Māori freshwater rights are not a woke delusion
Māori authority over their water bodies aren’t woke delusions but “tangible rights grounded firmly in the western legal tradition”. — Historian Matthew Cunningham.
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Tag: Three Waters
Nanaia Mahuta: Ready for a new chapter
“While I get the fact that an Indigenous party is a positive reflection for New Zealand about how we’ve evolved, if that Indigenous party is never in a position to exercise influence over the way that the country can go, then what is the point?” — Nanaia Mahuta.
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Carwyn Jones: The value of sharing the decision-making
“Rather than just talking about power-sharing as compliance with our obligations, I think we should be talking about how it creates a real opportunity to get better solutions for the crises we face.” — Dr Carwyn Jones.
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Kieran McAnulty: It’s the right thing to do
“There is a history of recognising the particular rights of Māori in this country, but I don’t believe giving Māori something necessarily takes anything away from the rest of us.” — Local government minister Kieran McAnulty.
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Rob Campbell: We know the problem and we know the solution
“I think we’re at a really interesting period in colonial history in New Zealand, where people are going to have to take stances more and more on what they believe in and where they stand.” — Rob Campbell.
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The Pākehā allergy to sharing
“Times have changed, but the debate over the co-governance of water has highlighted how far we have to go in local government, and how the allergy to genuine power sharing is still widespread.” — Catherine Delahunty.
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What the hell is Three Waters? An explainer
“We want safe drinking water, reliable stormwater systems and clean beaches. Doing nothing is not an option.” And also: “Why give in to racism?” — Simon Wilson on Three Waters.
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In the bedrooms of the nation
“Kiwi Keith” Holyoake reckoned the solution to our racial issues would be found in the “bedrooms of the nation”. — Denis O’Reilly.
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More Than Three Words for Water
“Our everyday practices need to follow Maōri authority and tikanga Māori in managing water. If water is protected from agricultural or urban pollution, everyone benefits.” — Catherine Delahunty.
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