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| Cam Slater |
"Apparently, too many Maori are drowning," says controversial blogger Cam Slater. "And it’s all the fault of colonialism."
"If only we could approach water safety the Maori way it could solve this problem. Well, that’s what the woke Wombles at Water Safety NZ have decided:"
With summer here, families and tourists will flock to New Zealand’s beaches, rivers and lakes to paddle, swim, surf, fish, boat and kayak. But despite our love of the water, New Zealanders have a terrible record of drowning deaths.
Last summer was the worst year for drownings in a decade. Our 10-year average beach and coastal drowning rate is 44% per capita higher than Australia’s.According to Water Safety NZ chief executive Daniel Gerrard, “drowning is the leading cause of recreational death and the third-highest cause of accidental death”.New Zealand research suggests Western approaches to water safety have not worked for Maori. Water safety educators and advocates are now working to strengthen the connection Maori have with water through whakapapa (genealogy), matauranga (knowledge) and tikanga (custom).Stuff
"What a load of arrant nonsense. These people are full-flushing idiots milking the teat of Maori wonderfulness for some extra cash."
Ah - why not just teach Maori kids to swim? And might drowning Maori be calling for help in Te Reo, and the Pakeha lifeguards don't understand?
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| The Temptation of St Anthony Abbot Annibale Carraci |
"The days are coming when men will go mad; and,
when they meet a man who has kept his senses, they will rise up against him,
saying, “You are mad, because you are not like us” - St Anthony, Abbot.
Of course it is, colonisation brought alcohol and drugs and Maori are unable to resist those so it has to be someone else's fault when one of them walks out into the water, stoned and drunk, and drowns.
ReplyDeleteAs I say and others being street wise can help, understand what water can do if you don't pay attention like understanding what and how to survive or avoid a RIP interesting word RIP as in rest in peace.
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