Tangata Tiriti Archives

In the bedrooms of the nation

Posted by Denis O'Reilly | Oct 9, 2022 | Reflections

“Kiwi Keith” Holyoake reckoned the solution to our racial issues would be found in the “bedrooms of the nation”. — Denis O’Reilly.

Being part of Moana’s legacy

Posted by Mengzhu Fu | Apr 16, 2022 | Reflections

“Moana taught me, a young Chinese activist, the meaning of solidarity and what it means to be living on this land as tangata Tiriti who respect tangata whenua.” — Mengzhu Fu.

Threads of red

Posted by Aimee Milne | Apr 10, 2022 | Identity, Reflections

“I can’t stand it any longer. I send away for a DNA test. It arrives in a little white packet, and I’m excited. I tell my husband that I’m sure I have Māori in me.” — Aimee Milne.

What if we reopened Treaty settlements?

Posted by Jack McDonald | Mar 19, 2022 | Comment & Analysis

“Over the last decade, the ‘land back’ rallying cry has stretched across the Indigenous world and breathed new life into the fight for land and sovereignty.” — Jack McDonald.

Becoming Tangata Tiriti

Posted by Catherine Delahunty | Sep 26, 2021 | Reflections

“How does that maunga in Aotearoa that you’ve claimed to be ‘toku maunga’ become your mountain? And what gives you the right to claim that river as yours? It’s not ancestry. It’s not an inherited story. So, what is it?” — Catherine Delahunty.