content that simply isn't there. Te ao Māori ( Maori world view) is neither affirmed nor guaranteed in what is a short, very straightforward Treaty/agreement, nor is protection over and above that afforded to every other citizen of this nation. Our coalition Government, certainly Luxon and National who have been dragging the chain, are failing to fix the problem of our civil service and judiciary still being riddled with tribal activists and Ardern acolytes, which the nation's ongoing economic woes as well as an insurgent MSM continue to mask.