"The state keeps pretending we are a nation of 'two peoples.' But that’s not true."

"There’s a quiet word baked into New Zealand legislation that’s been doing a lot more damage than people realise: bicultural. ...
    "It’s the linguistic gateway for race-based privilege, mandatory consultation with iwi, spiritual red tape like karakia and 'wairua health,' and culturally enforced obligations that ordinary citizens are expected to obey — often at a financial or legal cost. ...
    "It’s apartheid by paperwork. It's not inclusion — it’s a soft form of segregation, dressed up in government branding. The state keeps pretending we are a nation of 'two peoples.' But that’s not true. ...
    "Anthropology makes this obvious. New Zealand law does not."

~ John Robertson from his post ' Why the Word “Bicultural” Needs to Be Erased from New Zealand Law'