Immigrants want State to provide ID

A recent immigrant, imported for his stash of wedge, failed a company director's credit rating check, due to having a name and a DOB the same as another already flagged as being a financial risk. As an aside, how come this check was not done at the outset by immigration?

The ANZ turned the credit check down and all hell broke loose. Problem has now been sorted, but the would be director is making loud noises about having unique id's for each and every one, in line with common practice by Euro states.

We already have that - only the IRD Constabulary would dearly love to be able to tattoo the number on your forehead the day you are born. I feel sure that the Nanny Stasi has this well advanced, able to employ more bureaucrats to manage a national database, citing post 9/11 security needs. It's for your own good you know. They need to be able to identify you anywhere and anytime.

Yeah right, get back under your rock.

Mr Tamaki is stirring the pot yet again by reminding people that NZ is a Christian society, not open to migrant faiths and as below, and should not be given not be given any primacy.

Bishop Tamaki is promoting the primacy of Christianity and says while other religions should not be excluded, they should not be given equal status.

Although I would never openly support Mr Tamaki, he presses a button, I cannot but agree with him on this issue - we have certain traits that makes New Zealand a favoured place under the sun, which may or may not agree with the migrant view. I suggest that any person suggesting otherwise, bugger off to whence they came!