As the political discourse in New Zealand becomes increasingly perilous and divisive, one can always count on the ethno-nationalist Maori Party to further stoke the fires of resentment. As the cancer of identity politics is emboldened, the rhetoric employed by its participants is becoming increasingly crude. The intent suggested by co-leader Debbie Ngarewa-Packer’s use of the term #heycoloniser, is worse than the term itself.

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Stephen Berry is a former Act candidate and Auckland Mayoral candidate. The libertarian political commentator retired as a politician in July 2020 and now hosts the Mr Berry Mr Berry Show on Youtube.