treaty Archive

  • Metiria Turei

    Goff delivers wedge to split the left - by Metiria Turei



    For all the indignation at the response to his speech , what did Goff expect whanau and hapu would hear in it? He starts with a criticism of Hone, he attacks the Maori Party, he promotes unjust treaty settlements and he defends the discriminatory foreshore legislation. And all delivered to a predominately Pakeha audience. How [...] read more
    December 1, 2009 10:14 am - 50 Comments
  • frog

    Reflections on Waitangi Day - by frog



    There seems to me to be a change of tone, or tenor today compared to Waitangi days past. Lot’s of people are saying that it is a love fest between John Key and the Maori Party, but I think it goes deeper than that. Chris Trotter, in today’s DomPost but not online, suggests that it [...] read more
    February 6, 2009 4:32 pm - 108 Comments