Maori vs the NZ Herald

Headlines. They speak volumes.

"Maori, Islanders high in stun-gun statistics"

"Maori, Islanders high in stun-gun statistics"
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/politics/news/article.cfm?c_id=280&objectid=10747277
It strikes me as concerning, that our most read source of daily news is.... well....racist. Although this article does provide relative historical information on the subject and appears to be a well written and objective piece, the concerning thing for me is the headline. One glimpse at the Maori section on the Herald website provides headlines such as, "Watch your back, candidate warned", "Maori Party man throws spanner in rivals' works", "Crunch talks today in iwi land-ownership row","I'm a big spender, Turia says","'We won't drag Maori from bars'","Ratahi's daughters question 'shoot-to-kill' "Maori King speaks of challenges". The list really does go on. Consistent associations to violent actions and negative behavior litters these headlines. For a foreigner, it would appear that all Maori do with their time is fight! "Crunch, row, throws spanner, challenges, shoot-to-kill" I mean wow. It really is an exception to the rule for a positive headline to be used in relation to Maori. Many of these articles have nothing to do with violent behavior or crime, but judging by the headlines it would appear otherwise. The only non-negative headlines in the section, generally relate to the death of Sir Paul Reeves (may he rest in peace). Although it is an undeniable fact that Maori are over represented in crime statistics as MP Judith Collins so quickly points out all too often, can it not be seen that Maori appear to be overrepresented in their associated to criminal activities or violent behavior even before anything is known about them(something which the article points to as to why Maori may be being tasered more often)? Isn't it all a little worthless having a balanced article with a completely biased headline? How many articles do you read? How many headlines do you read?

A balanced article seems almost worthless when the headlines on Maori essentially tell a very subjective view. For the average person, the story has already been told to them whether they read an article or not. Maori are violent people. End of story.