January 23, 2015
Treaty about rules of engagement
Economist Gareth Morgan believes the country needs to give serious consideration to what the Treaty of Waitangi relationship will look like once historical claims are settled.
Mr Morgan spoke at Ratana Pa yesterday on some of the ideas in his new book on the treaty, Are We There Yet?
He says it’s a topic Maori are very familiar with, but many Pakeha are just waiting for it to go away.
He says too many Pakeha think the current settlement process will be the beginning and end of any discussion about the treaty.
"As any Maori person will tell you, or any reasonable person really who has read the treaty, it’s not about the breaches, the subsequent grievances and the subsequent settlements, it’s about the rules of engagement of how these two societies coexist together, share this land, and have a mutual respect and care," Mr Morgan says.
He would like to see constitutional change to ensure true co-governance.
Today it has been the chance for the politicians to join in the celebrations for the birth of church founder Tahupotiki Wiremu Ratana, also hui organisers have tried to keep their contributions to the hui from eating up too much time.
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