Sean Plunket: Rawiri Waititi refuses to translate question in Parliament asked in Te Reo Māori

[@Ps119]

Peters is right. The questioner did not care about democracy.

[@IanG2120]

And if there were a member of parliament who was deaf and only used NZSL would Winston make such a song and dance or would it be interpreted and the question answered without throwing redmeat to his base and pandering to idiots

[@wot54321]

@@IanG2120maybe you could look up Mojo Mathers (Green Party). "Mr Peters has said the decision of Parliament's Speaker's Office to refuse special funding to Ms Mathers, New Zealand's first profoundly deaf MP, to help pay the cost of electronic note-taking equipment is "unthinkable". “Other physical disabilities are recognised in the parliamentary environment and it is outrageous that deafness is not included," Mr Peters said."

[@jame2433]

@@IanG2120 this comment section is cringe posting gold. We have a simultaneous translation service, but all of the people touting “it’s our democratic right” don’t even watch it 😂

[@ducatidarmah122]

He has quite plainly said that democracy doesnt sit well with him. He's commi to the core.

[@Drstein-u4l]

@@jame2433 Which if you were watching Parliament TV during that time, members complained that the translation service is too slow and the ear pieces need replacing.

[@chrisduston9365]

Winston is 100% correct.

[@robintamihere4550]

Dumb Ignorant com-mentors, don't understand Parliamentary protocols, don't know their own country's HISTORY and yet they watch three Maori IDIOTS destroying this country with their lies and BS, and they just love these IDIOTS. GOD HELP US ONLY 2 Official Languages in New Zealand. #Te #Reo and New Zealand #Sign #Language. GOT IT!!! NOT the English Languish. Ask yourself why?

[@tanegurnick5071]

No he ain't

[@Theyarealreadyhere]

​@tanegurnick5071 you silly fool

[@kiakaha6854]

nah he is, commonsense needs to prevail or we’re bankrupt

[@robintamihere4550]

@@kiakaha6854 NZ is already a Bankrupt country forced by the #world #elite to borrow from the IMF when David Lange was in Government about 1984. Back then NZ was one of the only country's that did not need to be in debt to survive.

[@shannoncharlie6492]

All I can say is Winston is like the daddy in the house reprimands the children 😂👏 I love it

[@jackohere1878]

A senile old daddy living in and dreaming of the past - yep

[@dtm400]

Grand Daddy more like. Thank Christ he's there.

[@CubeX_Containers]

Love it

[@VIX_SSTAGENZ]

Straight up, him and shane jones are onto it, and they are maori but the decent ones that unlike others and rawiri...

[@jb117joaoelias7]

That was such a lack of respect for the majority of the population! He is entitled to speak in his language but the translation must be provided to the public...

[@jame2433]

I don’t watch parliament tv but we have a simultaneous translation service. So I would imagine the English translation of the question was provided. Everyone needs to simmer down

[@jame2433]

@@naturesoundsnz I saw that bit. I don’t know that that’s a standard practice thing. If so I agree

[@BattlerBears71]

​@@naturesoundsnz but the listeners on the radio wouldn't know what the question was in Te Reo as radio does not have subtitles like TV does. So should those people miss out when they are paying the MP's taxes?

[@itsjustweard2328]

O come on people Even his own people don't like his racist tones in parliament.

[@serenasmith26]

His language is English.

[@NotSoAlarmed]

Winston is right. NZ citizens watch these debates as is our right in a democracy to understand what our politicians are up to. Using a language that most citizens don't understand showed utter arrogant contempt for all but a minority. It was petty grandstanding by an obnoxious and racist radical.

[@paulburgess2967]

Maori party the most racist party in the country bloody hypocrites

[@mvb88]

Agreed. I'm all for te reo staying in New Zealand. I'm happy my daughter speaks it as it's her culture on her mums side. But as far as politics goes. They should at least at the bear minimum. Say it in both languages.

[@valeriehughes1008]

I agree.. Waititi's party is still fixed in the musket war days utu and of bully, vicious attack while they grab, demand, take.. the weaker tribes rolled over - Waititi the nation is in no mood to roll over for you and we are certainly no longer weak!

[@jame2433]

It’s translated in English for viewers on parliament tv. In addition I find it ironic given according to Winston, English isn’t an official language of NZ. Therefore there should be no objection to a question being asked in an official language?

[@lancerudolph1648]

@@valeriehughes1008one outs then biarch?

[@tonyp1340]

Just another example of the Maori political wing being interested in only one thing and that isn't the betterment of New Zealand or New Zealanders.

[@secondchance6603]

@shadowbanned1999 LMAO!!!

[@nickasst9408]

​@joanarc7963 The maori didn't have much respect for Moriori. I think you will find that wanting to treat everyone equally. Is alot better than genocide.

[@speeddemon9555]

@joanarc7963 RESPECT ? the answer is in the clip, the Maori clowns that call themselves a political party are just a bunch of activists who have no respect for any of the other ethnic groups in N.Z. they are a bunch of losers who degrade all Maoris by their actions !!

[@elizabethbradley4301]

​​​@joanarc7963omg, another ignorant newbie, BECAUSE aotearoa was the name of the NORTH ISLAND for the north tribes and WAI POUNAMU is the name for the southern tribes so naming it AOTEAROA then names the entirety of nz the name for the north tribes and overrides the name for the south island. These nations never had one name and the name for the whole country is on the treaty of NU TIRANI. You know who was the poorest by most informed nzers in nz that were oppressed by people newer to nz and in our govt, white colonial nzers who were speaking maori and did know their history alongside their mixed race maori family members and we'd like it if people would stop acting as though they know everything because they easily manipulated into bullying people they know nothing about. For a start the colonials that came to nz in their time abolished slavery and wrote the slavery abolition act and the englosh names of places was named after these people out of respect because that is how maori at that time showed respect, the people newer to our country giving reparations to liars and ignormases and are turning our ancestors and people into slaves because NOT all white people are the same, I cant believe I have to say this but apoarenlty a lot of nzers had societies that did not dehumanise people and break the laws with their religions

[@BattlerBears71]

​@joanarc7963 Aotearoa is a Dutch Polynesian name, not a Maori name. So why are they so hell bent on Aotearoa when it's not even a Maori name?

[@Merle2-k7]

Winston is right He shows dignity and has mana The language used in Parliament should be accessible to all NZers

[@pariscooper5458]

You can access British borders 😂

[@jamesclark6487]

​@@pariscooper5458you can access the wheel.

[@pariscooper5458]

@@jamesclark6487 no sense bruh 🤣

[@StoneWii]

​@@PeacefulMeteorShower-th8fkMute europen culture? What's that Church or Druid rituals?

[@Drstein-u4l]

It is accessible, translation is enabled by default on Radio, TV and Web.

[@yorkieinnz4648]

Silly hats and T towels should remain in the changing rooms...not in Parliament.

[@rochford59]

John Wayne and Yasser Arafat impersonators,bloody Te Pati maori and the woke Greens!!

[@robintamihere4550]

Dumb Ignorant com-mentors, don't understand Parliamentary protocols, don't know their own country's HISTORY and yet they watch three Maori IDIOTS destroying this country with their lies and BS, and they just love these IDIOTS. GOD HELP US ONLY 2 Official Languages in New Zealand. #Te #Reo and New Zealand #Sign #Language. GOT IT!!! NOT the English Languish. Ask yourself why?

[@julespedersen2560]

😂

[@barefootonasandybeach638]

The intention appeared to be an attempt to belittle the acting PM rather than elicit a meaningful answer. Peters rebuttal was extraordinary in its clarity. The purpose of PMQ is to have the House broadcast to the nation topical questions and answers. We are witnessing a twisted theatre from the minority opposition.

[@valeriehughes1008]

Totally agree!

[@robintamihere4550]

Dumb Ignorant com-mentors, don't understand Parliamentary protocols, don't know their own country's HISTORY and yet they watch three Maori IDIOTS destroying this country with their lies and BS, and they just love these IDIOTS. GOD HELP US ONLY 2 Official Languages in New Zealand. #Te #Reo and New Zealand #Sign #Language. GOT IT!!! NOT the English Languish. Ask yourself why?

[@briansmaller7443]

These are not MPs. They are performance artists.

[@5150show]

clowns actually

[@ericmorgan204]

Anti-Caucasian, Anti-Christian & Anti-Democratic Activists, aka “Blatant Racists”, imo.

[@valeriehughes1008]

A cunning Maori whose mindset is still set in the musket wars days of utu... grab, demand, take, by bullying, viciously threatening, and expect the nation to roll over like the weaker tribes did in history... Waititi will learn the nation is in no mood to roll over, nor are we weak any longer now we have freed ourselves of the Labour yoke and we united in our stand against this type of extremism. Irrespective of how clever the media tells Waititi he his... the nation views him very differently - we view him with disdain... especially his fellow Maori who he embarrasses greatly.

[@pstrwaka7901]

No Oscar nominations coming however

[@andrewandjoanhart7882]

@@pstrwaka7901 But could get a Raspberry Award... :)

[@leonnott9816]

Another good example of why this country is in such a mess. Rather than focusing on the important issues at hand, we have idiots like this in parliament, asking questions in a language only a handful of people can understand, then wasting everyone's time debating about how he asked the question, rather than discussing the question itself.

[@ShirleyZhang-bt4dj]

Its all Jacindas fault.

[@waiata216]

Peters has been wasting time in parliament for 50 years with his mental garbage he spews every day. Only an idiot would support Peters

[@KeyStoneGraphicsStudio]

Winston understood the question, he just didn't answer the question. The people at home can also push the button on their remotes to activate captions.

[@robintamihere4550]

Dumb Ignorant com-mentors, don't understand Parliamentary protocols, don't know their own country's HISTORY and yet they watch three Maori IDIOTS destroying this country with their lies and BS, and they just love these IDIOTS. GOD HELP US ONLY 2 Official Languages in New Zealand. #Te #Reo and New Zealand #Sign #Language. GOT IT!!! NOT the English Languish. Ask yourself why?

[@leonnott9816]

⁠@@KeyStoneGraphicsStudioYep that’s true, however, why make it harder than it needs to be? Rawiri speaks English perfectly well, everyone in the room understands English, so logically, if his main objective was to get an answer to his question, why wouldn’t he just ask it in English?

[@neilstuarr2278]

Love Winston's reply. Didn't need the translator , answered in English. Made his point so well

[@richardbuttenshaw3569]

Winston is correct. By speaking in a language most can't understand the person speaking is being a clown

[@questor55]

Winston's response was good but sadly no-one is prepared to call out what is really happening which is that the language is deliberately being used to provoke and as a refusal to participate in norms. Its a kind of shitty power-move since Rawiri knows that no-one will call him out. Part of me says good on him and why not if no-one is man enough to do so. But as someone who quite likes Te Reo, it's gross to me to see it being weaponized like this.

[@waiata216]

No he makes the mono lingual mono cultural Pakeha look like idiots which they are

[@robintamihere4550]

Dumb Ignorant com-mentors, don't understand Parliamentary protocols, don't know their own country's HISTORY and yet they watch three Maori IDIOTS destroying this country with their lies and BS, and they just love these IDIOTS. GOD HELP US ONLY 2 Official Languages in New Zealand. #Te #Reo and New Zealand #Sign #Language. GOT IT!!! NOT the English Languish. Ask yourself why?

[@zhanghawley787]

​@@questor55it was labour that weaponised the race card and other cards etc.. , time people stand on their own feet, it's the 21st century!!!

[@NZ_NATIV3]

So sad that pakeha know so littel of a official language of their own country ignorance is bliss

[@benjamin8011]

More particularly, the people paying the wages of their elected representatives should be able to hear and understand what they are saying in the people's house.

[@IanG2120]

And what if there was a deaf mp who used NZSL?

[@garyc1384]

You are deaf, in a sense@@IanG2120

[@BattlerBears71]

​@@IanG2120 that's different because the Te Pati Maori can speak both Te Reo and English, were as someone deaf doesn't have a choice and can only sign language what they are communicating.

[@changing_thoughts80]

Great idea! Let's have mandatory te reo classes for ALL New Zealand citizens. Maybe make it a requirement for renewing your licence 👍

[@shaayd12]

Lol turn on closed captions bro, your problem is easily fixed

[@marcusnz232]

It’s akin to Westminster MP’s speaking in Welsh and being arrogant enough to assume that’s ok. I’d also point out that wearing hats indoors is bad manners.

[@tpaine1815]

This man is purposefully displaying bad manners all the time. His aim is to intentionally insult, slander, scare, damage, destroy, degrade, attack. He believes we are all a bunch of colonisers who stole the country from the innocent, but unbelievably bright indigenent Maori who had previously killed and canablised the real indigenent earlier inhabitants of this land. Waititi is bent on launching a terrorist war on everyone and everything that does not conform to his view of the world, the country, the people, etc.

[@JohanThiart]

Tribes signed the Treaty in defiance of the Crown…….. yeah, right!

[@kkiwi54]

Except for women 👍

[@selwynperry7459]

Pissed off he's bald😂

[@itsjustweard2328]

Yes it is bad manners to wear hats in parliament. But apparently the Marois have no respect for white man's culture so according to them it doesn't matter as long as we respect there ways

[@margaretvanson3601]

Why does that man insist on wearing a hat in parliament house. Pre-colonial Maori didn't have hats. Is not his wearing a hat cultural appropriation? And is his wearing of it in parliament house meant to be an insult to that house and it's non Maori members, because in European culture a gentleman would never wear a hat inside.

[@felicitypuds2582]

And woudl we be so rude and disrespectful as to wear shoes on a marae? He is an ignorant arrogant twerp.

[@tonyp1340]

Wearing a cowboy hat isn't exactly a cultural appropriation. It's just an affectation in his case, probably intended as some sort of insult. But I don't think anyone really understands it. Just shows lack of manners really. To get respect he needs to show respect.

[@jtw7777]

He's bald and has a badly shaped head, he also chose a stomach staple instead of going for a run.

[@margueritemccartney3607]

He just thinks he’s cool when in fact he’s anything but.

[@W61K]

He's a Clown, obviously not expecting to be taken seriously ! His actions to date are always to shock, stir and be provocative.He has not added anything to improve NZ. Openly disrespectful and arrogant. He is openly flouting his disrespect in everyway, anyway he can. Once a Clown, always a Clown !

[@111mcivor]

It’s an English parliament so abide by the rules….we are becoming a circus.

[@IanG2120]

No it's the NZ House of Representatives and as such there are three official languages that can be used.

[@mvb88]

​@@IanG2120only 2 official language in New Zealand. Te reo and new Zealand sign language. So im not sure what your on about with there being 3. If your referring to English. Then English legally isn't recognized as language in New Zealand. Just a correction that most people don't know about in new Zealand.

[@IanG2120]

@mvb88 Your wrong NZ English, NZSL and Te Reo are official languages in New Zealand

[@delinquentinparadise]

Being dragged into the sewer by Clowns who have no idea of manners or knowledge of parliamentary conduct.

[@madiemikaere353]

We’ve been a circus for at least 3 years

[@nzdatsports9659]

I could not understand the question so I’m obviously one of 95% that can’t. I would expect it to be translated by the questioning party. So we can all hear the question. I think Winston went above and beyond answering that.

[@robintamihere4550]

Dumb Ignorant com-mentors, don't understand Parliamentary protocols, don't know their own country's HISTORY and yet they watch three Maori IDIOTS destroying this country with their lies and BS, and they just love these IDIOTS. GOD HELP US ONLY 2 Official Languages in New Zealand. #Te #Reo and New Zealand #Sign #Language. GOT IT!!! NOT the English Languish. Ask yourself why?

[@jmcham1000]

Rawiri Waititi disrepects the Moriori people being the original inhabitants of New Zealand before they were slaughted, enslaved and eaten by the invaders.

[@koro287]

See, this sort of division is going to bring up the ugly truth of the ' culture ' and rub it back in their face, instead of burying it and moving on with peace and harmony.

[@theobserver2309]

Yes indeed. Waititi is the living embodiment of the mindset that perpetrated these atrocities back in the way back. Perhaps it lives on in the genes, we wonder...

[@chiefkaha5650]

The difference is, there was a treaty involved, the British have violated the treaty ever since it was signed due to the fact that they made a completely different treaty in the english version.

[@chiefkaha5650]

@@theobserver2309Do you even know your own history? If you did, you’d know why Maori are frustrated and angry at the government.

[@theobserver2309]

@@chiefkaha5650 $$$$$$$$

[@MrTubeuser12]

the translation service is for people who don't speak English, Rawiri clearly does and so should !

[@martingray6275]

I understood that to be a sitting MP, one of course must not only be a NZ citizen, but therefore by default, must be a fluent English speaker (try getting citizenship without that...) So why on earth would you need a translation service in the national parliament?

[@jame2433]

@@martingray6275 i having a bit of fun with this, but I find it quite funny that people are getting up in arms about this, when Winston really made it a point to make English an official language

[@-Free.Spirit-]

​@@martingray6275There are heaps of NZ citizens who cant speak english! Its so friggin easy to get NZ citizenship. Its not like the USA where you sit a test. I did it myself years ago havung been a uk child immigrant under my parents passports 40 years later find I could be deported ffs meanwhile there were NO European or Kiwi people behind the counters at immigration and alot there fillingvout their forms with translators! I was outraged since I came here at 6 years old been here for 50 years and should have been naturalized under the immigrant scheme my parents cane here under. Ive grown up here was educated here work and pay taxes my entire life here married a kiwi born had kids here and got that slap in the face!

[@W61K]

Winston is right, there are more than the non bilingual house partaking in this exchange of ideas to improve NZ so it is disrespectful and arrogant to ask qu. in a non official Parliamentary language and a language of a minority. Translation via ear pieces dose not address this issue. The Westminster Parliamentary system 'standard official language is ENGLISH so when the house televised it should be always in the official language so all can hear !

[@-Free.Spirit-]

@@W61K Brilliant point there regarding "The Westminster Parliamentary system" that needs to be quoted to these woke bitches, then they should be told to STFU or there's the door

[@lynneades4632]

Agree 100 percent with Winston

[@robintamihere4550]

Dumb Ignorant com-mentors, don't understand Parliamentary protocols, don't know their own country's HISTORY and yet they watch three Maori IDIOTS destroying this country with their lies and BS, and they just love these IDIOTS. GOD HELP US ONLY 2 Official Languages in New Zealand. #Te #Reo and New Zealand #Sign #Language. GOT IT!!! NOT the English Languish. Ask yourself why?

[@acegikmoii]

Winston is correct. It is rude, disrespectful and arrogant to deliberately speak a language that can't be understood. How would you feel if your teachers or boss started communicating with you in Japanese, Arabic, or Jive for that matter? And here in NZ we have the main television broadcaster doing the same!

[@BattlerBears71]

That's why you should stop watching mainstream media propaganda and their corruption of lies and start watching more independent journalists. Clayton and Natali Morris REDACTED cover world news and have grown by the millions in their following. They are ex mainstream media news readers but left because they could no longer follow the govt narrative and lie. They have even mention our ex Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and also a story that covered the Christchurch earthquake and how it was a man made earthquake. So now I mostly only follow independent news journalists. There are some independent news journalists like Sean that still follow the mainstream media bs and push agendas.

[@robintamihere4550]

Dumb Ignorant com-mentors, don't understand Parliamentary protocols, don't know their own country's HISTORY and yet they watch three Maori IDIOTS destroying this country with their lies and BS, and they just love these IDIOTS. GOD HELP US ONLY 2 Official Languages in New Zealand. #Te #Reo and New Zealand #Sign #Language. GOT IT!!! NOT the English Languish. Ask yourself why?

[@andrewnoble9199]

Totally agree, majority common sense applies Keep English as the main language, if we want to translate it into another language we as individuals can elect to do so

[@karibakid]

Can the translator be trusted and some words are not translatable

[@jasperhorace7147]

@@karibakid And most of them have been made up since 1840 anyway.

[@IanG2120]

Don't be such a drop kick. Maori is an official language.

[@valeriehughes1008]

Ah they latch on to the language given to them by the English scholar and linguist Samuel Lee with the aid of Hongi Hika using 6 tribal dialects only and creating the language of Te Reo first used in 1860.... We can't of been too bad Waititi look what we colonials have given you so much - even the language you speak and now claim to be the language of the country!

[@garyc1384]

Wrong. Have you not seen th traditional maori words for ice cream aeroplanes, telephones, etc? @@jasperhorace7147

[@craigsnook3605]

Id love to have seen Winston answer in sign language. The other official language of NZ. Just to be awkward. And to show he does understand Maori lol. That would piss old Tommy Tupperware off nicely.

[@CameronCarter1]

Haha, Love it 🙂

[@iainfenwick2433]

The middle finger salute?

[@nylyessuh3056]

Someone should remind him he is paid by the taxpayers and is a civil servant and as so should be speaking English for the 95% of us that do. If he can’t he shouldn’t be in parliament

[@waiata216]

Pakehas should learn the first language of this country or go home to pommie land

[@robintamihere4550]

YOUR SO FUNNY - Dumb Ignorant com-mentors, don't understand Parliamentary protocols, don't know their own country's HISTORY and yet they watch three Maori IDIOTS destroying this country with their lies and BS, and they just love these IDIOTS. GOD HELP US ONLY 2 Official Languages in New Zealand. #Te #Reo and New Zealand #Sign #Language. GOT IT!!! NOT the English Languish. Ask yourself why?

[@peasant5612]

Absolutely, speak English for the 95% and he'll find actually 100% understood the question Geez he's an arrogant smart Alec

[@robintamihere4550]

@@peasant5612 ONLY 2 Official Languages in New Zealand. #Te #Reo and New Zealand #Sign #Language. GOT IT!!! NOT the English Languish. Ask yourself why? Let me help you you seen slow. #One reason is we are not in England. #2nd reason Maori are the Sovereigns, the Indigenous not the majority NZders..

[@daedalus7677]

@@robintamihere4550 I didn't see what the clown said translated into NZ sign language. Did I miss it somewhere?!!

[@woodwelder]

Behind Winston … 110 % keep at the opposition

[@robintamihere4550]

Dumb Ignorant com-mentors, don't understand Parliamentary protocols, don't know their own country's HISTORY and yet they watch three Maori IDIOTS destroying this country with their lies and BS, and they just love these IDIOTS. GOD HELP US ONLY 2 Official Languages in New Zealand. #Te #Reo and New Zealand #Sign #Language. GOT IT!!! NOT the English Languish. Ask yourself why?

[@Greg-kz3sv]

Too many oxygen theifs wasting important time that should be spent on many more serious issues.

[@robintamihere4550]

don't understand Parliamentary protocols, don't know their own country's HISTORY and yet they watch three Maori IDIOTS destroying this country with their lies and BS, and they just love these IDIOTS. GOD HELP US ONLY 2 Official Languages in New Zealand. #Te #Reo and New Zealand #Sign #Language. GOT IT!!! NOT the English Languish. Ask yourself why?

[@berniefynn6623]

Waiti et al did not take the oath, why are they allowed to sit.???????????????

[@saxdearing3395]

He did take the oath in the end, otherwise he wouldn't get paid. Shows his priorities doesn't it?

[@robintamihere4550]

Dumb Ignorant com-mentors, don't understand Parliamentary protocols, don't know their own country's HISTORY and yet they watch three Maori IDIOTS destroying this country with their lies and BS, and they just love these IDIOTS. GOD HELP US ONLY 2 Official Languages in New Zealand. #Te #Reo and New Zealand #Sign #Language. GOT IT!!! NOT the English Languish. Ask yourself why? This is Maori country get use to it.

[@berniefynn6623]

Wearing hats in the house, dancing on the floor, shall we go and show the same respect on a marae??????????????????? this is stone age people still stone age.

[@john-roywattie1483]

Parliament is not a fukn Marae it's the oppressive kkkolonisers play ground so get fukd 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@robyncopeland6567]

No respect. wearing a hat inside. Should not be allowed. Why is the speaker of the house allowing this clown to carry on.

[@selwynperry7459]

TPM won't rest untill NZ becomes a banana republic

[@robintamihere4550]

Dumb Ignorant com-mentors, don't understand Parliamentary protocols, don't know their own country's HISTORY and yet they watch three Maori IDIOTS destroying this country with their lies and BS, and they just love these IDIOTS. GOD HELP US ONLY 2 Official Languages in New Zealand. #Te #Reo and New Zealand #Sign #Language. GOT IT!!! NOT the English Languish. Ask yourself why?

[@f1reguy587]

Walk in the meeting house wearing shoes. Or pass food over their head..they will tell you to comply, and try saying that you absolutely will not…guy is in contempt of government proceedings.

[@webocoli]

Good on Winston! Quite right! Well schooled!

[@robintamihere4550]

Dumb Ignorant com-mentors, don't understand Parliamentary protocols, don't know their own country's HISTORY and yet they watch three Maori IDIOTS destroying this country with their lies and BS, and they just love these IDIOTS. GOD HELP US ONLY 2 Official Languages in New Zealand. #Te #Reo and New Zealand #Sign #Language. GOT IT!!! NOT the English Languish. Ask yourself why?

[@jeremyguyanderson]

I never supported Winston but on this matter he has my full support

[@markswanson2716]

Get on board Jeremy.

[@xdeadyoungx]

Winston is the only one with any logical sense.

[@robintamihere4550]

Dumb Ignorant com-mentors, don't understand Parliamentary protocols, don't know their own country's HISTORY and yet they watch three Maori IDIOTS destroying this country with their lies and BS, and they just love these IDIOTS. GOD HELP US ONLY 2 Official Languages in New Zealand. #Te #Reo and New Zealand #Sign #Language. GOT IT!!! NOT the English Languish. Ask yourself why?

[@stevehughes1510]

Rawiri is a drama queen, a poser.

[@tpaine1815]

We could live with a drama queen, even a poser. He is a divider, he has the greatest contempt for everyone other than his own race and he believes everyone else in New Zealand has no right to be here. No drama queen, but a real danger to this country and all its people.

[@johnmartin7158]

Adds colour to Parliament, otherwise it becomes boring.

[@stevehughes1510]

@@tpaine1815 Yes he's a troublemaker and a fool, like Tamihere and Henare et al, but as long as they're not given free reign they can be reeled in.

[@stevehughes1510]

@@johnmartin7158 He was in 'pink' the other day cowboy hat an' all. Thought he'd joined the gay Greens and Labour.

[@johnmartin7158]

@@stevehughes1510 lol, yah, even Gerry adds a bit of colour and personality in his own way to the debating chambers. I remember the days of Sir Robert Muldoon and he certainly was a piece of work. I voted for Sir Robert 3 times.

[@karenrhodes9973]

It's very comical when someone wants respect and yet have no idea how to GIVE respect. RW should remember this! Also, freedom of speech is for all New Zealanders, not just some. The behaviour of some members of Parliament is disgusting, children behave better in their classrooms.

[@ShirleyZhang-bt4dj]

What do you expect.?

[@robintamihere4550]

Dumb Ignorant com-mentors, don't understand Parliamentary protocols, don't know their own country's HISTORY and yet they watch three Maori IDIOTS destroying this country with their lies and BS, and they just love these IDIOTS. GOD HELP US ONLY 2 Official Languages in New Zealand. #Te #Reo and New Zealand #Sign #Language. GOT IT!!! NOT the English Languish. Ask yourself why?

[@shauntempley9757]

Really? In 183 years, no respect was given to Maori. Yet you claim that it was? You really need to do your research before you comment.

[@karenrhodes9973]

@@shauntempley9757 Research my comment?????NZ has so many versions of history, which is to be believed, the real history would be nice, not your history for starters. As for bad treatment of Maori? 183 years ago? Why is that your problem or mine. WE were not here then. Worry about today FFS!!! GET OVER YOURSELF. One NZ for ALL NZ. Get rid of the idiots in Parliament who don't know how to behave! SIMPLE!

[@fredfred3749]

what do you expect from a man who wont even remove his hat in the meeting house

[@november50]

or his shoes lol🤭🤫😁

[@robintamihere4550]

Dumb Ignorant com-mentors, don't understand Parliamentary protocols, don't know their own country's HISTORY and yet they watch three Maori IDIOTS destroying this country with their lies and BS, and they just love these IDIOTS. GOD HELP US ONLY 2 Official Languages in New Zealand. #Te #Reo and New Zealand #Sign #Language. GOT IT!!! NOT the English Languish. Ask yourself why?

[@kumarapatch1234]

Not removing hat and shoes is disrespectful ​@@november50

[@november50]

​My comment added shoes to the hat comment. The cheeky emojis demonstrated the double standard when it comes to respecting one's culture, or if you wish, having one's cake and eating it.therefore the point of your comment is...?@@kumarapatch1234

[@spicegirl3183]

Thank you Winston for standing up for the 95% of NZers that pay!, as well as appreciate our country’s language as English! Our govt is not a UN where we require translatory devices to understand anything in English. English is universal language in NZ, understood by all NZers and has been used in our govt from the beginning to raise NZ to what it is today. If a question is not asked/presented in English, it should not be entertained or even answered in govt. Let’s make sure this happens politicians, to let ‘THEM’ know they won’t get the answers they want unless question is in English!

[@BobPackard]

You are absolutely correct. The Chinese outnumber maori, have we an Asian MOP who could address the House in a non English manner? The maori would leap uip and down, saying that the Asian language is not an official language. Which IS a valid point. However, common courtesy demands a common language.

[@robinlecomte1242]

Can I add to your well founded comment, that is -'That the Standard of Dress and/or attire worn by NZ MPS, both duly elected and those who are List MP's ( the invited friends & family) be brought up the standard required (this includes Men wearing a tie) which is both required & enforced, that reflects the People who (represent NZ ) reside in the Debating Chamber, when in session. If ANYONE thinks the above is a "lulu statement" - the Debating Chambers of the following Countries - Canada, USA Federal Govt, France, Britain, Scottish Parliament, Germany - have such requirements and is enforced by both The Speaker & Clerk of The House. And it should include - "that the wearing of a Hat and/or any other head covering, or the National Emblem of another Country is not part of that Dress Code".

[@robintamihere4550]

Dumb Ignorant com-mentors, don't understand Parliamentary protocols, don't know their own country's HISTORY and yet they watch three Maori IDIOTS destroying this country with their lies and BS, and they just love these IDIOTS. GOD HELP US ONLY 2 Official Languages in New Zealand. #Te #Reo and New Zealand #Sign #Language. GOT IT!!! NOT the English Languish. Ask yourself why?

[@SB-Kiwi]

Maori is an official language of New Zealand. He is fully entitled to speak Maori in parliament. End of story.

[@CubeX_Containers]

@@SB-Kiwi It may well be. But if he wants to be taken seriously then ask the question in both languages. I have no problem with that.

[@markphillips5368]

Questions asked in maori without being translated for the public viewing via television or the internet is just pure arrogance on the part of the member asking the question. Politicians may have access to a translation service, but as Winston Peters pointed out, that service is not available to the general viewing public, and is an insult to the democratic processes that our country is founded on.

[@robintamihere4550]

don't understand Parliamentary protocols, don't know their own country's HISTORY and yet they watch three Maori IDIOTS destroying this country with their lies and BS, and they just love these IDIOTS. GOD HELP US ONLY 2 Official Languages in New Zealand. #Te #Reo and New Zealand #Sign #Language. GOT IT!!! NOT the English Languish. Ask yourself why?

[@TainuiaKid1973]

So English subtitles for television viewers.

[@davidbinnie9513]

Rawiri is only self-centred acting like a child as he always does also refuses to take off his colonist cowboy hat that he loves to wear everywhere he goes (cultural appropriation). English is the first language of New Zealand which he speaks quiet well, what point is he trying to make? Even the majority of the people he claims to represent do not understand Te Reo.

[@robintamihere4550]

Dumb Ignorant com-mentors, don't understand Parliamentary protocols, don't know their own country's HISTORY and yet they watch three Maori IDIOTS destroying this country with their lies and BS, and they just love these IDIOTS. GOD HELP US ONLY 2 Official Languages in New Zealand. #Te #Reo and New Zealand #Sign #Language. GOT IT!!! NOT the English Languish. Ask yourself why?

[@NorskKiwi]

Thank you Mr Peters, that's what mana looks like.

[@o4pureh2o]

One people. Well said Winston.

[@robintamihere4550]

Dumb Ignorant com-mentors, don't understand Parliamentary protocols, don't know their own country's HISTORY and yet they watch three Maori IDIOTS destroying this country with their lies and BS, and they just love these IDIOTS. GOD HELP US ONLY 2 Official Languages in New Zealand. #Te #Reo and New Zealand #Sign #Language. GOT IT!!! NOT the English Languish. Ask yourself why?

[@Carpathianrelinquished]

Re his Māori question this just further outlines his/their lust for xenophobia over actual action and change. He raises a major point for ALL not just Māori and chooses for his message to be marginalised to less than 5% in terms of its effectiveness through it not being able to be understood. This tells you a great deal about the kind of person this man is. He/They are not interested in the greater good they’d rather carry on driving a wedge between people and performing to their own self interests and narcissism. This shows a crass inability to understand nor care about their voters nor NZ. As Winston has stated, this is not how a democracy operates and to conclude I doubt they care.

[@robintamihere4550]

Dumb Ignorant com-mentors, don't understand Parliamentary protocols, don't know their own country's HISTORY and yet they watch three Maori IDIOTS destroying this country with their lies and BS, and they just love these IDIOTS. GOD HELP US ONLY 2 Official Languages in New Zealand. #Te #Reo and New Zealand #Sign #Language. GOT IT!!! NOT the English Languish. Ask yourself why?

[@TeamKaosNZ]

I dont ever remember Jacinda getting asked a question in Te Reo?

[@judithclark4184]

she was paying them

[@danielle5980]

How much was she paying them?

[@Chopper650]

​@@danielle5980millions.... she even gifted the mongrel mob millions

[@VIX_SSTAGENZ]

Exactlty old johnny came lately though, just being a humbug as winston would put it

[@steffanhibbard2493]

Give an inch , they take a mile . Like who couldn't see this coming . Welcome to the next south africa .

[@waiata216]

Go back to south africa whitey try getting smart to the coloured people over there.

[@robintamihere4550]

don't understand Parliamentary protocols, don't know their own country's HISTORY and yet they watch three Maori IDIOTS destroying this country with their lies and BS, and they just love these IDIOTS. GOD HELP US ONLY 2 Official Languages in New Zealand. #Te #Reo and New Zealand #Sign #Language. GOT IT!!! NOT the English Languish. Ask yourself why?

[@sonnyday6830]

They all speak and understand English so that is what should be spoken...end of.

[@robintamihere4550]

don't understand Parliamentary protocols, don't know their own country's HISTORY and yet they watch three Maori IDIOTS destroying this country with their lies and BS, and they just love these IDIOTS. GOD HELP US ONLY 2 Official Languages in New Zealand. #Te #Reo and New Zealand #Sign #Language. GOT IT!!! NOT the English Languish. Ask yourself why?

[@StuartMcIntyre-yj4ho]

Rawiri just trying to be a smart ass.

[@valeriehughes1008]

The official language of the land and our Parliament is ENGLISH I think the Speaker should have ordered Waititi to ask his question in English... if he failed to do so removed from the house. Much of the nation do not think the TPM should even be in parliament... it is a racist separatist party. Winston Peter is absolutely correct..in his response to the disrespectful Waititi. Waititi belongs in the days of the musket wars when land was grabbed by warring tribes and the mindset was take what you want from whoever you want and the the biggest bullies, most threatening, fierce and vicious won - the weaker tribe had to roll over and accept it.... now Waititi is ragging utu on the nation expecting to get all he wants and the nation to roll over... you may regret what you have started Waititi...the nation is in no mood to roll over. The trouble with Robertson is his party is very much part of the reason we have this situation today... long may he sit in the wilderness.

[@ArekaCresta]

No. The official languages of the land and parliament are English, Sign Language and Te Reo Maori. Doubt he would have got any backlash for using NZSL. Which is another language not all New Zealanders speak. I feel sorry for you. You must have had many opportunities stripped from you by under-priviledged Maori, Polynesians, Asians and other non white demographics. Maybe you would feel more comfortable building gas chambers and starting your own concentrations camps? (Just expressing my freedom of speech as you have) 😊

[@robintamihere4550]

WRONG don't understand Parliamentary protocols, don't know their own country's HISTORY and yet they watch three Maori IDIOTS destroying this country with their lies and BS, and they just love these IDIOTS. GOD HELP US ONLY 2 Official Languages in New Zealand. #Te #Reo and New Zealand #Sign #Language. GOT IT!!! NOT the English Languish. Ask yourself why?

[@Razzo945]

@areka, it’s a pity you need to resort to such crap in your free speech, you have to resort to comparing something trivial to the holocaust, very sad person you are

[@tamlynburleigh9267]

I think Winston is spot on correct.

[@robintamihere4550]

Dumb Ignorant com-mentors, don't understand Parliamentary protocols, don't know their own country's HISTORY and yet they watch three Maori IDIOTS destroying this country with their lies and BS, and they just love these IDIOTS. GOD HELP US ONLY 2 Official Languages in New Zealand. #Te #Reo and New Zealand #Sign #Language. GOT IT!!! NOT the English Languish. Ask yourself why?

[@lydiascl]

If this behaviour only starts now, you know they are just trying to be disruptive 😂

[@valeriehughes1008]

There must be a standard of conduct i the house and Brownlee when he gets into the job will find he has to clamp down on this sort of theatre..TPM are of no value, have nothing to say and represent 2.76% only of Maori... in order to get attention they carry on with disruptive behaviour... they are beneath contempt.

[@johnmartin7158]

Queensbury rules would add a new flavour.

[@robintamihere4550]

Dumb Ignorant com-mentors, don't understand Parliamentary protocols, don't know their own country's HISTORY and yet they watch three Maori IDIOTS destroying this country with their lies and BS, and they just love these IDIOTS. GOD HELP US ONLY 2 Official Languages in New Zealand. #Te #Reo and New Zealand #Sign #Language. GOT IT!!! NOT the English Languish. Ask yourself why?

[@vickigane3549]

Keep the language in parliament as English

[@robintamihere4550]

Dumb Ignorant com-mentors, don't understand Parliamentary protocols, don't know their own country's HISTORY and yet they watch three Maori IDIOTS destroying this country with their lies and BS, and they just love these IDIOTS. GOD HELP US ONLY 2 Official Languages in New Zealand. #Te #Reo and New Zealand #Sign #Language. GOT IT!!! NOT the English Languish. Ask yourself why?

[@diablojames]

Rawiri, Debbie and Marama are an embarrassment to Maori 🤡

[@sandypike2431]

I agree with Winston Peter's, ALL nzers must be given the same right and opportunity to understand everything related to our democratic governance in nz. Those who insist that the minority who understand Maori should be able to discuss governance matters in parliament or government ministries and services in Maori without full translation available to ALL are out of order.

[@martingray6275]

Yes. Tail wagging the dog. All discourse in English and if anyone needs a translation, that can be provided as a secondary measure.... Hard to believe however that as a sitting MP needing to BE a NZ citizen, you would have trouble with English...

[@donaldmartin8649]

Well said Winston .

[@keitho9508]

It's not democracy. TPM lives in the fantasy world where most people understand Te Reo.

[@Rogsmith4]

Why are they letting this people be disrespectful . English should spoken not every one what’s to speak 🗣️ Moari or understand it Ibet a load of Maori don’t speak it

[@robintamihere4550]

don't understand Parliamentary protocols, don't know their own country's HISTORY and yet they watch three Maori IDIOTS destroying this country with their lies and BS, and they just love these IDIOTS. GOD HELP US ONLY 2 Official Languages in New Zealand. #Te #Reo and New Zealand #Sign #Language. GOT IT!!! NOT the English Languish. Ask yourself why?

[@sonnyday6830]

I like Winston.....certainly speaks his mind lol

[@robintamihere4550]

Winston the IDIOT com-mentors, don't understand Parliamentary protocols, don't know their own country's HISTORY and yet they watch three Maori IDIOTS destroying this country with their lies and BS, and they just love these IDIOTS. GOD HELP US ONLY 2 Official Languages in New Zealand. #Te #Reo and New Zealand #Sign #Language. GOT IT!!! NOT the English Languish. Ask yourself why?

[@mikevickers1391]

And I see we now have two Maori MP's who sit in the House wearing cowboy hats...where will the disrespect end and why does the Speaker tolerate such behaviour?

[@robintamihere4550]

don't understand Parliamentary protocols, don't know their own country's HISTORY and yet they watch three Maori IDIOTS destroying this country with their lies and BS, and they just love these IDIOTS. GOD HELP US ONLY 2 Official Languages in New Zealand. #Te #Reo and New Zealand #Sign #Language. GOT IT!!! NOT the English Languish. Ask yourself why?

[@VIX_SSTAGENZ]

Are they allowed to wear hats in the marae?? Rawiri is just being difficult!!

[@robintamihere4550]

@@VIX_SSTAGENZ Depends on the style of hat, and the protocols for each Marae. Every Marae has different rules. If your referring to his cowboy hat the answer would be know, [inside the Marae].

[@dingomaxy7682]

Winston spot on

[@robintamihere4550]

Dumb Ignorant com-mentors, don't understand Parliamentary protocols, don't know their own country's HISTORY and yet they watch three Maori IDIOTS destroying this country with their lies and BS, and they just love these IDIOTS. GOD HELP US ONLY 2 Official Languages in New Zealand. #Te #Reo and New Zealand #Sign #Language. GOT IT!!! NOT the English Languish. Ask yourself why?

[@nostalgia9338]

I dont think NZ realised just how lucky they are to have Winston. It's just vote red or blue.

[@jdrei5080]

Winston Peters is right again. We don't have translators at home so how rude to speak so only the few can understand? I listen to our country's politics and I'd like it in english please.

[@lisac1619]

To be fair, I don't understand the gibberish that comes out of Halfwiti's mouth when he's speaking English.

[@robintamihere4550]

Dumb Ignorant com-mentors, don't understand Parliamentary protocols, don't know their own country's HISTORY and yet they watch three Maori IDIOTS destroying this country with their lies and BS, and they just love these IDIOTS. GOD HELP US ONLY 2 Official Languages in New Zealand. #Te #Reo and New Zealand #Sign #Language. GOT IT!!! NOT the English Languish. Ask yourself why?

[@jdrei5080]

@@lisac1619 he has a high level of understanding of many things which do go unnoticed

[@davidgrosvenor1]

What a joke, the Speaker too was a joke, he was weak! Surely everyone in NZ, English speaking land should get able to understand but Maoris involved so different! I wonder how many Maoris out of the 4% who can speak it agree! 96% didn't understand it, what next?😢

[@robintamihere4550]

@@davidgrosvenor1 Read & reap!!! this is Maori country. Halsbury’s Laws of England Halsbury (3rd Edition, volume 36-statutes paragraph 559 at page 337 of that volume) 12. As for the supremacy of New Zealand Parliament, the basis statement of principle as a first principle of law can be found in Halsbury (3rd Edition, volume 36-statutes paragraph 559 at page 337 of that volume) as follows:. ‘559. Legislative supremacy of Parliament- The legislative authority of the Sovereign in Parliament is supreme (e), A statute, whether public or private (f), can define or override the common law (g), abrogate local custom (h), and amend or appeal the provision of earlier statutes (i). Since, however, every Parliament is supreme, one Parliament cannot derogate from the powers of a subsequent Parliament (k), and it follows that a statute can neither provide that it shall be incapable of repeal (l) nor dictate the form of subsequent legislation (m)’. 12.1 As can be found in (i) of above, [para. 12] New Zealand Parliament cannot derogate from the Sovereign supremacy of England and England cannot derogate from the Sovereign supremacy of the Maori Nation assembled in Parliament at Waitangi and following the principle found in (k) a statute does not need to state that it cannot be repealed because as found in (i) once put into force it cannot be repealed by any later Parliament, its provisions can merely be brought forward into current legislation, because a later Parliament cannot derogate from its forefathers legislation. You will need a Lawyer to translate - but basically it says Maori and their Laws i.e., Tikanga aka Maori Customary Law which is the common law in NZ reigns SUPREME. You lose I WIN!!!

[@robinseal6357]

Very fair view by Peters. As a non maori speaker I wish to hear parliament and understand what is going on.

[@robintamihere4550]

don't understand Parliamentary protocols, don't know their own country's HISTORY and yet they watch three Maori IDIOTS destroying this country with their lies and BS, and they just love these IDIOTS. GOD HELP US ONLY 2 Official Languages in New Zealand. #Te #Reo and New Zealand #Sign #Language. GOT IT!!! NOT the English Languish. Ask yourself why?

[@FoundingStockNZ]

How much is all of this pointless activism costing the country?

[@geoffstokes]

What would happen if we had The NZ European Party?

[@saxdearing3395]

Might be time to form one.

[@liammatuku4252]

”To improve is to change; to be perfect is to change often.” - Winston Churchill

[@rochford59]

Thank Christ we didn't vote for Co-governance,Te Pati maori playing silly bloody games,good on you Winston,you look like the adult in the room!!

[@harveyweake5555]

Winston is correct.

[@robintamihere4550]

Dumb Ignorant com-mentors, don't understand Parliamentary protocols, don't know their own country's HISTORY and yet they watch three Maori IDIOTS destroying this country with their lies and BS, and they just love these IDIOTS. GOD HELP US ONLY 2 Official Languages in New Zealand. #Te #Reo and New Zealand #Sign #Language. GOT IT!!! NOT the English Languish. Ask yourself why?

[@bigthinker281]

Your race does not define you! Your character does!

[@waiata216]

bullshit

[@bigthinker281]

@@waiata216people who live their lives through the lens of their race are usually arrogant racists. We as people have common humanity. Off course it looks like you don’t agree with that. You must be regressive in your thinking…What’s your thoughts?

[@bigthinker281]

@@waiata216 So was MLK wrong? 😂 oh this makes you look silly…

[@pcmetro23ify]

Winston completely shut Rawhiti down with his response…as for Megan, on the marae you stay quiet ….priceless

[@robintamihere4550]

The shut up Meagan was uncalled for as women are permitted to speak on my marae and others. but not all. Just typical Winston being a JACKASS with special emphasis on the last half of the word.

[@gordonpotts9642]

I agree with Winston Peters.

[@robintamihere4550]

don't understand Parliamentary protocols, don't know their own country's HISTORY and yet they watch three Maori IDIOTS destroying this country with their lies and BS, and they just love these IDIOTS. GOD HELP US ONLY 2 Official Languages in New Zealand. #Te #Reo and New Zealand #Sign #Language. GOT IT!!! NOT the English Languish. Ask yourself why?

[@questor55]

Despite having voting for them, I honestly figured Winston and Shane would cool their rhetoric and immediately get too comfortable and disappoint like every other party I've voted for. But for old buggers, their energy since taking their seats has been really high! They've been getting stuck in like pig-dogs. I love it.

[@johnr3150]

Yes, impressed with both of them.

[@ChrisBrown-or8ky]

Worst side of parliament coming out. Instead of benefiting the country, both individuals just do their political point scoring and tax payers are poorer for it

[@patriciagraham222]

We should all leave and take our roads, buildings, cars, trains and planes, welfare shops, everything that colonization brought.and see what happens. guess what??,

[@andreatodd3095]

All represetatives should understand and speak English who are elected to Parliament.... When conveying information about policy and running NZ we all need to know and understand what they are saying. The purposeful intent of TPM using Maori to convey a message that he deemed important enough for everyone to hear should be in English otherwise why say it ? He is on the democracy payroll..... discriminatory Imo

[@russue]

Taxpayers are paying for sedition ....If some want out of the Pakeha world then go back to the bush .There is still heaps untouched out there !!

[@robintamihere4550]

don't understand Parliamentary protocols, don't know their own country's HISTORY and yet they watch three Maori IDIOTS destroying this country with their lies and BS, and they just love these IDIOTS. GOD HELP US ONLY 2 Official Languages in New Zealand. #Te #Reo and New Zealand #Sign #Language. GOT IT!!! NOT the English Languish. Ask yourself why?

[@johnchemo4248]

Hmmm...I love every moment of voting for Winnie over 24 years...!

[@antonmiles8167]

Done as a virtue signal and to create a power imbalance.

[@robintamihere4550]

ONLY 2 Official Languages in New Zealand. #Te #Reo and New Zealand #Sign #Language. GOT IT!!! NOT the English Languish. Ask yourself why?

[@antonmiles8167]

@@robintamihere4550 Only this time it didn’t work and cowboy hat was left looking like a try hard,a bit like how you look with your comment. Get that.

[@andrewandjoanhart7882]

Why are people wearing hats in the chamber if people in the balcony cannot?

[@nigelgreenwood4662]

Winston is rocking it. Good on him.

[@briankelly5828]

I am shocked by the cultural appropriation of the US by those MPs wearing cowboy hats. Everyone knows Maori never wore hats, let alone Stetsons, and representatives of the Maori people shouldn't be stealing from American culture.

[@marktrepka4805]

That’s why I voted for Winston

[@DownUnderWarboss]

Well the speaker needs to make an example of him

[@lancedonald6070]

[@robintamihere4550]

Dumb Ignorant com-mentors, don't understand Parliamentary protocols, don't know their own country's HISTORY and yet they watch three Maori IDIOTS destroying this country with their lies and BS, and they just love these IDIOTS. GOD HELP US ONLY 2 Official Languages in New Zealand. #Te #Reo and New Zealand #Sign #Language. GOT IT!!! NOT the English Languish. Ask yourself why?

[@normanhill1052]

Native jabber in an English speaking environment is the height of ignorance.

[@maidaursuladawn44glasgow3]

Have to say that that was very racist of Mr Waititi he knows that very few of the members have Te Reo and at least 70 percent of the public do not have enough Te Reo to understand very racist

[@robintamihere4550]

don't understand Parliamentary protocols, don't know their own country's HISTORY and yet they watch three Maori IDIOTS destroying this country with their lies and BS, and they just love these IDIOTS. GOD HELP US ONLY 2 Official Languages in New Zealand. #Te #Reo and New Zealand #Sign #Language. GOT IT!!! NOT the English Languish. Ask yourself why?

[@sue.F]

With this B.S. they are guaranteeing that Labour will never gain sit on the government benches

[@PeterWilliams-kb1yn]

Love it ! 😂…..Winston’s no victim !

[@5150show]

so he doesn't want the question answered - simple

[@valeriehughes1008]

Agreed.. but the pushing of the idiot Robertson whose party first brought all this disrespect to our Parliament put Winston in a position of having to give an answer... think Winston well...and his answer was in English.

[@robintamihere4550]

don't understand Parliamentary protocols, don't know their own country's HISTORY and yet they watch three Maori IDIOTS destroying this country with their lies and BS, and they just love these IDIOTS. GOD HELP US ONLY 2 Official Languages in New Zealand. #Te #Reo and New Zealand #Sign #Language. GOT IT!!! NOT the English Languish. Ask yourself why?

[@gunnerdownunner570]

Well said Winston, and get that clown off our 10 cent peice 😁😁😁😁

[@robintamihere4550]

Dumb Ignorant com-mentors, don't understand Parliamentary protocols, don't know their own country's HISTORY and yet they watch three Maori IDIOTS destroying this country with their lies and BS, and they just love these IDIOTS. GOD HELP US ONLY 2 Official Languages in New Zealand. #Te #Reo and New Zealand #Sign #Language. GOT IT!!! NOT the English Languish. Ask yourself why?!!!

[@J.Smith-rc6wh]

I used to speak Korean, I used to speak French, now I never use either so can hardly remember a word, to have a function use of a language takes huge effort and practice. Either language is acceptable in parliament, and translation is something you do to keep people with you instead of confusing them, and people are in parliament for good reason, they do not need the obligation of learning a language added to their problems , grow up halfwitti

[@J.Smith-rc6wh]

Speaker should have stepped in

[@IanG2120]

It's an official language of NZ so it's acceptable. Your the halfwit

[@valeriehughes1008]

@@J.Smith-rc6wh Agree.. Brownlee will get his legs as he settles in the job... he has to clamp down on this sort of theatre.. TPM offer nothing and their only way of getting attention to to create disturbance.

[@barrybrown-sharpe4881]

For heavens sake,,,, all attendancee in Parliament speak English,( including Maori) its our National Language, it's a no bnrainer. It just goes to show the loathing that these maoris have towards our parlimentary institution, ... Does this mean, members now need to make use of Translation device just to understand this abhorent Koretake. Just goes to show how utterly rediculous this is becoming, turnig our historical institution into a friggen circus.

[@veerickpatel7634]

Te Reo is also our national language

[@goldsharktooth]

Point is livestream viewers dont have access to the translator in real time

[@js9273]

@@veerickpatel7634 It's an official language because legislation made it so in the 1980s, but in reality it doesn't mean anything in practice. New Zealand is an English speaking country.

[@BogDog9]

and what happens when its misinterpreted/translated like te thingo whatchamacallit

[@gillcameron8105]

We were watching the Parliament exchange on TV and after the earpiece was provided there was no English version displayed on the TV screen. The Speaker of The House should have been firmer. Thank goodness Winston doesn't beat around the bush. I noticed also when Nicola Willis was giving her speech, the majority of the left side had left the chamber. Perhaps this should be a course of action to take when no English is spoken. Just get up and walk out. Seems to me that there should be a requirement for all parties to at least have 60% of each party remain in the house when an opposition party is speaking. Are we really paying $160,000 a year to see politicians leave the chamber because they don't have the courtesy to stay and listen to all speeches?

[@robintamihere4550]

don't understand Parliamentary protocols, don't know their own country's HISTORY and yet they watch three Maori IDIOTS destroying this country with their lies and BS, and they just love these IDIOTS. GOD HELP US ONLY 2 Official Languages in New Zealand. #Te #Reo and New Zealand #Sign #Language. GOT IT!!! NOT the English Languish. Ask yourself why?

[@ETethanET]

The wonderful thing about democracy is tolerance. Te reo Maori is welcome but so is respect for parliament rules -translate in English and HATS off!

[@greghall3150]

Hi, I am so pleased I promoted NZ First to so many people, my feedback from them is very positive about the coalition and its competent agenda. Attention Deputy Primister Winston Peters. I wish to push my agenda on the Marsden Point rebuild as we need our petrochemical production if we are going to be a first-world country. All food in our supermarkets and roading has a fossil fuel element to it. I would push for China to be the contractor in this endeavor as they have a successful professional and proven track record of quality infrastructure projects internationally, on time, and within budget. We need a sober view of China's human rights issues that are falsely claimed to be by Western propaganda. China respects the sovereignty of all nations The US bombs and China builds! China wants to trade not war and will be the dominant economic superpower. There are over a thousand petrochemicals we use unknowingly. Historically, the destruction of Marsden Point was a politics of tyranny.

[@jtw7777]

Get the Chinese in to build our roads, way cheaper and in half the time, NZ roading contractors are bleeding NZ dry and slow, with too many road cones

[@Abuamina001]

I've said it once, I'll say it a hundred times: Rawiri Waititi appears to be quite mentally ill. If the Labour Party had not closed all the lunatic asylums in the 1980s, then no doubt this man would have been "sectioned" years ago.

[@tinaaroha8205]

I agree with Winston, it is not fear to those who are interested when listening on other electronics, and to be truthful, how many in the house understands Te Reo without that device they use and why should they.

[@robintamihere4550]

Dumb Ignorant com-mentors, don't understand Parliamentary protocols, don't know their own country's HISTORY and yet they watch three Maori IDIOTS destroying this country with their lies and BS, and they just love these IDIOTS. GOD HELP US ONLY 2 Official Languages in New Zealand. #Te #Reo and New Zealand #Sign #Language. GOT IT!!! NOT the English Languish. Ask yourself why?

[@margueritemccartney3607]

No way should any of the debates etc be in Māori it’s ridiculous. English is the language that should be used not Māori. The Māori are being racist no one else. Māori are behaving totally unacceptable. Im of Māori decent and I’m totally fed up with the Māori antics all New Zealanders have to put up with. They are just ridiculous. Winston is so right thank goodness he’s there.

[@theobserver2309]

What is it with this Party, wearing the hats and clothing of the colonisers yet wearing the adornments and tattoos of their tribes? Are they making the point that there are no full blooded Maori left, and everyone is a percentage of some mingled mixture? I'm baffled...

[@sunstar1630]

Time to make Rules that do not create division among MP's. "All NZ Government proceedings and documentaation are to be solely conveyed in the English Language only."

[@robintamihere4550]

Dumb Ignorant com-mentors, don't understand Parliamentary protocols, don't know their own country's HISTORY and yet they watch three Maori IDIOTS destroying this country with their lies and BS, and they just love these IDIOTS. GOD HELP US ONLY 2 Official Languages in New Zealand. #Te #Reo and New Zealand #Sign #Language. GOT IT!!! NOT the English Languish. Ask yourself why?

[@AmonAnon-vw3hr]

200 people will show up with signs and the media would say "hundreds out in protest over the genocide of Maori!" Lol

[@TrevorCunningham-o1y]

95% of us watching and listening to parliament only speak and understand English,we are also a crucial part of the debate,the member asking the question should also interpret to English his question if originally asked in Māori. This is nothing but TePati Māori playing theatre,rubbish games,and they should pay respect to our house of governance and get their bloody hats off indoors

[@robintamihere4550]

Dumb Ignorant com-mentors, don't understand Parliamentary protocols, don't know their own country's HISTORY and yet they watch three Maori IDIOTS destroying this country with their lies and BS, and they just love these IDIOTS. GOD HELP US ONLY 2 Official Languages in New Zealand. #Te #Reo and New Zealand #Sign #Language. GOT IT!!! NOT the English Languish. Ask yourself why?

[@helentaylor5078]

James Meager, new MP, maiden speech showed us all how Maori and English language can be intertwined in a dignified manner with pride and integrity. This guy in the cowboy hat is just a show pony. Hasn't even got the decency to take his hat off inside the house.

[@waiata216]

Meager is a Pakeha. He is a fake maori lonly iked by Pakeha because he licks Pakeha arsehole.

[@helentaylor5078]

@@waiata216 really? So who/what are Nga Tahu? Maybe you should get an education.

[@kaderyalls2972]

Yea Winston is right

[@winstonsmithsoul]

If someone isn’t fluid in a language they shouldn’t answer or agree with a comment or question. Halfwhiti doesn’t use Maori at home when in conversation. The government is a cumbersome institutional best and if everything needs translating nothing will be achieved.

[@robintamihere4550]

Dumb Ignorant com-mentors, don't understand Parliamentary protocols, don't know their own country's HISTORY and yet they watch three Maori IDIOTS destroying this country with their lies and BS, and they just love these IDIOTS. GOD HELP US ONLY 2 Official Languages in New Zealand. #Te #Reo and New Zealand #Sign #Language. GOT IT!!! NOT the English Languish. Ask yourself why?

[@ETethanET]

Please note he had to read his Te reo Maori -what he had to say did not come from his heart. He is dishonest and manipulative. A disgrace to Maoridom. Deborha Packer was put in her place too.

[@peterwilson7340]

We are with you Sean ,all the way. Keep on telling us how it really is out there. You and your show is simply the best... 100% pure class.

[@Heisthelightoftheworld]

If Billy T James was still around im sure he would have had a field day with the current inward looking Maori attitude.

[@robintamihere4550]

don't understand Parliamentary protocols, don't know their own country's HISTORY and yet they watch three Maori IDIOTS destroying this country with their lies and BS, and they just love these IDIOTS. GOD HELP US ONLY 2 Official Languages in New Zealand. #Te #Reo and New Zealand #Sign #Language. GOT IT!!! NOT the English Languish. Ask yourself why?