Watkins on Waitangi

Tracy Watkins writes:

Remember when used to be one of the reasons politicians stayed away from ?

You reap what you sow, as they say. On Tuesday, Harawira phoned with a personal appeal for Prime John to attend the traditional Waitangi Day commemorations at the trouble-plagued Te Tii .

But if Key stays away it will be because he's sniffed the winds of public opinion as Waitangi threatens once again to descend into conflict and acrimony  – and judges that voters have had a gutsful of the annual Te Tii Marae sideshow setting the tone for our only national day.

No, if he stays way it will be because they voted 38 – 14 not to invite him.

 

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