May 7, 2024 10:00am by David Farrar

Why have the media ignored this outrageous speech?

On Wednesday last week Māori Party MP Mariameno Kapa-Kingi gave a general debate speech in the House with this opening sentence, “No matter my words today, the Government will not waver in its mission to exterminate Māori.”

She went on to say, “The theory of the Minister is that…
— Winston Peters (@winstonpeters) May 6, 2024

Read the whole tweet. A Member of Parliament got up in the House and said the Government (which has a Cabinet which is 35% Māori) wants to exterminate Māori. Has the media reported this, with the editorials decrying such nonsensical and abusive language?

Imagine if an ACT MP said in the House that a Labour-led Government was trying to exterminate Europeans? It would be the major story in every news medium, with cries for them to resign.

This is why trust in media keeps falling. The blatant double standards.

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