Summarised by Centrist
In a recent interview, prominent Māori politician NZ First’s Shane Jones, condemned Te Pāti Māori’s use of what he described as “genocidal rhetoric” and “blood shaming”.
Jones further criticised the party’s tendency to label individuals of mixed ancestry as “blood traitors” and “mudbloods”.
Jones states that this ideology fosters a distorted and toxic environment of ideological bigotry, demanding conformity to specific behaviours based on Māori heritage.
And when it comes to calling it out Jones lamented: “Sadly she gets a free pass far too often.”
He blamed the previous Ardern government for the growth of Te Pāti Māori’s radicalism.
“Either they were enabled or they were afraid to take on these excessive displays of separatism and quite frankly fanaticism,” Jones told radio host Michael Laws.
He continued: “Sadly the Māori Party is hoping to radicalise a whole new generation of young voters with this blood shaming ideology.”
He noted that Te Pāti Māori’s separatist ideology, rooted in a narrow interpretation of the Treaty of Waitangi, seeks to radicalise young voters by promoting Māori political independence and sovereignty.
Jones likened Te Pāti Māori’s tactics to those of fictional Harry Potter villains, because of the party’s “fanatical” harmful fixation on blood purity.
He warned that such radicalism could potentially incite violence among disaffected individuals.
He also pointed out that the majority of Māori New Zealanders do not support Te Pāti Māori, as evidenced by low voter turnout and limited party votes.
