Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be.
John WoodenRead
We are being colonised without New Zealanders having some say in the numbers of people coming in and where they are coming from. This is a deliberate policy of ethnic engineering and re-population.
Interpretation
What this quote means
The quote expresses concerns about immigration policies affecting New Zealand's demographic makeup without public input.
Winston Peters highlights the issue of immigration in New Zealand, asserting that the country is undergoing a transformation of its population without sufficient involvement or consent from its citizens. He describes this as a purposeful action aimed at altering the ethnic composition of the nation, suggesting a broader debate about identity and governance in the context of immigration.
Themes
ImmigrationIdentityEthnic EngineeringPublic PolicyNew Zealand
In practice
Example use cases
Discussing current immigration policy in a political debate.
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