treaty of waitangi Archive

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  Te Tiriti o Waitangi and constitutional change - by Catherine Delahunty

  
  
  
  In the two weeks leading up to Waitangi two public forums were held at Te Papa on Te Tiriti o Waitangi and constitutional change. They were excellent contributions to the national conversation, the first being lawyers Moana Jackson (Ngati Kahungungu and Ngati Porou) and Matthew Palmer. Both speakers had a deep understanding of the issues [...] read more
  February 4, 2013 9:45 am - 27 Comments
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  My Citizenship Amendment Bill - by Catherine Delahunty

  
  
  
  Last week I placed a Bill in the Members’ Ballot which is aimed at ensuring citizenship ceremonies inform new citizens about Te Tiriti o Waitangi. The Bill came about because some individuals contacted me saying they had participated in some of these ceremonies and were horrified to find no reference to Te Tiriti o Waitangi [...] read more
  October 23, 2012 10:33 am - 4 Comments
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  Turbulent waters ahead for Government - by frog

  
  
  
  Anyone feel a hīkoi coming on? Angry protests on the cards? Cracks in the coalition? Iwi/Kiwi billboards and rednecks freaking out on talkback radio? One flip comment from the PM saying his Government could ignore whatever the Waitangi Tribunal decides about Māori water rights and it’s all on. The Māori Party formed over the divisive [...] read more
  July 11, 2012 11:09 am - 151 Comments
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  Cross-party support for Te Reo in schools? - by Catherine Delahunty

  
  
  
  It’s high time we all worked together and supported our national languages in schools starting with Te Reo Maori. I agree with Tim Groser that learning Te Reo should be available to all children and it’s great to hear the message from an unexpected quarter. The earlier children learn languages, the better. And as Tim [...] read more
  April 30, 2012 12:47 pm - 72 Comments
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  Donald Brash, racism, and political advantage - by David Clendon

  
  
  
  I almost feel sorry for ordinary members and supporters of the Act party.  Most of them base their support on a shared belief in laissez faire free market capitalism; a preference for a small, ‘non-interventionist’ state; and a form of social liberalism that gives primacy to the rights of the individual. That’s not a worldview [...] read more
  July 9, 2011 8:45 am - 56 Comments
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  On the ground in Waitangi - by Catherine Delahunty

  
  
  
  I am always astonished by the contrast between the media reporting on Waitangi and the experience on the ground. This year was no exception. There has been a lot of media talk about Hone Harawira’s “State of the Maori Nation” speech. Actually, he was a member of a panel which included Metiria Turei and Parekura [...] read more
  February 7, 2011 2:54 pm - 21 Comments
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  Youth MP speeches — Harry Lusk - by frog

  
  
  
  Here is Harry Lusk – Keith Lockes’ Youth MP – giving a General Debate speech at Youth Parliament last month. My speech is based on one simple question: should the New Zealand people not have the right to elect whoever holds the highest position in our land? I speak to you, my fellow youth parliamentarians, [...] read more
  August 3, 2010 1:40 pm - 14 Comments
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  Has Brownlee broken the law? - by David Clendon

  
  
  
  Who owns the oil in our Exclusive Economic Zone? What is at stake is quite significant. Crown Minerals testified to the Waitangi Tribunal in April that the Minister had failed to investigate Te Aupouri’s claim and also confirmed that this might be a violation of international law and the Treaty of Waitangi. read more
  July 8, 2010 2:31 pm - 35 Comments
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  Appropriate levels of decision making – Te Tiriti and MMP - by Catherine Delahunty

  
  
  
  Appropriate decision making is one of the core principles of the Greens and it is very useful when we are grappling with the developing discourse around MMP and also decision making under Te Tiriti o Waitangi. This core principle means that we uphold the importance of voting as a vital tool in decision making and [...] read more
  May 28, 2010 4:41 pm - 24 Comments
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  D.R.I.P. – Like Water on A Stone - by Catherine Delahunty

  
  
  
  If water keeps dripping it eventually changes the shape of a stone. Thus the D.R.I.P (Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People) will help change our country. It took 22 years of hard work and tough negotiation to achieve this milestone and good on the Maori Party if they managed to speed up the National [...] read more
  April 27, 2010 11:19 am - 48 Comments
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  Greens at Waitangi - by David Clendon

  
  
  
  Green MPs and other members will be at Waitangi in force this weekend. Anyone who is planning to be there is welcome to come by for a catch up, and maybe tell us what you think about some of the constitutional and other issues that will continue to affect and be affected by the Treaty relationship. read more
  February 5, 2010 8:09 am - 57 Comments
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  The biggest Maori urban population shut out from their own city - by Metiria Turei

  
  
  
  National’s decision to ditch the Maori seats on the Auckland super city is another means to remove Maori from the barest minimum of decision-making in the biggest Maori city in the country. Catherine has blogged on the general issue before but the issues are even more acute in Auckland. According the 2006 census, nearly 25% [...] read more
  April 7, 2009 6:03 pm - 59 Comments
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  Tuhoe and Crown talk about te Urewera - by frog

  
  
  
  It’s interesting to hear that Tuhoe are now entering treaty negotiations with the Crown.  This will, I imagine, be a very different set of negotiations to previous large negotiations such as Ngai Tahu and Waikato. Tuhoe’s engagement with the crown is stereotypically characterised as more confrontational than for many other iwi, which will add an [...] read more
  July 31, 2008 4:18 pm - 82 Comments
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  Kevin Hague – Green Candidate Number 7 - by frog

  
  
  
  Luckily someone managed to capture on video some of the speeches that high ranked Green candidates gave at the Green Party conference a month ago.  here’s the first of them; Kevin Hague, Green Party candidate for West Coast Tasman and number 7 on the party list. Currently Kevin is the Chief Executive of the West [...] read more
  July 4, 2008 8:06 am - 9 Comments