Diseases the biggest killer

A109 Light Utility Helicopter flight with mayor Gisborne City from the air in November 2023.

Opinion

Re: Colonisation may have saved Maori, April 11 letter.

Geoff Parker is clutching at straws — the biggest cause of the Maori population decline was the introduction of European diseases, not the ones he postulates. I suggest he re-read John Porter’s letter with a clear, impartial mind — if that is possible.