Posts by EJ

  • Speaker: The real problem with the ‘Kiwimeter’, in reply to James Littlewood*,

    Exactly!

    Wellington • Since Mar 2016 • 2 posts Report

  • Speaker: The real problem with the ‘Kiwimeter’,

    Somewhat disagree.

    The wording was "Māori should not receive any special treatment." I can't simply disagree with that statement because I take issue with the way it's phrased. Of course, I can tell that for the purposes of the survey, my views align with the "strongly disagree" button - but it's an uncomfortable fit. If someone said that statement to me in conversation, I'd respond "what do you mean by special treatment?", not "yes they do!" Whereas if the survey said for example "There should be no government policies targeted specifically at Maori" I could simply disagree.

    (Meanwhile, I gave up part way through the survey because it was too long and the kid woke with a nightmare)

    Wellington • Since Mar 2016 • 2 posts Report