Tuesday, 4 May 2021, 9:46 am
For
nearly two decades, New Zealand has been juggling our
dependency on China when it comes to trade, while expecting
our traditional allies to look after our defence and
security needs. Yet the scale of China’s human rights
abuses has added a new element to the mix, and we’ve
finally chosen sides: its China for us, regardless – even
though we’ve chosen to cloak that decision by telling our
allies that we have an “independent” foreign policy.
(They’ll appreciate that)
In practice, what it
really means is that we have chosen - uniquely among Western
Myth v history: The uncomfortable truth about the Treaty of Waitangi
30 Apr, 2021 01:20 AM
10 minutes to read
An unknown artist s depiction of the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840. Image / Alexander Turnbull Library
An unknown artist s depiction of the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840. Image / Alexander Turnbull Library
By: Bernard Lagan
The notion that the Treaty of Waitangi was a righteous act that elevates New Zealand over Australia in its treatment of native peoples is confounded by an Oz-Kiwi historian s groundbreaking research. By Bernard Lagan. When, 40 years ago, Bain Attwood left New Zealand in his mid-twenties for Melbourne, it was with a melancholy familiar to many who seek a life beyond.
Matthew Hooton: Judith Collins takes aim at the wrong target
29 Apr, 2021 05:00 PM
6 minutes to read
National Party leader Judith Collins. Photo / Mark Mitchell
NZ Herald
OPINION: At least Don Brash had a sense of theatre. His venue was the Orewa Rotary Club, already infamous for Sir Robert Muldoon s annual economic decrees. A scholarly looking paper was prepared, complete with footnotes. The media were primed that one of the world s most admired monetary economists had applied his mind to the Treaty of Waitangi.
On the night, Brash delivered his predecessor Bill English s talking points, except that he meant it. No one much cared until the liberal elite reacted, driving the story along.