tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3753486518085091399.post4403069068467335374..comments2024-03-29T17:12:19.648+13:00Comments on Bowalley Road: The Kowhai And The Birch: Chris Trotter's 'From The Left' Column, Election Eve, 2005.Chris Trotterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09081613281183460899noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3753486518085091399.post-61391013281934250362014-09-18T16:54:23.362+12:002014-09-18T16:54:23.362+12:00Some years ago when reading books on the settlemen...Some years ago when reading books on the settlement process in Aotearoa I remember musing over the juxtaposition that exists and always existed here. The Maori with their integral connection to the land and sea and the Pakeha who came and violently chopped, sawed and hacked the land to force it to wield to their will! Polluting the rivers and pillaging the sea and I think it is why during election time such a split in ideologies become apparent!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3753486518085091399.post-70681425070745064362014-09-18T16:53:43.299+12:002014-09-18T16:53:43.299+12:00Some years ago when reading books on the settlemen...Some years ago when reading books on the settlement process in Aotearoa I remember musing over the juxtaposition that exists and always existed here. The Maori with their integral connection to the land and sea and the Pakeha who came and violently chopped, sawed and hacked the land to force it to wield to their will! Polluting the rivers and pillaging the sea and I think it is why during election time such a split in ideologies become apparent!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com