The Treaty of Waitangi – a Subject of National Pride

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Our “Talk Treaty” exercise has comprised video recordings wherein a cross section of New Zealanders have been kind enough to speak candidly about their experiences with the treaty and their perspectives on issues related to it. Our interviewees confirmed almost unanimously just how valued the country’s“founding document” is – by both Maori and Pakeha. That’s of course not to say all is sweetness and light, there are treaty issues still to work through. But virtually to a person they all expressed pride in the relationship between Maoridom and other New Zealanders, often citing as “awful” the situation in other countries where indigenous peoples find their culture, tradition and institutions have all but been obliterated by the occupying process.

See this video that summarises responses

 

The Treaty of Waitangi – a Subject of National Pride was last modified: December 15th, 2015 by Gareth Morgan
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Gareth Morgan is a New Zealand economist and commentator on public policy who in previous lives has been in business as an economic consultant, funds manager, and professional company director. He is also a motorcycle adventurer and philanthropist. Gareth and his wife Joanne have a charitable foundation, the Morgan Foundation, which has three main stands of philanthropic endeavour – public interest research, conservation and social investment.