Fly the Flag

Last week the announcement came that John Key was to tell the Transport Authority that Administers the Harbour Bridge to fly The Maori Flag: (Tino Rangatirotanga Flag)

And man did the out pour start: There are a few camps:

There are the bloggers - The influential ones anyway: who dont want to upset Maori people, but dragged the topic away into hey lets change our National Flag - to one of many fancy new designs:

There was the camp that just hates the idea period: Red Necks, who say it is separate, one nation hood:

There are the so called un happy Maori people: The Tino Flag is a brand used by the Maori Party - so they are the Labour Party members who dont like it.

Then there are those like me who love it and see it as a point for Maori.

It is not a separate view it is the best way to move forward, as we acknowledge two parties: Its only a couple of days a year, and no Maori view this flag as their National flag.

At the end of the day we are a separate people anyway, we work in different circles, we do network together but we feel better in our own groupings.

Maori have been forced to take on the Euro Centric view point, so its only just that they see things our way and meet some of our needs and demands.

Some Maori are said to be upset with the choice of the flag: fair enough, but they could have made more submissions, lobbied, and been part of the process:

Lastly I hope that we never change our flag: I grew up knowing our flag as a child I am not about to go and change it, its not something we do willy nilly, the flag is a part of us.