{"id":8546,"date":"2023-12-06T05:16:24","date_gmt":"2023-12-05T16:16:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thebuzz.apnanetwork.co.nz\/?p=8546"},"modified":"2023-12-06T05:16:24","modified_gmt":"2023-12-05T16:16:24","slug":"protests-raise-questions-about-next-years-waitangi-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thebuzz.apnanetwork.co.nz\/?p=8546","title":{"rendered":"Protests raise questions about next year&#8217;s Waitangi day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In the wake of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rnz.co.nz\/news\/te-manu-korihi\/503930\/te-pati-maori-protests-day-of-action-focuses-on-new-government-s-maori-policies\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">protests<\/a>\u00a0over the new government&#8217;s policies on co-governance and the Treaty, the head of the Waitangi\u00a0National Trust Board says\u00a0it is important Treaty partners\u00a0front up and have a conversation on 6 February.<\/p>\n<p>Prime Minister Christopher Luxon says he intends to visit for Waitangi Day, as does ACT&#8217;s David Seymour.<\/p>\n<p>The protests taking place across New Zealand on Tuesday were part of a &#8220;National M\u0101ori Action Day&#8221;, led by Te P\u0101ti M\u0101ori and iwi, to challenge the government over its policies on the Treaty of Waitangi, and other policies affecting M\u0101ori.<\/p>\n<p>Waitangi National Trust Board chairperson Pita Tipene expected\u00a0for that sentiment to\u00a0flow through on Waitangi Day.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Clearly, the M\u0101ori people see it as an attack on the Treaty of Waitangi and the constitutional basis of this country,&#8221; Tipene said.<\/p>\n<p>These include switching from M\u0101ori to English names on various government departments, rewriting legislation to make mentions of the principles of the Treaty more specific, and progressing an ACT bill calling for the principles to be set down under its own prescription, rather than decades of jurisprudence.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"photo-captioned photo-captioned-half photo-right four_col \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/rnz-ressh.cloudinary.com\/image\/upload\/s--r2c0vqwp--\/ar_16:10,c_fill,f_auto,g_auto,q_auto,w_576\/v1643855279\/4NXBBIC_copyright_image_146492\" alt=\"Ng\u0101ti Hine leader Pita Tipene\" width=\"576\" height=\"384\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"photo-captioned__information\"><span class=\"caption\">Ng\u0101ti Hine leader Pita Tipene\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"credit\">Photo:\u00a0RNZ<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Tipene told\u00a0<em>Checkpoint\u00a0<\/em>there was no invite list for politicians per se, and the doors of the Trust were open for all to come along.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Given that it is a Waitangi Day commemorations period, it&#8217;s really important that the Treaty of Waitangi is the focus, and therefore the Treaty partners should front up and have a conversation.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>He would be disappointed, but not surprised, if\u00a0parties in government were not represented there on the day.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It has happened before where governments or political parties have chosen not to front up at Waitangi.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>rnz<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the wake of\u00a0protests\u00a0over the new government&#8217;s policies on co-governance and the Treaty, the head of the Waitangi\u00a0National Trust Board says\u00a0it is important Treaty partners\u00a0front up and have a conversation on 6 February. Prime Minister Christopher Luxon says he intends to visit for Waitangi Day, as does ACT&#8217;s David Seymour. 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