MPs, do you respect the rule of law?

MPs, do you respect the rule of law?

Submitting to the Justice Select Committee (again!) Another day, another submission. This time it was the Marine and Coastal Area (Takutai Moana) Amendment Bill. I was feeling like the oral submission was an exercise in futility as this government bulldozers on...
Te aro o te hā

Te aro o te hā

Holding despair and hope I’m writing this blog as I prepare for a fireside chat with Kahurangi Fergusson-Tibble – it’s on Te Tiriti and the current government’s actions  – particularly those relating to its commitments to rewrite, replace, repeal Treaty principles.  ...
Māori Wards – we won’t submit

Māori Wards – we won’t submit

Like many organisations and individuals, we’ve presented to select committees in recent weeks to express our deep concern at the proposed legislation. Here we share a reflection on the select commitment experience in relation to Māori Wards along with the key points...
People of Aotearoa Make a Stand

People of Aotearoa Make a Stand

I’m working on updates to a Te Tiriti workshop. It’s taking me hours because the research is scrupulous; every word and every concept must be referenced to a reliable source. Our information must be accurate and trustworthy. As I do this, I think of every richly...
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