Post by Kiwi Frontline on Jul 14, 2023 4:35:02 GMT 12
Don Brash: WHAT DID THE TREATY REALLY SAY?
The conventional understanding of the Treaty was that in Article I, Maori chiefs agreed to cede sovereignty to the Queen of England and her descendants forever; that in Article II, the Queen undertook to respect the property rights of Maori chiefs and all New Zealanders; and that in Article III, all New Zealanders would have the same rights and privileges as other British subjects.
And notes made about the many speeches made by Maori chiefs on 5 February, 1840, show that the chiefs understood that they were ceding authority to a higher authority, with several objecting that they were opposed to signing the Treaty because it gave the Queen (and Governor Hobson on her behalf) the power of life and death over them. The same understanding was reflected in the many speeches made by the chiefs assembled at Kohimarama in 1860. And again in later speeches, such as that by Sir Apirana Ngata a century later.
In a speech marking the centenary of the signing of the Treaty, Sir Apirana stated that.....
breakingviewsnz.blogspot.com/2023/07/don-brash-what-did-treaty-really-say.html
The conventional understanding of the Treaty was that in Article I, Maori chiefs agreed to cede sovereignty to the Queen of England and her descendants forever; that in Article II, the Queen undertook to respect the property rights of Maori chiefs and all New Zealanders; and that in Article III, all New Zealanders would have the same rights and privileges as other British subjects.
And notes made about the many speeches made by Maori chiefs on 5 February, 1840, show that the chiefs understood that they were ceding authority to a higher authority, with several objecting that they were opposed to signing the Treaty because it gave the Queen (and Governor Hobson on her behalf) the power of life and death over them. The same understanding was reflected in the many speeches made by the chiefs assembled at Kohimarama in 1860. And again in later speeches, such as that by Sir Apirana Ngata a century later.
In a speech marking the centenary of the signing of the Treaty, Sir Apirana stated that.....
breakingviewsnz.blogspot.com/2023/07/don-brash-what-did-treaty-really-say.html