New Zealand crime news?

Hi there,

I'm a Maori and I know which tribe I affiliate with and where I am from.

Firstly I would like to say that I totally agree with you. I have worked with law enforcement and within the justice system and unfortunately, most of the people I have had to deal with have either been my cousins or people from my race.

When you watch Police Ten 7, most of the descriptions of offenders are Maori/Polynesian and it irks the hell out of me.

First reason is: There are activists out there that are trying to claim that us as the 'under privileged' race need more assistance with this and more money for that. They go on about how our race are poorly treated and that we are blamed for so much.

When will they get into their heads that our people are the highest offenders in the country! Nearly every second person in the dock in court is of Maori or Polynesian decent.

Second reason why I get so worked up: These people that claim 'no jurisdiction' when they have been caught shoplifting, for burglary, driving with no licence, assault, rape etc...etc.... are the same people that wish to go to the ATM machine to withdraw their benefit money which is given to them from the same government that they believe have no jurisdiction over them. If you do the crime, no matter what race, you do the freakin' time!

This is a very sensitive subject and I agree that all NZer's should be treated the same no matter what race they are.

Yes, ok, we were colonised and we weren't allowed to speak our language let alone carry out our traditions in the old days, but COME ON PEOPLE that was the old days, things have changed now, the Maori people get more assistance with education and employment than any other race in the country, in that each tribe have funds set aside so that they can invest, let it grow and give it out to people in the tribe that need it for various things. We have total immersion schools where you have to only speak Maori - IMAGINE if the europeans started up a school where you were only allowed to speak english!!!!
We have a rugby team where you have to be a decendant of a Maori to get into - what would happen if the europeans or asians started up an all white or all asian team?????

I just wish we could all just get along, I've found that alot of my family feel so disadvantaged in life, but the reality is, they sit on their asses waiting for things to come to them, they can't be bothered getting off the couch and getting a job. There are a ton of jobs out there and a ton of opportunities but some are rarely taken.

On the other hand, I know a ton of Maori's who have made something of themselves because they've taken risks, gotten themselves through school and been dedicated to bettering their own lives instead of waiting for someone else to do it for them.

I love my race and I love my country, but something needs to be done. It is not OK to abuse children, It is not OK to assault a stranger for a pair of shoes, It is not OK to take drugs! and yet lately, in the news Maori's are the stars.