“The radical thing is the system that currently exists — a system that completely cuts across the truth that our tūpuna never ceded sovereignty. To me, that’s the radical thing.” — Eru Kapa-Kingi.
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“While we underestimated the coalition’s willingness to sacrifice life for profit, we also believe that the government has underestimated how potent a coalition of shared interests to defend Te Tiriti can be.” — Matthew Scobie and Anna Sturman.
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“A slate of policies that have lazily played on this country’s insecurities and set a fire beneath the nation’s founding document have been met with a resistance not seen for generations.” — Jamie Tahana.
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“This wasn’t a protest. It was an affirmation of Te Tiriti.” — Meriana Johnsen on the Hīkoi mō Te Tiriti.
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“It’s perfectly possible to spend decades living on Māori land and never think of Te Tiriti, or falsely believe that tangata whenua rights are being honoured.” — Ara Alam-Simmons.
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“It was like a glimpse of the country as we want it to be: diverse and respectful and Māori-led.” — Catherine Delahunty on the Hīkoi mō Te Tiriti.
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“I’m not from the kōhanga generation and I do struggle with feeling like I’m good enough, Māori enough, doing enough. But I’ve learned as I get older not to let those feelings be a barrier to action.” — Aroha Gilling.
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