Te Tiriti o Waitangi: Who’s Responsible for Upholding its Promises?

Photo/ Hamilton City Council Library Introduction: Te Tiriti o Waitangi, signed in 1840, remains a cornerstone of New Zealand’s history and identity. Yet, the question of who bears the... Read more »

Andrew Judd: A Recovering Racist and Advocate for Māori Representation:

Introduction: Andrew Judd, the former Mayor of New Plymouth, is a figure whose story offers a complex and compelling narrative about confronting personal prejudice and advocating for social change.... Read more »

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Debunking the “Gravy Train” Myth: Unveiling the Truth Behind Treaty Settlements and Māori Privilege

Introduction: The accusation that iwi Māori are “riding a gravy train” due to treaty settlements is a harmful and pervasive myth, often accompanied by the misconception of Māori privilege.... Read more »

– Breaking the Cycle: Strategies for Addressing Intergenerational Trauma in Māori Communities

Introduction: The Māori community in Aotearoa has experienced a complex and often painful history marked by colonial policies that aimed to dismantle their cultural practices, language, and land ownership.... Read more »

Wrecking Ball” Accusations: Coalition Government Under Fire for Impact on Māori Progress

Photo / Te Karere The recent coronial inquest has ignited a firestorm of controversy, with Tuku Morgan, a prominent Māori advocate, accusing Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and his coalition... Read more »

Luxon’s Vision vs. Māori Sovereignty: The Waitangi Divide

  The Crown is Sovereign- photo / RNZ The Treaty of Waitangi, a document signed in 1840 that promised partnership and cooperation between Māori and the British Crown, continues... Read more »

What if Māori Colonised Pākehā?

Māori haka @ Stonehenge-photo supplied Introduction: In the year of our Lord 1840 the Great Māori Empire from Hawaiki came to the shores of New Zealand to sign The... Read more »

Waitangi Tribunal Denounces Coalition’s “Anti-Treaty” Scheme

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon The Waitangi Tribunal has issued a scathing report criticizing the government’s proposed Treaty Principles Bill and Treaty Clause Review policies, alleging they represent an “anti-Treaty”... Read more »

A clash of worldviews, or a standing point for cultivating respectful Te Tiriti o Waitangi relations?

Annette Sykes, Dr Oliver Sutherland, Dr Moana Jackson, Dr Rawiri Waretini-Karena, Jordan Chaney from Sykes & Co – Photo / supplied Introduction: On the evening of July 24th, I... Read more »

David Seymour’s interpretation of the Treaty of Waitangi is out of context

Professor Margaret Mutu contests ACT MP David Seymour's version of Tiriti O Waitangi, how his interpretation is out of context. Read more »