Politics
‘What is your DNA?’: Peters unloads on Te Pāti Māori in blistering speech
“If you’re disgraced by your European DNA – we over here are not.”
June 7, 2025
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“If you’re disgraced by your European DNA – we over here are not.”
Summarised by Centrist Te Pāti Māori MPs Rawiri Waititi, Debbie Ngarewa-Packer and Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke were
“I’m astonished you believe my tone would need moderation.”
“Kristina from Access Radio…”
“On reflection, I should have kept my thoughts to myself.”
“We discussed the growing number of New Zealand companies working with and investing in Sri Lanka.”
“…didn’t want to put the boot in.”
“At the end of the day, we want fewer people on welfare and more people in work.”
The real debate is this: should equal pay laws be based on verifiable discrimination or activist framing?
“It is undeniable that Māori do not need a leg up to get proportionate representation.”