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Monday, 3 May 2021, 11:13 am
The
difficulty with translating the Treaty partnership into the
realities of parliamentary rule is that at best, Maori have
been treated only as co-pilots, still flying on captain’s
orders. Yet if we have learned anything in the past 180
years, it is that the Maori passengers on board will reach
their destination only if and when Maori are at the
controls. Ultimately, true equality means more than just
having an input, however valued, into someone else’s
decisions.
Both major parties have struggled to
deliver on the Treaty’s Article 2 vision of equality. For
decades, National has chosen instead to play on fears about
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