Calls for ‘unifying’ national discussion on Treaty principles in place of political firestorm
Māori issues
Posted inMāori issues
Repealing child protection legislation will fail Māori all over again
Section 7AA was an attempt to win back trust of Māori communities. We mustn’t repeal it
Posted inMāori issues
Enhancing the mana of Te Tiriti
Comment: There is no need for the Act Party’s ‘principles’, because there are not two treaties. There is only one – Te Tiriti o Waitangi
Posted inMāori issues
Why Māori and Pacific quotas at medical school are essential
Act and National have committed to examine the Māori and Pacific Admission Scheme at Auckland University. Even ‘reviewing’ the programme is hurtful and upsetting.
Posted inInvestigations
NZ’s yawning demographic divide
Around 40 percent of Pākehā are over 50 while 40 percent of Māori are 18 or under – a new series on the implications for NZ
Posted inComment
Why we could see a 127-seat Parliament at the next election
A deal in the Māori electorates just might cause one of the biggest upsets in NZ’s recent political history
Posted inElection 2023
The NZ First MP picked for a big future
Casey Costello’s path to power and the political heavyweights picking big things for her
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Tax question hovers as Hipkins goes on
If Labour decides a wealth or capital gains tax is needed, Chris Hipkins can’t stay on as leader
Posted inMāori issues
It’s not Luxon who needs to agree to a Treaty referendum, it’s Ngāpuhi
Act's proposal should go to David Seymour's own iwi first
Posted inPolitics
The most Māori in Parliament ever. Significant? Or so what?
Will more Māori MPs make a difference?
Posted inPodcast: The Detail
Ka kite for Māori Health Authority?
Māori Health Authority is set to be cut despite pleas it should be given more time to prove its worth.
Posted inLegal
A new legal current restores Māori rights for river mouths
One court ruled out rights for Māori over river mouths if the waterways were 'navigable' but a higher court reverses that
