I've just made my submission on the Principles of the Treaty of Waitangi Bill.
Did I recommend that it be abandoned and razed to the ground with salt sowed on its foundations?
Yes. Yes I did.
#TreatyPrinciplesBill #KillTheBill #ToitūTeTiriti #HonourTheTreaty #nzpol

After an hour the crowd is still arriving.

**#ToitūTeTiriti**

#HonourTheTreaty

RNZ has a livestream of the hīkoi.

Amazing turnout!

https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/te-manu-korihi/534140/livestream-17-000-join-as-treaty-principles-bill-hikoi-reaches-parliament

#NZPol #ToitūTeTiriti #HonourTheTreaty #Wellington #TeWhanganuiATara

Loving the photos from the hīkoi at Wellington.

Hey, Seymour... you wet your pants yet?

#NZPol #ToitūTeTiriti #HonourTheTreaty #whakaroundfindout
#SeymourWorstPerson

For the day that's in it:

https://youtu.be/UKcht1I8nqg?si=HYbrZQgWAD0BM2PI

#ToitūTeTiriti #HonourTheTreaty

There's a livestream of the hīkoi on Facebook, doesn't seem to require a login https://www.facebook.com/watch/live/?mibextid=KsPBc6&ref=watch_permalink&v=3849190258730233&rdid=ZhwrIXFjXdc7pntV

#NZPol #ToitūTeTiriti #HonourTheTreaty #Wellington #TeWhanganuiATara

Remember to drink lots of water/electrolytes, have some snacks with you, and apply lots of SPF 50 to all those who who will be at the hīkoi tomorrow!

Stay safe and Kia Kaha!

#ToitūTeTiriti #HonourTheTreaty #Hīkoi #Wellington #Parliament #NZPol

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I'm glad I went to where they stopped. I met Rawiri this evening.

#ToituTeTiriti #HonourTheTreaty

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Honour the freakin' treaty, you bunch of back door cowards!

#BackdoorLuxon #WorstPersonSeymour #NickyNoBoats #IDontKnowWhatToCallWinstonPeters #NZPOL #ToitūTeTiriti #HonourTheTreaty #AotearoaNZ

Just thinking of where in my car will I put these.
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#ToitūTeTiriti #HonourTheTreaty #NZPol

a major hikoi (march) from the Far North of Aotearoa to Parliament—in opposition to the conservative government’s upcoming legislation that wants to rip up Treaty of Waitangi commitments—is happening, and tangata tiriti (treaty people) are welcome to join alongside tangata whenua (people of the land): https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/te-manu-korihi/530951/treaty-principles-bill-hikoi-from-far-north-to-parliament-about-maori-unity-organisers-say #HonourTheTreaty #Aotearoa #NewZealand #NZpol

2 weeks ago I posted a thread on English translations of Te Tiriti o Waitangi;

https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/@strypey/112812076794207293

... in which I pointed out that far from giving special rights to Māori, as ACT and other critics claim, Te Tiriti guaranteed tino rangatiratanga to all the peoples of this country.

So honouring the treaty means returning to a confederal system. Where central government power is limited and delegated from local government, not the other way round.

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#HonourTheTreaty #TinoRangatiratanga

This is the first time I've been heavily disappointed in the quality of Te Ara, the official Encyclopedia of New Zealand. This page, written in 2016 by one John Wilson, consists of an image of Te Tiriti o Waitangi in Te Reo Māori, followed by a highly questionable translation into English;

https://teara.govt.nz/en/document/4216/the-three-articles-of-the-treaty-of-waitangi

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#HonourTheTreaty #TeAra #JohnWilson #TeReoMāori

#ToituTeTiriti #HonourTheTreaty

TL:DR for Te Tiriti o Waitangi

1 - System of government - Kawanatanga
2 - Sovereignty - tino rangatiratanga and land sales via Crown
3 - Citizens - all people having rights as per citizens of England (or system as per 1)
4 - Spirituality - right to practice own faith

#TeTiritiOWaitangi #ToitūTeTiriti #HonourTheTreaty

I’m worried about this unwieldy #coalition. They aren’t saying much - which makes me very suspicious.
Exactly what are they aiming to sell off? Who are they in talks with?
There is zero transparency. Where’s the media on this?
#HonourtheTreaty
#taniwha
#nzpol

@paulhellyer Pity that neither TV1 nor TV3 news covered Wellington events for Waitangi. The hikoi / march from Pukeahu Park to Waitangi Park where they joined local celebrations had about 5,000 people on it. The Post (paywalled) described it as
"an enormous hīkoi brought traffic to a brief standstill as protesters walked from Pukeahu National War Memorial Park to Waitangi Park in support of te Tiriti and Māori rights."

#NZPol #TeTiritiOWaitangi #HonourTheTreaty
https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/350170051/mayor-promises-uphold-te-tiriti-huge-crowd-gathers-waitangi-event

#HonourtheTreaty
I hate that those in power appear to have been bought off. They said they would mess with our politics.

We’re in for a hot Waitangi Day, in more than one sense!

#ToitūTeTiriti #HonourTheTreaty #WaitangiDay

Today is Waitangi Day commemorating the signing of Te Tiriti o Waitangi (Waitangi Treaty) founding document of Aotearoa New Zealand.
#ToitūTeTiriti #HonourTeTiriti #HonourTheTreaty #WaitangiDay2024