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Thread ID: 66485	2006-02-24 23:41:00	Are you a New Zealander or a European?	Scouse (83)	PC World Chat

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433508	2006-02-26 21:45:00	Can’t say I know the rightful owner, but such a discovery has been fully documented. Such is the value of a census. :D	B.M. (505)
433509	2006-02-27 00:13:00	Isn't there an option for "New Zealand European"? Doesn't this cover it? How about the religion question - you could always say you believe the Flying Spaghetti Monster (http://www.venganza.org) created the universe ;-) Personally I think the Census is very important. It gathers the same information from everybody across NZ. Some data isn't available elsewhere. It helps us with family trees, population data, predicting traffic even! Taking 15 minutes to fill out a form that is brought and taken away from your doorstep is not really that bigger deal. And if it helps create a clearer picture of New Zealand, then even better.	Mary (6534)
433510	2006-02-27 00:32:00	New Zealand European Maori Samoan Cook Island Maori Tongan Niuean Chinese Indian Other (e.g. Dutch, etc.) ... as shown on the form. What is the difference between a New Zealander with European ancestory and a New Zealander with Dutch ancestory	KiwiTT_NZ (233)
433511	2006-02-27 03:56:00	Very sensible, Mary. Unlike a friend of mine who is going to put down that she is "post-ethnic."	mark c (247)
433512	2006-02-27 04:56:00	On the dwelling form, it says do you have a "fax access". Is that just access to any fax service or does it mean a fax machine? I put down yes I have one since I have a fax modem and a scanner.	Nomad (952)
433513	2006-02-27 05:17:00	New Zealand European Maori Samoan Cook Island Maori Tongan Niuean Chinese Indian Other (e.g. Dutch, etc.) ... as shown on the form. What is the difference between a New Zea lander with European ancestry and a New Zealander with Dutch ancestry Then you should add New Zealand Samoan New Zealand Chinese etc. What is the need for a blanket "European" statement. How the heck can you put France and England in the same basket lol?, they don't even speak the same language. If you where born here and your parents were born here then you are definitely a New Zealander. Anyone else born here certainly have the choice to call them self New Zealanders also (depending on cultural upbringing). The reality is 90%+ of people thatput themselves down as Maori have like 1/16th blood which is ridiculous to call yourself a Maori, when you have far more dominant cultures in your blood (so to speak). But that's the hypocrisy we live in.	Battleneter (60)
433514	2006-02-27 18:44:00	The reality is 90%+ of people thatput themselves down as Maori have like 1/16th blood which is ridiculous to call yourself a Maori, when you have far more dominant cultures in your blood (so to speak). But that's the hypocrisy we live in.Hear Hear. Lets get back to some real definitions. If you are 50 % of one and 50% of another you can make a choice. If you are Less than 50% of one and more than 50% of another, you can only call yourself what the larger part is. Simple.	KiwiTT_NZ (233)
433515	2006-02-27 19:33:00	Hear Hear. Lets get back to some real definitions. If you are 50 % of one and 50% of another you can make a choice. If you are Less than 50% of one and more than 50% of another, you can only call yourself what the larger part is. Simple. Oh , do you believe that? Why have we so many Maoris then with only about 1% Maori blood?	JJJJJ (528)
433516	2006-02-27 19:37:00	Why have we so many Maoris then with only about 1% Maori blood?Because in order to be politically correct, you can make a choice no matter what the percentage you are, even 1%.	KiwiTT_NZ (233)
433517	2006-02-27 20:01:00	Was the origional post copied from somewhere? Exactly the same spiel was in the Southland Times letter to the editor section today.	Greven (91)
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