MAORI+NZ: Why keep asking for special treatment while crying injustice!?Why are the govt listening!@?

Question

The government in New Zealand give the Maori special treatments like benefits,health services, special entry for only pacific and maori students,and the list continues on, from the psych lecture today,maori are "traumatised" by the adapting to a different culture,'Acculturation'-which gives them acculturation stress-that results in negative mental stress.I just cant help but only see it as excuses for their bad behaviour. They cry out for injustice,prejudice and racism,but still ask for special treatment!Special treatment will only isolate them from everyone else who's also trying very hard to make a living!Cant anyone see the cycle will never break unless the NZ govt treat everyone equally!Hostility towards them will never end, the elder Maori will only teach their children nothing but give reasons to make excuses,no wonder the Maori are decreasing in numbers, we shouldnt treat them so well so that they can learn to stand up themselves so they can be good role models for their nxt gen

Im not putting all Maori in one group, I have Maori friends too, who, like their family, have stable jobs and income, but i also know many others who have incredible numbers of siblings in their family with no stable income, who likes to do nothing but live on their govt income. My point is, do you agree with the system we have now, with exceptions to only certain ethnicities, also knowing while, that there are many others who are unfortunate too, but dont get anything because they're not counted as Maori. U say its only a small majority, but the whole takes advantage of this, you cannot say its not their fault when you know they also get the same benefits, Are the govt doing the right thing? Why havent they realised you have to help the adults to become good role models to their children by using the money instead, for teaching Maori adults how to be responsible and how to earn money the right way, than helping the aftermath of the situation, cut the problem by initialising the roots!

Answer 1

are you trying to displace the shame and the guilt that you may feel as a offspring of a settler due to the injustices that your precessors inflicted on the maori?
do you think that maybe the pakeha are being rewarded for their many bad behaviours but it is seen as normal?

the nz govt is trying to breach the gaps between maori and pakeha because of the injustices that the crown inflicted on the maori. i dont understand the psychological ramifications because of early european-maori contact but i have studied some of the historical issues on this subject. i also believe that you are making sweeping statements and boxing all maori together. If you have a look at statistics you will realise that the maori population is growing not decreasing, it has been estimated that by 2020 20% of the population will have maori ancestry, up from the 16% now.
what your rant is telling me is that you are underinformed, you should have a look at doing some new zealand history papers as well.

Answer 2

I do not think you should tar everyone with the same brush. Not EVERY Maori is asking for special treatment - in fact this is a very small majority. I have Maori friends and family who want nothing more than all New Zealanders to live as one nation and get on with our lives. They want nothing from the government. According to them and most other New Zealanders, the past is history now. I too believe every New Zealander should be treated the same.