Post by Kiwi Frontline on Dec 13, 2023 12:39:27 GMT 12
Lawrie Knight: FACT CHECKING WAITANGI TRIBUNAL CLAIMS.
On the basis of what the Maori chiefs stated in their speeches, and the recognition by the Maori Council of the authenticity of Colenso's written records of these speeches, it is apparent that the chiefs had a clear understanding that the relationship between the Crown and the chiefs was to be one in which the Crown was recognised as having superiority and authority.
The Maori chiefs ceded their authority and power - sovereignty - to the Crown by signing, and they were aware of this.
The 2014 Ngapuhi applicants' oral history is inconsistent with Colenso's written record, which has been accepted by the Maori Council as a true record of the speeches.
This evidence proves that the Waitangi Tribunal is wrong in their finding that sovereignty was not ceded.
Therefore, there is no legal basis for the concept of co-governance where Maori and the Crown are equals....
breakingviewsnz.blogspot.com/2023/12/lawrie-knight-fact-checking-waitangi.html
On the basis of what the Maori chiefs stated in their speeches, and the recognition by the Maori Council of the authenticity of Colenso's written records of these speeches, it is apparent that the chiefs had a clear understanding that the relationship between the Crown and the chiefs was to be one in which the Crown was recognised as having superiority and authority.
The Maori chiefs ceded their authority and power - sovereignty - to the Crown by signing, and they were aware of this.
The 2014 Ngapuhi applicants' oral history is inconsistent with Colenso's written record, which has been accepted by the Maori Council as a true record of the speeches.
This evidence proves that the Waitangi Tribunal is wrong in their finding that sovereignty was not ceded.
Therefore, there is no legal basis for the concept of co-governance where Maori and the Crown are equals....
breakingviewsnz.blogspot.com/2023/12/lawrie-knight-fact-checking-waitangi.html