If Maori had fully united against the colonial project the British would have been defeated in the wars of resistance. Now, despite the ructions in Te Pati Maori, there is an unprecedented level of unity among Maori. However, at the same time the ground has shifted. In 1860 Maori outnumbered European settlers, albeit by a small margin. Now they comprise only one fifth of the population as a whole.
To reverse the setbacks of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, Maori will need to engage the support of non-Maori, and to that end non-Maori will need to be brought into the rangatiratanga system.
Kotahitanga in the twenty first century will look quite different to the kotahitanga of the preceding centuries but they will have at least one feature in common, which is that they are a necessary condition for the final defeat of New Zealand colonialism.
'Who is the Government' is essential reading. As is Black's Law Dictionary 1st Edition, and Equity (a course of lectures by F. W. Maitland) within the context that He wakaputanga 1835, among other things, is a trust (equity law applies), that still stands. And that our birth certificate is evidence of another trust (equity applies and we are the beneficiary, not the trustee)....many great books to read on our journey out of the hidden slave/commerce system we've been born into and are ignorant of.
Thanks Harpreet; for bringing these seemingly historical tactics to the forefront of people's minds — they are tactics employed to this day. It is important people realise that New Zealand (realm/corporation) is completely different to Aotearoa (lawful/constitutional/land). New Zealand and Aotearoa are different worlds — they are muddied and used interchangeably by those that benefit from people not knowing the difference and the remedy that will come in time. Keep up the good work.
Thank you for your thoughtful contribution to NZ political debate. I had never thought of "divide and conquer" in this historical context.
If Maori had fully united against the colonial project the British would have been defeated in the wars of resistance. Now, despite the ructions in Te Pati Maori, there is an unprecedented level of unity among Maori. However, at the same time the ground has shifted. In 1860 Maori outnumbered European settlers, albeit by a small margin. Now they comprise only one fifth of the population as a whole.
To reverse the setbacks of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, Maori will need to engage the support of non-Maori, and to that end non-Maori will need to be brought into the rangatiratanga system.
Kotahitanga in the twenty first century will look quite different to the kotahitanga of the preceding centuries but they will have at least one feature in common, which is that they are a necessary condition for the final defeat of New Zealand colonialism.
@Harpreet, have you read Who is the Government by Ewan Campbell
'Who is the Government' is essential reading. As is Black's Law Dictionary 1st Edition, and Equity (a course of lectures by F. W. Maitland) within the context that He wakaputanga 1835, among other things, is a trust (equity law applies), that still stands. And that our birth certificate is evidence of another trust (equity applies and we are the beneficiary, not the trustee)....many great books to read on our journey out of the hidden slave/commerce system we've been born into and are ignorant of.
Thanks Harpreet; for bringing these seemingly historical tactics to the forefront of people's minds — they are tactics employed to this day. It is important people realise that New Zealand (realm/corporation) is completely different to Aotearoa (lawful/constitutional/land). New Zealand and Aotearoa are different worlds — they are muddied and used interchangeably by those that benefit from people not knowing the difference and the remedy that will come in time. Keep up the good work.