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Treaty Principles Bill Submission
The Treaty Principles Bill is expected to fall at its second reading in Parliament today. I confess to having struggled with how to respond to the Bill. There were aspects of it which I very much appreciated. In particular that … Continue reading
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Tagged Ewen McQueen, Treaty of Waitangi, Treaty Principles Bill
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Kāwanatanga katoa was the fundamental question at Waitangi
A recent NZ Herald opinion piece continued the modernist narrative that in 1840 the chiefs did not agree to Crown sovereignty. Here is the alternative view I sent them, which they declined to publish… Matthew Hooton wrote in the NZ … Continue reading
The chieftainship rests with one – the Governor
After Hone Heke felled the flagstaff in 1844, a group of Chiefs meet with Governor Fitzroy at Waimate North to discuss the situation. The transcript of the meeting gives a fascinating insight into how they understood the Treaty. Watch the … Continue reading
Jackson all over the co-governance paddock
Labour MP Willie Jackson is a likeable chap. But his TVNZ interview on co-governance last week was a difficult watch. Jackson was a flailing mass of contradictions, confusion, and ill-defined slogans. Interviewer Jack Tame tried to get some clarity, but … Continue reading
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Tagged Co-governance, Ewen McQueen, Treaty of Waitangi, Willie Jackson
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The Chiefs respond to Heke’s flagstaff attack
“We are one tribe, and we will fight for the staff and our Governor.” So declared Tamati Waka Nene. It was September 1844. Hone Heke had recently attacked the flagstaff at Kororareka. Now Governor Fitzroy had travelled north to address … Continue reading
Why did Hone Heke cut down the flagstaff?
The modern view is that Hone Heke cut down the flagstaff at Kororareka because his expectation of a dual sovereignty partnership as agreed in the Treaty had not been met. But is this true? Watch this short video for a … Continue reading
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Tagged Co-governance, Ewen McQueen, Hone Heke, Kororāreka, Maiki Hill, Treaty of Waitangi
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Sovereignty and the Treaty – the evidence
As you start your Christmas shopping, this book may be just the thing for someone you know who is interested in New Zealand history and politics. It’s about the past, but it’s also about the future. One Sun in the … Continue reading
Henry Williams – Nationmaker
The water lapped brightly around the small boat. It was 1835. Henry Williams and his crew were sailing south through the Hauraki Gulf. As they passed the Waitemata, Williams recorded, …was much struck with the beauty of the harbour, which … Continue reading
Henry Williams – the inveterate learner
The chocks were kicked away. Fifty tonnes of sailing vessel glided down rollers, over the Paihia sand and plunged into the water. The multitude of Māori onlookers were briefly silenced. Astonished. Then they erupted. Hundreds splashed wildly into the water … Continue reading
Henry Williams – adventurer to the ends of the earth
The swine plummeted into the abyss. But this was no cliff above Galilee. It was a precipice above the Whanganui River. Henry Williams, now barefoot for greater grip, clung to the roots and branches on the side of the near … Continue reading
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