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A former Labour Prime Minister, and a former National Party Attorney General also the Minister for the Treaty of Waitangi negotiations in the mid 2000's
Sir Geoffrey Palmer and Chris Finlayson offer praise for the Waitangi Tribunal – and damning criticism of the coalition Government. Sam Sach
Worth a read to understand the current mood of the nation in regards to the current sitting coalition government
What if the Crown is also Māori?
What if the Crown is also Māori?
A slightly edited form of this post has also appeared on E-Tangata.
Symbols come in many forms, tangible and the intangible. They tell us stories we may not even be aware of.
Here’s one. I work in a beautiful building. It is a building that breathes and moves about me. Occasionally, as I walk down the halls or the stairway I feel surrounded by a soft golden glow, created by the sensory fusion of…
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'Trumping', Hosking & the Waitangi Tribunal. It's a thing.
‘Trumping’, Hosking & the Waitangi Tribunal. It’s a thing.
So my brief this week was to write a post on the Waitangi Tribunal. Now, I often need to feel a bit het up in order to write (or at least write something vaguely meaningful). My usual gauge is the Shower Test. Do I stand in my morning shower, stock-still, with hot water levels merrily depleting while I stare into middle distance ruminating about some issue? If so, that usually means I can write…
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It’s not a case of you people ticking a box and saying yes, you have consulted. Because you haven’t got the mana over what we’re talking about. We have the mana over our land.
Marie Tautari addressing the Ngatiwai Trust Board, March 2015
Marie Tautari and David Peters, Whananaki
Te Pou o Pita Tunua, Whananaki School. On land that was part of the original kainga.
My stories are about attachment and belonging to place. They also form part of the body of evidence concerning a Waitangi Tribunal claim.
Rowan Tautari
Newlands Bus Route 56
Poem on last day @ Waitangi Tribunal Robert McClean 15 February 2002 Newlands The work of one soul is difficult to assess Each fortnight creating a story of which to report To SROs, ASROs and ADCH A deadline for research, a hui over the hill, meeting with the team, reviewing performance reviews, emailing memos and filing Fill the pages of the days past And sometimes you look back and wonder The work of a unit is difficult to assess Each month, each week coming together to hear Other stories of work around tables of timber A retreat programme, a business meeting, a casebook to complete, Qing A again And sometimes we look back and wonder The work of a Division is difficult to assess Key resulting in Aotearoa – Kaipara, Hauraki, Tauranga, Mohaka, Wairarapa ki Tararua The regions roll off between rangahau whanui, Tatum Park, Gear Homestead, a place of work agreement, Df, C, CFRT and Remembering people who have given their lives for this cause (for many who work for the Kingdom will not see it arrive) And sometimes we look back and wonder Maybe 1975 never happened The Act was not actioned The Tribunal never convened And the years passed without a hearing Surely this land would not be the same Surely the past of our past would not be reclaimed And justice proclaimed from the streets of provincial towns Sure enough the future will look back and decide Did we do any good to bridge A gap between colonial and post And bring some sense to something And in my view from this place is yes Bus rolls into town Getting off at this last stop
(via Tom Scott on stuff.co.nz)
