Post by Kiwi Frontline on Dec 7, 2023 4:42:26 GMT 12
BID TO TAKE POLITICS OUT OF TREATY PRINCIPLES DEBATE
But Kingi Tuheitia says he received a clear message from Māori across the country at the 165th anniversary of the birth of the Kingitanga movement last weekend, which has inspired his call for a national hui.
The gathering at Turangawaewae Marae in Waikato on January 20 will “unify the nation and ensure all voices are heard when holding the new coalition government to account,” Tuheitia’s chief of staff Ngira Simmonds says.
“There’s strong opposition to the Government’s statements on the Treaty of Waitangi, which could undermine decades of hard-fought justice and equality for our nation,” he says.....
newsroom.co.nz/2023/12/06/calls-for-politics-to-be-taken-out-of-treaty-principles-debate/
KIINGI TUHEITIA TO HOST NATIONAL HUI FOR UNITY
Kiingi Tuheitia Pootatau Te Wherowhero VII is calling a national hui, for Te Iwi Maaori, next year to unify the nation and ensure all voices are heard when holding the new Coalition Government to account.
Ariki and Leaders – including Te Ariki Taa Tumu Te Heuheu and Ratana Tumuaki, Manuao Te Kohamutunga Tamou – agreed that the Crown must be a responsible Treaty Partner and unify, not divide the nation. They are supporting the King’s call for the national hui.
Kiingitanga Chief of Staff Ngira Simmonds says there was a lot of unhelpful and divisive rhetoric during the election campaign which was being felt by many New Zealanders – both Maaori and non-Maaori.
“There’s strong opposition to the Government’s statements on the Treaty of Waitangi which could undermine decades of hard-fought justice and equality for our nation.....
waateanews.com/2023/12/06/press-release-kiingi-tuheitia-to-host-national-hui-for-unity/
But Kingi Tuheitia says he received a clear message from Māori across the country at the 165th anniversary of the birth of the Kingitanga movement last weekend, which has inspired his call for a national hui.
The gathering at Turangawaewae Marae in Waikato on January 20 will “unify the nation and ensure all voices are heard when holding the new coalition government to account,” Tuheitia’s chief of staff Ngira Simmonds says.
“There’s strong opposition to the Government’s statements on the Treaty of Waitangi, which could undermine decades of hard-fought justice and equality for our nation,” he says.....
newsroom.co.nz/2023/12/06/calls-for-politics-to-be-taken-out-of-treaty-principles-debate/
KIINGI TUHEITIA TO HOST NATIONAL HUI FOR UNITY
Kiingi Tuheitia Pootatau Te Wherowhero VII is calling a national hui, for Te Iwi Maaori, next year to unify the nation and ensure all voices are heard when holding the new Coalition Government to account.
Ariki and Leaders – including Te Ariki Taa Tumu Te Heuheu and Ratana Tumuaki, Manuao Te Kohamutunga Tamou – agreed that the Crown must be a responsible Treaty Partner and unify, not divide the nation. They are supporting the King’s call for the national hui.
Kiingitanga Chief of Staff Ngira Simmonds says there was a lot of unhelpful and divisive rhetoric during the election campaign which was being felt by many New Zealanders – both Maaori and non-Maaori.
“There’s strong opposition to the Government’s statements on the Treaty of Waitangi which could undermine decades of hard-fought justice and equality for our nation.....
waateanews.com/2023/12/06/press-release-kiingi-tuheitia-to-host-national-hui-for-unity/