Misinformation

When will the media cease giving tacit verification to latterday re-interpretation of the 1840 Treaty of Waitangi, by publishing corruptions of the the document and of what was signed and agreed to by the five hundred chiefs?

There was no mention of partnership or principles but these terms are regularly used, promoted and reported by people in government and public office. The media seems to be complicit in this.

No present day alterations can alter the ‘Sovereign and Subject' relationship that was understood and agreed to in 1840. if this has altered then we are no longer a Sovereign Nation and the office of Governor General is redundant as are the parliamentary protocols. Nothing in the Treaty entitled Maori to any treatment or consideration that is not available to all New Zealanders. We, as the taxpayer, make attempts to hold the government in check by pressuring our politicians.

We, as taxpayers, through the government financial holdings, control 52 per cent of Air New Zealand stock , but unfortunately Air NZ operates without our say or approval.

The chosen board of Air NZ don't seem to be accountable to the shareholders. They appear to be accountable to the profit ledger only.

Not all or for that matter any of our government services are profit motivated, after all, the real purpose of a government is to provide services to its members or taxpayers. By pooling our monies, we are able to provide these services at