“The way Cook overlaid English names on Te Waipounamu, Te Ika-a-Māui and the other islands that make up ‘New Zealand’ was (and continues to be) a powerful means of claiming intellectual and political sovereignty.” — Tony Ballantyne, in ‘Captain Cook and the Unsettled Afterlives of Empire’.
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“Within Māori framings of the past, Cook has become one of the most potent symbols of empire and its bitter and enduring legacies.” — Historian Tony Ballantyne, author of ‘Captain Cook and the Unsettled Afterlives of Empire’.
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“The Cook Islands name has no meaningful connection to who we are. To me, when we describe ourselves as Cook Islanders, we’re saying ‘I am a James Cook Islander’, or ‘I am of James Cook’.” — Liam Koka‘ua.
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“Our stories of Cook need to explain why we need a Māori Health Authority and why such a thing isn’t apartheid or racist. Our stories of Cook need to provide ways for people on city councils to understand why there is such a broad call for Māori wards.” — Alice Te Punga Somerville.
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“We have been hoarding stories about Cook for 250 years now. Some of those stories are valuable, important, useful. Most of them are junk.” — Alice Te Punga Somerville.
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