Co-governance demands separately-funded ownership and control of education, health, welfare, conservation, legislation, separate voting system. It calls for the renaming of our country and its cities and legislative systems and ownership of lakes, rivers, mountains and foreshore. The Crown originally had ownership of these natural resources for all New Zealanders in perpetuity and there were no access problems.

In the past caring New Zealanders have been accused of racism for demanding democracy and for arguing against these separatist claims. It has never been anti-Maori. The original Treaty provided for equal rights for all. Yet now the cultural economy reigns supreme.

Act leader David Seymour is being vilified for requesting a democratic right to call for a referendum to gauge the people's feelings on this important issue

What does the future hold under dual nationality? More than $100 billion of Treaty claims haven't served to improve the lot of many Maori. How can dual nationality make it better for everyone?

RE Stephens, Papamoa.