The Māori Party, without any apparent blush, makes a provocative claim about the genetic superiority of Māori on its website.
The claim is to be found in a section which sets out the party’s sports policy:
“It is a known fact that Māori genetic makeup is stronger than others.”
This genetic strength perhaps attenuates when Māori join the ACT or National Parties and express opinions that challenge the Government line on what must be done in partnership with Maori because of obligations supposedly demanded by the Treaty of Waitangi.
Māori Development Minister Willie Jackson earlier this year said ACT leader David Seymour, of Ngāpuhi descent, claimed to be Māori – but “he’s just a useless Māori, that’s all”.
“Absolutely [he’s] Māori but maybe just the most useless advocate for Māori we’ve ever seen.”
He subsequently told Morning Report he did not regret his comment because Seymour was a “dangerous…
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