One country
Sir, — When Mr Tapsell says (November 26) that we are “not all one people” he preaches separatism. Freedom to adopt differing cultural practices does not mean that we have to split into two nations. The captain of the Maori All Blacks said recently, of being Maori: “It’s important to me, but not a priority just now. I’ll look into it again after football, but right now I haven’t got the time.” He evidently has his priorities right; although he can take pride in his ancestry, and is respected for it, he does not feel the need to set himself apart. And since he also captains the All Blacks, he is a good example of how ability to succeed in New Zealand is not inhibited simply because of Maori descent. In essence, New Zealand is one people, of many different ethnic mixes, but sufficiently alike that we can, with tolerance, go forward together. But unless the protagonists of separatism are challenged, we shall soon have a country divided beyond repair. — Yours, etc.,
J. NICHOLLS. November 28, 1988.
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