Hugely disappointed and saddened to read letters published in The Weekend Sun on August 4, regarding responses to the increased use of Māori language in public discourse, on co-governance  and the banding about of the phrase ‘political correctness’ when coming over something anything one chooses to disagree about.
Can you not acknowledge that historically Māori have been deliberately, and frequently illegally deprived, of the land they possessed prior to colonisation and that gives those who have been deprived a different perspective?
Please explain to me how the use of Māori language disadvantages you as an individual?
Remember that the three legal languages of Aotearoa/New Zealand are English/Māori and sign language.
Do you object to the use of sign language?
When you consider the factors above, can you not see that having deprived a people of their land and by objecting to co-governance and te reo you are trying to remove their voice as well?
Is that a reasonable stance for you to take?
Again, how does it affect you personally as an individual?
Heather Stewart, Welcome Bay