Opinion: Rod Kane.

I tried to watch TV1’s dawn service this morning but had to turn away and go and watch something else.

As in other recent years, post Ardern, our most reverential day, the day that all NZers and Aussies come together to remember those that served and those that fell in the global wars, has also been hijacked by the Māori everything set.

I did try but the first ten minutes was a collection of Māori commentary from obviously Māori commentators, loud howling waiata and speeches in Māori.

All this before a single word in English was uttered. Thereafter there was any excuse to slot in anything Māori connected.

This is not to take away the huge sacrifice that Māori soldiers made during the conflict, but this was a European and Pacific conflict commemoration, where many nationalities served, Māori being some of the lesser numbers of them.

White soldiers made up the larger New Zealand contingent but you wouldn’t think so listening to the disgracefully biased way the dawn service was portrayed.

Nobody has any objection to a large nod to Māori during the service, but get it into perspective and don’t insult the greater portion of New Zealand by pretending we are all Māori.

We are not.

But then again, what would we expect from a broadcaster that is a national disgrace, that has spent years pushing race issues and DEI…?

However, we would expect a lot more from whoever it was that planned and executed that Māori centric display on the day that we all observe.

I thought it was a disgrace and very disrespectful to white New Zealanders that had family that served and were wounded during the conflicts, including mine.

It is way past time these tribalists were pulled back into line.

Rod Kane is a patriotic New Zealander. This post was sourced from Breaking Views