Going backward while Victoria moves forward
“New Zealand would do well to pay close attention to understand just how far it has moved towards the fringe of international political thought.” — Professor Dominic O’Sullivan.
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Tag: Treaty
The ‘dangerous’ bill flying under the radar
“Individually or together, these two bills would entrench libertarian preferences in New Zealand’s constitutional framework. They would also obstruct the consideration of Te Tiriti in future lawmaking.” — Melanie Nelson.
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Julian Batchelor’s muddle of mischief
“Once the manager found out who Julian really was, she rang him back, told him that this was a Māori business and to go hither and fornicate with himself, or words to that effect.” — Denis O’Reilly on the anti-co-governance roadshow.
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Lies with our breakfast
“It’s easy to laugh at these cereal lies, but the truth is that these stereotypes and racist assumptions still exist — in my classes, in debates on social media, and in the community where I live.” — Catherine Delahunty.
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What the Bishop said to the Queen
“As I remember the songs of our land, as I remember the history of our land, I weep here on the shores of the Bay of Islands.” — Bishop Whakahuihui Vercoe in 1990.
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Chris Finlayson: Co-governance should be embraced — not feared
“A decade of my life was spent on Treaty settlements. I think many people would be a lot more sympathetic toward the notion of co-governance if they learned the things that I was able to learn as a public official in that role.” — Chris Finlayson, former Minister for Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations.
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Settling Ihumātao
“One of the perceived political difficulties to arriving at a settlement that will attract broad public support is that ‘private land’ is involved. But this is a red herring that misleads and distracts us from the relevant and important questions.” — David Williams.
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Treaty Negotiators: Not a job for wimps
“It was so stressful. I told my lot I just want to be Pākehā for a while.”
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Moana Jackson: Prison should never be the only answer
The recent election had its usual predictable talk about law and order — and that talk ranged from...
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David Williams: The real importance of the Treaty settlements isn’t the money
Law professor David Williams on a lifetime of engagement with te ao Māori.
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