Comments on: Look to Local Success for Maori and Pasifika students http://blog.labour.org.nz/2012/10/11/look-to-local-success-for-maori-and-pasifika-students/ A blog written by Labour MPs Thu, 23 May 2013 04:21:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Ehoa http://blog.labour.org.nz/2012/10/11/look-to-local-success-for-maori-and-pasifika-students/comment-page-1/#comment-305124 Ehoa Fri, 12 Oct 2012 04:39:52 +0000 http://blog.labour.org.nz/?p=36988#comment-305124 @bbfloyd ...to ensure that process is kept and sustained will require legislation and statutory oversight. I wonder if we will ever see a government prepared to stay the course and back Maori and Pasifika youth through education. Unfortunately, I fear, there is NO political capital or votes to be gained by doing the right thing. @bbfloyd …to ensure that process is kept and sustained will require legislation and statutory oversight. I wonder if we will ever see a government prepared to stay the course and back Maori and Pasifika youth through education.
Unfortunately, I fear, there is NO political capital or votes to be gained by doing the right thing.

]]> By: bbfloyd http://blog.labour.org.nz/2012/10/11/look-to-local-success-for-maori-and-pasifika-students/comment-page-1/#comment-305087 bbfloyd Fri, 12 Oct 2012 01:33:54 +0000 http://blog.labour.org.nz/?p=36988#comment-305087 @ehoa...Despite the unfortunate imagery that last sentence evokes, you are entirely correct, and so would any true government of a democratic, egalitarian country be, to assign a top priority to this issue.... I would go further, and state that a proper education would have positive flow on effects on pretty much every other area where huge resources are being drawn away... as in health, justice, welfare...to start with the obvious... I would hate to assert that the rather obvious failings in addressing what has been a pressing concern for decades, at least, has been allowed to fester simply because there was more political capital to be made from stroking bigotry, and fear.... That would be an appalling thing to do to ones own country, and people!! All I am hoping for is A long enough period with a government that fosters discourse on a realistic level, which gives us a real chance to show up "traditional" politics as window dressing for an ancient, crumbling, house of cards.. To go from what we have going on now, to it being utterly unremarkable to have full maori/pasifika participation in the education process, and to be succeeding across the board, would most likely take into the second generation born after any positive change in approach to start showing out.....But only if the process isn't undermined during that period....For whatever reason.... @ehoa…Despite the unfortunate imagery that last sentence evokes, you are entirely correct, and so would any true government of a democratic, egalitarian country be, to assign a top priority to this issue….

I would go further, and state that a proper education would have positive flow on effects on pretty much every other area where huge resources are being drawn away… as in health, justice, welfare…to start with the obvious…

I would hate to assert that the rather obvious failings in addressing what has been a pressing concern for decades, at least, has been allowed to fester simply because there was more political capital to be made from stroking bigotry, and fear…. That would be an appalling thing to do to ones own country, and people!!

All I am hoping for is A long enough period with a government that fosters discourse on a realistic level, which gives us a real chance to show up “traditional” politics as window dressing for an ancient, crumbling, house of cards..

To go from what we have going on now, to it being utterly unremarkable to have full maori/pasifika participation in the education process, and to be succeeding across the board, would most likely take into the second generation born after any positive change in approach to start showing out…..But only if the process isn’t undermined during that period….For whatever reason….

]]> By: Ehoa http://blog.labour.org.nz/2012/10/11/look-to-local-success-for-maori-and-pasifika-students/comment-page-1/#comment-304888 Ehoa Thu, 11 Oct 2012 03:26:44 +0000 http://blog.labour.org.nz/?p=36988#comment-304888 Addressing education for Maori and Pasifika has to be a huge priority. Not for the reasons of positive discrimination or being PC but quite simply that this is where the future of the New Zealand workforce lies. It is time to curtail the long-brown tail. Addressing education for Maori and Pasifika has to be a huge priority. Not for the reasons of positive discrimination or being PC but quite simply that this is where the future of the New Zealand workforce lies.

It is time to curtail the long-brown tail.

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