Comments on: What is Whanau Ora?

By: Charles Paringatai

Charles Paringatai — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 04:30:31 +0000

What is Whanau Ora? « The Standard: From what I read of what she said she explained the whanau ora scheme fairl.. http://bit.ly/77EC3c

By: BLiP

BLiP — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 03:23:47 +0000

Whanau Ora = More privatisation of government services, only these ones come with the Turiana Seal Of Approval, available for cash only at a hui near you.

By: Rob

Rob — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 00:30:01 +0000

A scheme to pool the funding from various areas to provide for families most in need based on a wider range of criteria than are currently used. I assume since it has not been implemented yet that those specifics have not all been worked out.

By: snoozer

snoozer — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 00:19:27 +0000

so what is the whanau ora scheme?

By: Rob

Rob — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 00:11:18 +0000

From what I read of what she said she explained the whanau ora scheme fairly well… What she couldn’t do was define the Maori word/phrase itself. This I think is probably not unusual for people who aren’t Maori to be honest…

By: Craig Glen Eden

Craig Glen Eden — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 21:53:19 +0000

Take a look at the world handle, no its not apartheid.There are rich people, white, black, brown, yellow what ever race, Poor people white, black, brown,yellow, what ever race.
While NZ Maori do have some legitimate grievances that deserve addressing, you would have to acknowledge that the money that been paid has not been used to help those most in need.
Some Maori have done very well others have not seen a cent.

Maori just like any race are not exempt from capitalism and greed! The Maori Party was going to look after its people ( who ever they are ) and be good for everyone not just Maori. I haven’t seen it YET !

What I see is a woman who has lead a whole lot of well meaning people down the garden path and sadly those people will most likely get a rude awakening when voters turn on them.
Shame on the Maori Party they are sellouts and its about time the left called it for what it is. They could be called the What ever name Party for all I care the truth is they are not doing what they said they would do and Hone knows it.

By: tc

tc — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 21:15:10 +0000

As long as the maori division of the national party (aka the maori party) get what they want the votes to pass whatever crap is being pushed through parliament are guaranteed.

That’s it, pure and simple, it’s up to maori to reign in their self serving leaders and replace them before the wider NZ public just get sick and tired of all these schemes on top of an already out of control treaty settlement program.

By: Bored

Bored — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 21:05:28 +0000

I’m with Ranganui Walker, the problems of race and nationhood will get settled between the bed sheets. Turiana wants action now and can’t wait, but it all sounds pretty selective who she wants what for. If you are not hapu or iwi linked there is zip for you, which in turn creates another problem. Watching an event on the news with Sharples in South Auckland a year or two ago was very instructive, the question to him was who the hell are you, and why did you only come when there was a problem?

Also whether Turiana likes it or not her reported stance in this instance and language in general is just as racist as that which has flowed the other way. It’s the old story of two wrongs don’t make a right, what she is promoting for short term gain is long term divisiveness.

By: ak

ak — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 20:53:59 +0000

Be interesting to re-read some old quotes from the tories on Closing the Gaps right now…..

By: Deus ex Machina

Deus ex Machina — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 20:31:50 +0000

Tut tut. Any hint of criticism of things Maori – or even quasi-Maori – is racist. Any suggestion that the Maori way is less than perfect is racist. Any explanation for Maori failure that doesn’t put the blame on European colonisation/exploitation/dispossession/cultural insensitivity which only vast sums of Pakeha money will rectify is racist.

The Standard is clearly wrong to publish such a racist comment and must instantly apologise to every Maori in the Country and make a large donation to the Maori Party to compensate for hurt feelings.

By: handle

handle — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 20:24:06 +0000

Is it “apartheid” that Maori are worse off on nearly every social indicator? They’re obviously not doing a very good job with all that power and wealth they have.

By: ConorJoe

ConorJoe — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 20:02:20 +0000

whanau ora = happy families.
sounds like what this cobbled together government are playing – at our expense

captcha – settled heh

By: Marty G

Marty G — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 19:19:58 +0000

yeah they do. without the dog-whistle this time

By: Al

Al — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 18:47:08 +0000

I can’t see this going down well with the National constituency. One billion dollars is a vast sum of money, and it is frankly apartheid to give that amount of money away to a group of people just because of their race. Good luck to National trying to justify this. Hopefully it will cost them the next election. Labour need to expose this for the rort it is.

By: Ron

Ron — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 18:21:10 +0000

As someone who works in the comunity/non-profit sector I can see the POTENTIAL for a programme that both builds on the strengths already present in an extended family AND improves the way agencies cooperate to provide service to those families.
I’m not sure, however, if it should take a billion buck to get government agencies to DO THEIR JOB.