Writing on the wall?

I and many others agree with Bruce Moon’s comments (July 22) in regard to your arguments (July 20) for retaining the ‘‘Maori ‘‘seats in Parliament.

Any New Zealand Kiwi that has a trickle of Polynesian Blood and claims to be a ‘‘Maori’’ is definitely not oppressed but on the contrary.

The inclusion of ethnic rights and privileges over other citizens has indicated that this group need help in so many ways.

Just to list a few, there are Maori-only schools, housing projects, health prioritisation, welfare initiatives, prisoner programmes, positions on government agencies, consultation rights under the RMA, seats on local council and health boards. And of course the seats in our Democratically elected Parliament.

We only hope that Bill English can see the writing on the before it is too late! revoked where misdemeanours have occurred.

Notable cases have included champion jockey Lester Piggott who had his OBE revoked for tax fraud, and in more recent times (Sir) Albert Henry, first Prime Minster of the Cook Islands, who in 1980 was stripped of his knighthood for the misuse of the Cook Islands Philatelic Bureau money.

Closer to home we have the case of Sir Ngatata Love currently in prison for fraud on a property deal. My question then is, why has Love’s knighthood not been revoked?

A case not connected with Royal Honours is that of the Greens co-leader Metiria Turei’s admission of benefit fraud.

She says she is happy to pay it back. Of course she is and can well afford to do so on $4000 a week taxpayer-funded salary.

My question on this one is - why has she not been investigated and prosecuted for fraud like any member of the public would be. entice voters.

Firstly the Greens have shown they are no longer focused on core issues to do with saving the planet.

They are clearly a socialist party shown by announced policies that will increase the top tax rate to 40 per cent, provide a huge increase in Working for Families entitlements and allow significant relaxations in controls over the welfare system.

Co-leader Metiria Turei admittance about her benefit fraud is a showstopper and as she has broken the law she must now, like anyone else, be held to account for this.

Secondly NZ First are promising a referendum to consider abolishing the Maori seats and we are expecting National to make an announcement on this this shortly.

Finally Labour have shown that their leadership strategy is woefully ill prepared.

For Deputy Leader Jacinda Ardern to admit, despite horrific poll results, that there is "no plan B for leadership change " is something I believe most people would find very hard to accept.

Watch out for more lolly scrambles any time soon!