Lessons in Decolonisation: John Minto draws parallels between Aotearoa and Gaza injustices
Decolonisation is not a historical debate — it is a living political struggle. Speaking at a Palestine solidarity rally in…

Decolonisation is not a historical debate — it is a living political struggle. Speaking at a Palestine solidarity rally in…

Waitangi Day should be about accountability, power, and honouring Te Tiriti. In 2026, it became something else entirely. As a…

As Waitangi Day approaches, the Government is attempting to reassure Māori that the Treaty of Waitangi is safe under its…

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Waitangi 2019 has no obvious fuse to it, but there is a cocktail of things that combined could become very unstable very quickly.
I’ll be the first to openly admit that I could have prioritised my own education on te ao Māori far more than I have, and that I am guilty in that regard. I take responsibility for that and I’m not proud of it. But I wish our systems of education, which must also extend beyond formal institutes of learning, might come to the table with this understanding too
The New Zealand Crown’s ongoing failure to acknowledge that the British Crown did not gain sovereignty over New Zealand in 1840 is a breach of the Crimes Act.
We should be thankful that Māori have been so generous in their forgiveness of this atrocity. Watch the fury of pakeha having to mow their berms to appreciate how one sided our preciousness of ownership is in this country.
This is real life, not social media. You can’t just block someone or mute them, you have an obligation to interact civilly and if we as Pakeha want a day where we can celebrate being NZers, then that requires Maori to be with us enjoying the same fruits of the societal harvest.
Treaty of Waitangi or Cheaty White Hangi?