He Whakaputanga: Partnership and power sharing
We often think of He Whakaputanga as the poor cousin, the runner-up, of constitutional documents. But He Whakaputanga has been a force in the north for a long time.
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Author: Kennedy Warne
Tāmati Kruger: Down that way, glory waits
“Mana whenua has to do with acknowledging that the land has mana, and fulfilling your obligations and your kinship relationship with the land. That’s what it is — not an ownership or property relationship.”
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Heke Tangata: The ebbing tide
For a decade or more, there have been no marked gains in economic progress for Māori. Instead, there’s been stagnation and even some setbacks.
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One tough mother
Remembering the mother of the nation, Whina Cooper — a tough, uncompromising mother who understood the power of protest and the political fray.
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‘Gather up the bloodstained soil’
Kennedy Warne finds a connection between Parihaka and a memorial to the thousands of African-Americans who suffered the horror of death by lynching.
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