“The enduring question is not what the Treaty may have meant at any one moment in time, but how faithfully its promise of dual authorities and mutual social and economic obligation can be realised in each successive generation.” — Morgan Godfery.
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“Kids’ homes and schools are the top exposure zones for junk food marketing in Aotearoa. That’s not passive exposure, it’s precision targeting.” — Vinetta Plummer.
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“Vaping has become so widespread that New Zealand now has more daily nicotine users than it did five years ago. In fact, 86,000 more people are regularly consuming nicotine than in 2018. In places like Wairoa, vaping is embedded in everyday life.” — Fred Christensen.
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“We don’t need to always be reacting to kāwanatanga. Our actions can be our own declaration of rangatiratanga.” — Tracy Karanui-Golf, Mahinarangi Maika, Jota Firmin, and Carwyn Jones.
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“Te Tiriti o Waitangi is not an endpoint. Nor is a relationship with the government necessarily the overall aim for Māori.” — Tā Mason Durie.
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“You could feel the anger but also the restraint. Ngāpuhi were in charge and were respected. No one threw a dildo. But did the Crown feel the depth of the disgust towards their policies?” — Catherine Delahunty.
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“We were fed a narrative that always seemed mind-suckingly one-sided. We were supposed to believe that Māori willingly handed everything over to the benevolent latecomers and pretend-discoverers for mere nails and blankets.” — Manase Lua.
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“We’re beyond survival now. We have survived. We can afford to raise the standards, to increase accountability. And we have the freedom to take our rangatiratanga out for a spin.” — Dayle Takitimu.
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“The assumption of singular sovereignty continues to see the government hold the exclusive right to raise taxes, levies and rates. Māori aren’t permitted to engage in these same activities . . . thus entrenching the fundamental imbalance between Treaty partners.” — Matthew Scobie.
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“For years, data has been used to inform narratives and policy decisions about Māori, but without our input or our values at heart. That’s why it’s so important for us to collect and gain access to good quality data for Māori.” — Ngapera Riley.
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“We know very well that Māori assertion and self-confidence frightens and angers some Pākehā. They’re not used to Māori being in control. Rangatiratanga gives visibility to Māori decision-making.” — Tainui Stephens.
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“Nobody wanted to just go and shut down a road. It was about safety and health in the face of a threat.” — Luke Fitzmaurice, co-author of ‘Stepping Up: COVID-19 Checkpoints and Rangatiratanga’.
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“The question of authority, how and where it’s exercised, and by whom, is not just an academic one.” — Kerensa Johnston.
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