Consultation, my arse. This government is trying to turn te Tiriti into that "nullity" they wish it was. Roll on November and vote them OUT!
https://www.teaonews.co.nz/2026/04/20/analysis-government-set-to-reduce-treaty-in-legislation-to-lowest-possible-standard-what-it-means/
#ToitūTeTiriti #TreatyOfWaitangi #NZPol
#treatyofwaitangi — Public Fediverse posts
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'Protest group Te Waka Hourua redacted the English text of the Treaty of Waitangi, which hung across from Te Tiriti o Waitangi in the ‘Signs of a Nation’ exhibit at Te Papa, in 2023.
The Crown has dropped all charges against the man accused of damaging a Treaty of Waitangi exhibit at Te Papa Tongarewa, in 2023.
Te Wehi Ratana, 31, from Nelson, was facing two charges of obstruction of police, and intentionally damaging an art installation, when the group, Te Waka Hourua, entered the museum and used spray paint and a power tool to damage the exhibit.
Ratana’s charges were dropped on Tuesday after his defence lawyer, Julia Spelman, had given the Crown a draft of a defence expert’s evidence for the future trial.
The judge was told the Crown Solicitor decided it was not in the public interest to proceed despite their thoughts the prosecution had evidence to prove both charges.'
https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360949419/crown-drops-charges-against-man-accused-damaging-treaty-waitangi-exhibit
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Indigenous Māori Mobilization Signals Deepening Divisions in New Zealand
Māori people in New Zealand are protesting government plans that they say will hurt their rights. Large protests and actions in Parliament show deep disagreement.
#MaoriRights, #NewZealand, #Protest, #TreatyOfWaitangi, #IndigenousRights
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Many Māori people in New Zealand are protesting new government plans. They worry the plans will take away their rights and change important agreements. Large marches and actions in Parliament show how unhappy they are.
#MaoriRights, #NewZealand, #Protest, #TreatyOfWaitangi, #IndigenousRights
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Aboriginal group stands in solidarity with Māori at Waitangi https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/586122/aboriginal-group-stands-in-solidarity-with-maori-at-waitangi #nzlaw #nzpol #waitangiday #treatyofwaitangi
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'The government doesn’t care’: Māori greet New Zealand PM with indifference at muted Waitangi https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/feb/06/waitangi-day-maori-greet-new-zealand-pm-with-indifference
Subdued tone as political leaders spoke on eve of Waitangi Day amid some fatigue in Māori communities over divisive coalition policies #nzpol #nzlaw #treatyofwaitangi #waitangiday -
Waitangi Day: a time for N.Z. to reflect on the Treaty
Every year 06 February, New Zealand commemorates the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi (Te Tiriti o Waitangi), at the Treaty Grounds and other locations around the country. It is a time for the iwi/hapu and politicians to come together and acknowledge the progress made and the progress still to happen. In 2026, with iwi/Crown relations probably at/near a low not seen in decades, it is also a time to reflect on how the current poor state of relations came to be.
Many of the same issues in the past, being uttered by the same protagonists as in the past – Titewhai Harawira and her son Hone being a thus far notable exception – are coming to the fore again. Added to the mix have been combative words from Minister of Foreign Affairs, Winston Peters and Prime Minister Christopher Luxon saying that whilst he supported equal opportunity, equal outcomes is “socialism”.
As the Government progresses its way through the last year of its first time, despite Mr Luxon claiming to respect and recognize te ao Maori, it is easier to remember at the present time the numerous attacks on Government support for our indigenous people. Over the last three years, there has been the abolition of the Maori Health Funding Authority. Maori T.V. has had its funding slashed and its flagship news programme Te Karere has been forced to let go nearly all of its staff.
Over the last three years, one might further argue that in the rush to build motorways and keep the proponents of excessive tax cuts happy, the Government has omitted to help eastern Bay of Plenty, Gisborne and Tairawhiti as well as Hawkes Bay complete their recovery from Cyclone Gabrielle, and now the storms last week, which added to the damage. Although the Government will never admit it, these regions are low priority because they are predominantly Maori, with lower economic output and higher figures in terms of socio-economic disparity. The refusal to fund a plan to mitigate the landslide risk in more slip prone parts of the country, much of which is in hilly, poorly vegetated rural northeastern North Island, which again, is largely Maori speaks volumes about the policy and fiscal agenda.
From a Maori perspective it is not difficult to see why so many are grumpy about the state of Government in New Zealand.
Will politicians find some common ground on Waitangi Day, or will this one – like many before it – be best remembered for the bickering?
Happy Waitangi Day.
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A list of common tropes and narratives people use to marginalise Māori, especially in discussions about Te Tiriti o Waitangi and Treaty settlements. #Māori #TeTiriti #TreatyOfWaitangi #Aotearoa #NewZealand
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Members celebrate 50 years of the Waitangi Tribunal
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/top/575461/members-celebrate-50-years-of-the-waitangi-tribunal #NZPol #NZLaw #treatyofwaitangi #WaitangiTribunal #IndigenousIP
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Winston finishes as Deputy P.M.; David Seymour takes over
Outgoing Deputy P.M., Winston Peters, P.M. Christopher Luxon, and incoming Deputy P.M., David Seymour (Credit: supplied)As the tenure of Winston Peters as Deputy Prime Minister draws to a close, the A.C.T. Party are gathering for a celebration of their leader the Hon. David Seymour becoming Deputy Prime Minister on 31 May. But as Mr Peters prepares to stand down from the Deputy Prime Ministers job, questions must arise of whether Mr Seymour is fit for the job.
The question might seem redundant given that Mr Seymour will invariably take over the role of Deputy Prime Minister at the end of 31 May 2025. And yet, it is one that needs to be asked because, for all the noises government makes about the need to work for all New Zealanders, it is pretty obvious that A.C.T. have an agenda supported by foreign actors.
Atlas Network, which David Seymour collaborated with before he became a Member of Parliament is a network of so-called astroturf organizations who are actually rightwing lobby groups – Taxpayers Union, Free Speech Union, Hobsons Pledge, the New Zealand Institute and others are just a few of these groups. Worldwide there are more than 500, and all have a minimalist government/free speech/free property rights/minimal tax agenda.
At the meetings that Mr Seymour attended there were also former Minister of Finance Ruth Richardson whose 1991 “Mother of All Budgets”, where wholesale cuts were made across the board to social welfare also earnt her philosophy the dubious term “Ruthenasia”. Roger Douglas, whose market reforms in the late 1980s set New Zealand on the current neoliberal path, is another one to have taken an interest in Atlas Network.
Whilst Mr Seymour has been a Minister of the Crown, he has actively espoused freedom of speech in New Zealand. It might seem non-threatening to the uninformed, but these calls have been seized upon by the Free Speech Union, which has defended the right of far right activists to exercise hate speech, which has turned the race relations narrative toxic, and emboldened various activists. Nonetheless Mr Seymour persists.
But perhaps the most dangerous aspect of Mr Seymours politics, has been the radicalisation of A.C.T.’s anti-Maori agenda. One might say that this is double speak given that he has a Maori M.P., Karen Chhour, in his caucus. Ms Chhour has actively attacked the work of Oranga Tamariki, deliberately setting out to undermine its work. He ignores, as does Ms Chhour to the reasons for O.T. being established – namely to provide alternative care for Maori children alienated by the State, undermining its role as the Ministry for Children. The attacks on Oranga Tamariki and more recently the politicisation by another A.C.T. Member of Parliament Dr Parmjeet Parmar of assessment schedules at University of Auckland, are part of a broader campaign to “remove race based policies and support”.
The whole reason for such things in the first place, has NOTHING to do with race. It is an acknowledgment that Maori have been historically discriminated by the State through its institutions, its policies, its staff. It is an acknowledgement that Maori care for tamariki has been discriminated against to the point that learning te reo Maori was openly frowned upon; Maori were not listened to – and still are not in many cases – by non-Maori medical specialists, social workers, teachers, the Police, Courts and so forth. The subsequent breakdown in mutual trust between Maori and a system that is inherently biased against them subsequently led to them now having a life expectancy of 10 years less than other New Zealanders; lower literacy, and other academic performance indicators.
Measures like Oranga Tamariki, Maori Electorates and institutional practices such as having test exams are an attempt to assist Maori and also Pasifika peoples in getting around these matters.
Get ready for the next 18 months. They could be the rockiest 18 months of New Zealand politics since the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840. All because the man who is about to become Deputy Prime Minister is in cahoots with a very shadowy network of lobby groups who do not have New Zealand’s best interests at heart.
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Hi Ulan, the post is simply a link to the newspaper page displaying the cartoon published by the NZ Herald newspaper.
If you’re interested in the subject of the #NZPol government threatening the founding document of #Aotearoa #NewZealand #TeTiritiOWaitangi which is a treaty signed by a majority of #Māori rangatira (chiefs) and the British Crown to grant the right of British people to settle in NZ. Some other hashtags you could use to find out more are #TreatyPrinciplesBill #DavidSeymour #AtlasNetwork #Act #ToitūTeTiriti #TePātiMāori #TreatyOfWaitangi #Haka -
So do you suppose David Seymour's #Act Party were so keen to have Te Pāti Māori MP's jailed for performing a #haka because they didn't want them present as Seymour & Act attempt to rush their undemocratic and treacherous #RegulatoryStandardsBill through parliament under urgency?
Regardless of whether you support or oppose this treasonous bill, the dismantling of constitutional and democratic parliamentary process should alarm all #NZTwits. Perhaps #DavidSeymour sees this as a way of guaranteeing his ambition of bringing about a #CivilWar in #Aotearoa #NewZealand. #NZPol #AtlasNetwork #NZInitiative #TreatyOfWaitangi #TeTiritiOWaitangi #ToitūTeTiriti
https://newsroom.co.nz/2025/05/22/regulatory-standards-bill-will-be-debated-under-urgency/
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well said
there's other videos taken from the gallery showing their #haka, but the official feed, as you say, is flummoxed
her name is #HanaRawhitiMaipiClarke
it's a powerful video
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"#NewZealand MPs who performed #haka in parliament given unprecedented punishment
#TePātiMāori co-leaders and youngest member to be temporarily suspended from #parliament after performance protesting controversial bill"
The bill in question (the #TreatyPrinciplesBill) wanted to reinterpret the #TreatyOfWaitangi (1840), which upholds #Māori rights
The bill was defeated
I think the proper response to a bullshit punishment for protecting #MāoriRights is a lot more hakas
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/may/15/new-zealand-mps-haka-parliament-suspended
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Unprecedented Suspensions for Māori MPs Spark Debate in New Zealand Parliament
#MaoriRights
#NewZealandPolitics
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#TreatyOfWaitangi
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Fifty years on, New Zealand’s tribunal upholding Māori rights faces a turning point
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Congrats to New Zealand for the defeat of the Treaty Principles Bill.
#Indigenous #Maori #Māori #FuckRacism #FuckWhiteness #FuckColonisation #NewZealand #NZPol #HanaRawhiti #TeTiritioWaitangi #TreatyofWaitangi #TeTiriti
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New Zealand's controversial Treaty Principles Bill defeated in parliament as all but one party blocks its path forward
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04-10/nz-treaty-principles-bill-defeated-amid-/105161020
Excellent news!
#Newa #AotearoaNZ #Aotearoa #NewZealand #NZPol #Treaty #TreatyofWaitangi
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Māori protesters turn their backs on government ministers at Waitangi Day event https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/feb/05/maori-protesters-turn-backs-waitangi-day-event-act-party-david-seymour-ntwnfb
Anger at policies that roll back Māori rights surface as rightwing Act party leader David Seymour has microphone removed twice and protesters stage walkout. #nzpol #nzlaw #TreatyofWaitangi -
‘It’s about togetherness’: Waitangi Day captures a new audience https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/feb/06/new-zealand-waitangi-treaty-day-nz-government-maori-policies
A groundswell of resistance against the government’s Māori policies is driving many to make the trip to the Waitangi treaty grounds in New Zealand’s far north for the first time. #nzpol #nzlaw #TreatyofWaitangi -
New Zealand's Waitangi Day was overshadowed by controversy as Māori leaders condemned a proposed bill to redefine the Treaty of Waitangi.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-02-06/waitangi-day-overshadowed-by-treaty-controversy/104904766
Methodist Church president Te Aroha Rountree likened the move to "the crown filing for divorce."
The proposed Treaty Principles Bill will continue to face resistance, with Māori leaders vowing to fight any changes that undermine their rights.
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CW: NZPol Te Tiriti signing
"This is a narrative of the speeches at the Treaty of Waitangi signings in Waitangi, Hokianga and Kaitāia. The words are not in quotes as they are not verbatim and instead have been edited to be accessible to a wider audience. This means some details have been omitted, condensed or rephrased with modern terminology. "
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Unprecedented number of submissions on Treaty Principles Bill, Denise Garland, Senior Journalist, Radio New Zealand
Public submissions close today, don't miss out on providing a view on an important constitutional change being proposed
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Maori call for King Charles III to intervene against New Zealand policies https://www.liberoreporter.it/2024/12/eng-news/maori-call-for-king-charles-iii-to-intervene-against-new-zealand-policies.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #MaoriRights #TreatyOfWaitangi #KingCharlesIII #NewZealandPolitics #IndigenousVoices
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Riana Te Ngahue responds to #DavidSeymour ’s Treaty Principles Bill and fear of tino rangatiratanga.
#NZPol #TreatyOfWaitangi #TeTiritioWaitangi #ToitūTeTiritit #Māori #Aotearoa #NewZealand
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From Te Ngahue's perspective, tino rangatiratanga was "about the right to do things in a Māori way," and said this was guaranteed under the #TreatyOfWaitangi.
"Doing things in a #Māori way means having the obligation to look after people and look after the environment."
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You think Google Translate is bad? David Seymour is proposing we crowd-source the meaning of one of our country's key foundational documents, the 1840 Treaty of Waitangi.
You don't speak te reo Māori, the language of Te Tiriti? Your vote counts!
You don't know anything about that period of history - the backstory, the cultures involved, the socio-political context? Have your say!
You don't even know if the *English* language was used differently at that period of history? Your voice matters!The proposed referendum is basically ChatGPTing the cornerstone document of our unwritten constitution, in the service of a distorted idea of democracy which says that if all people are equal, then so are their opinions.
#nzpol #TreatyPrinciplesBill #ToitūTeTiriti #democracy #TreatyOfWaitangi #TeTiritiOWaitangi -
NZ #Rugby Union are reportedly editing out on social media posts the start of #haka in #AllBlacks vs #Italy test also T J Perenara's last game for the ABs to keep racists from smashing their TVs or whatever device they're watching it on. What Perenara says is: "Toitū te mana o te whenua, toitū te mana motuhake, toitū te tiriti o Waitangi" "the sovereignty of the land remains, the sovereignty of the people remains, the #TreatyOfWaitangi #TeTiriti remains". #NZPol
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Although I'm heartened to see such strong opposition to the Treaty Principles bill, I wonder whether the bill's introduction is just the beginning of a long campaign by right wingers. I'm horribly reminded of the beginnings of the Brexit movement in the UK.
I also wonder if this bill is purely the product of the Act party, or if it has not been nourished by think tanks and donors on the North American right. Not only has "semi-aligned" New Zealand long been a thorn in the flesh of the US right, but the undermining of the Treaty of Waitangi might provide a model and incentive for the sabotage of treaties with indigenous peoples in North America.
New Zealand: Maori protest as hikoi reaches Wellington
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cdd0qr9mv9mo
#NewZealand #Aotearoa #TreatPrinciplesBill #ActParty
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What David #Seymour Isn't Telling You: #TeTiritioWaitangi #TreatyOfWaitangi Protects #NewZealand 's Nature and Precious Resources.
Over decades, #TeTiriti has stood for the principle of guardianship and taking a long view of New Zealand's nature, its land, sea and sky.
NZ's judicial system and laws have protected NZ from foreign corporate interests wanting to privatise, mine our lands, and acquire and use our sensitive, limited resources.
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Tens of thousands march on NZ parliament in protest against Māori treaty bill
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/nov/19/tens-of-thousands-to-converge-on-nz-parliament-as-march-to-protest-controversial-maori-rights-bill-reaches-capital Police say about 42,000 people gathered at parliament in the last stage of the nine-day protest in opposition to the Treaty Principles bill. #nzpol #nzlaw #IndigenousIP #TreatyofWaitangi
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Huge march protesting Treaty of Waitangi bill reaches Wellington https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/nov/19/tens-of-thousands-to-converge-on-nz-parliament-as-march-to-protest-controversial-maori-rights-bill-reaches-capital?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other #TreatyofWaitangi #NewZealand
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For all you ignorant folk from foreign lands passing judgement on #Aotearoa #NewZealand #TreatyOfWaitangi understand this #TeTiritioWaitangi is unique to these islands. No where else on planet #Earth has the #indigenous people negotiated a treaty with their coloniser to maintain their rights and #sovereignty
As #Seymour admits there exists no legal precedent to compare to the beautiful promise of tangata whenua and tangata tiriti living together on a promise made 184 years ago. #ToituTeTiriti