I am Maori and Pakeha - I am kiwi - i am proud of my Pakeha heritage - I am proud of my Maori heritage - i am pro Maori because anyone who takes the time to learn about our colonial past, and the promises of the colonial to protect Maori rights and resources, can clearly see that Maori have been hugely disadvantaged due to successive governments who have and continue to deny Maori their rights and resources. You only have to look at other colonised countries to understand that all indigenous races have been disadvantaged through colonial rule. Even today for example Maori cannot explain to many Pakeha people how Maori names such as Whanganui and now Remutaka, have somewhere in history been mispronounced. It is unfortunate that there are a small number of redneck Pakeha that cannot see that Maori are only trying to gain the rights that should be theirs and not looking for favours.

Who's the racist? You Willie, you are a full-fletched racist without a doubt... Tell you what: replace the words "Maori" with "Afrikaners" in the piece you wrote and it sounds exactly like the rhetoric spewed forth by the South African Apartheid regime 3 decades ago.

Take the sentence: "Nor will I apologise for advocating all Kiwi kids have the chance to learn Maori, because without it they'll never understand their country and its origins..."

The Apartheid government used to justify their forcing black kids to learn Afrikaans, and “...not apologising for it because without it they'll never understand their country and its origins." By the way, would that training of all Kiwi kids that you suggest also include the unsavoury bits about Maori cannibalism? I think the Maori has a lot to thank the "Pakeha" for (by the way, your use of the word "Pakeha" is clearly intended to be derogatory, which absolutely puts you in the "brown supremacist" category - it's no different than the word "k@ff!r used by white supremacists when they refer to those that are not white - like you referring to those not Maori as "Pakeha" - the term greatly offends me).

You arguments for preferential treatment of Maori is no different than those used by the Apartheid regime. It smells the same: like sh!t!

Maori Rights! We are One? I am a newcomer to New Zealand, which I would have to say lives up to the tourism adverts as a beautiful place to visit. I am a firm believer in equal rights and opportunities for all. However I am concerned with all the racist campaigning for Maori Rights in New Zealand, this can only serve to split Kiwis into two camps (Maori and non Maori), hardly a way to integrate all ethnic backgrounds into a New Zealand identity, what happened to 'We are One'? Looking as an outsider, the campaigning for Maori Rights and Maori Land grabbing taking precedence over anyone not Maori, would seem to me a prime example of apartheid in action, racist campaigning such as this serves to divide the community, does no one wish to speak up about this racist campaign because the racists are not white! The Maori campaign reminds of the actions of the White Apartheid minorities in South Africa and Rhodesia, these two countries were vilified worldwide, yet when the Maori campaign on the same basis with demands for special rights for an ethnic minority to the detriment of the rest of the New Zealand population, we are all struck dumb. Equal rights and opportunities for all. Regards Bill

You are the racist Willie. See your article: http://tiny.cc/ij9da

Over 90% of respondents challenge your views from personal knowledge - many from people who have first hand experience of family members being murdered, raped or otherwise victims of violent crime in South Africa.

Your response? To admit that maybe you might be wrong on this one? No. It is to tell them they are "oversensitive" and that these respondents are the "racist Afrikaners who have given up and fled South Africa". Yours words Willie.

http://tiny.cc/t3p05

My wife is South African and a decent person who knows more about respecting other people than you ever will. She puts up with crap like yours from smug superior kiwis regularly in her work place. Mindless drivvle like your blogs do not help.

Willie Jackson - you are a bigot.

I do understand where your coming from here, racism is a sad subject in new zealand which worsens every year...

If people could understand what harm it does, it's sad and it disgust me

people commit suicide because of this because they feel alone and don't feel like they have a place in our culture.

Think about the people who come overseas for example

Usually has no friends here yet alone family and they get targeted because there different. How would you feel if you were in there shoes?

and for people who disagree with this shame on you! I reckon New Zealand should have a close look at Korea's multicultural society and follow there example.

Laws aint racist he's a broadcaster. All he does is determine how much racism is broadcasted. If you actually listen to Willie he's more consistant. We've all been brought up with a Pakeha/bit of Maori perspective. What about a Pakeha/Maori. Its hard to take seriously the views of those who aint walked in the shoes.

Rangi# 6 it makes me laugh when ever people like yourself talking about racism you mention Michael laws.

What is Michael laws a racist because he can,t stand all the Maori and Polynesian losers who embrace the gangster lifestyle and idolize the idea of living in a ghetto.

The real reason people of colour don,t like Michael laws is beacuse he is white and proud of it and white people are not supposed to have any pride they are supposed to crawl around on all fours begging for forgivness while all the other races are told to be proud of who they are and where they come from.

We need more Michael laws in this country who are proud to be white because the white beat down in this country has gone far enough with all the other races blaming whites for everything and giving them credit for nothing using whites as an easy excuse for there failure in life.

Lack of knowledge, fear and ignorance are the principal reasons why people harbour rascist sentiment.In a New Zealand context it is our abysmal education system to blame, regretfully the curricular of the past excluded New Zealands early history because it is to shameful to study. In the modern era of today huge advances have been made to mitigate the cultural and spiritual damage inflicted on Maori by colonialists and these efforts will go a long way to redressing the damage done.

Racism still exists in Rugby on an International level. How can you say not when we have the Maori All Blacks. Imagine the outcry if we had the Paheka All Blacks. What was done in the past was wrong but what is worse is that we are continuing to do it in reverse. It is time to work as one.

I think Willie has the wrong end of the stick, the people of NZ constantly hear of all the things we have given Maori as part of settlements, it seems to be a constant money funnel, I understand the treaty, but i also understand that it is a constant drain on the pocket of the government, what if we share NZ and drop taxes? or is that too simple. I personally hate to hear in the media we have given a tribe millions of dollars and then the elders who control the money spend it on themselves not the people it was intended for, who's really ripping of who at the end of the day