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…
Friday 23 October 2026 · Aotearoa New Zealand
Friday 23 October 2026 · Aotearoa New Zealand
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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,…
Professor Margaret Mutu contests ACT MP David Seymour's version of Tiriti O Waitangi, how his interpretation is out of context.