Maori Seats Must Go: Hide
Thursday 15 Jul 2004
Press Releases - Treaty of Waitangi & Maori Affairs
ACT New Zealand Leader Rodney Hide today welcomed the news that the National Party is considering not contesting the
Maori seats at next year's general election.
"I am pleased that National Leader Don Brash is considering not standing candidates in the Maori seats. These seats are
an anachronism and are racist. People should not be granted special voting privileges based on their ethnicity.
"We'd be horrified at the thought of white-only seats. The Maori seats are just as wrong. Political parties should show
their contempt for our race-based laws by refusing to stand in them," Mr Hide said.
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