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One Treaty, One Nation
175 years ago our forebears brougth forth a new nation, conceived in trust and dedicated to the proposition that all New Zealanders would be one people, living under the same law. But for the last 40 years we have been under relentless pressure to divide the country into two groups - iwi and the rest of us.
Back in 1975 Waitangi Day and the Treaty of Waitangi Act were set up to foster a sense of nationhood and a greater awareness of the Treaty as a symbol that embraces us all. What we got instead was years of protest and vitriol while billions of dollars have been taken from everyone and handed over to private tribal trusts.
How did we get to this? Eight authors from a variety of political backgrounds - Hugh Barr, Don Brash, Mike Butler, Reuben Chapple, Peter Cresswell, Bruce Moon, John Robinson and David Round - explain it in this new, groundbreaking book - One Treaty, One Nation. They say:
Before 1840 was a veritable shambles
There is only one Treaty
Colonisation brought benefits and not disaster
Treaty "partnership" and "principles" are pure fiction
Maori sovereignty is the enemy of democracy and equality
The country's name is being changed by stealth
Indoctrination is closing the nation's mind
The Maori seats in Parliament have long passed their use-by date
The Waitangi Tribunal is causing such harm that it must be abolished
Treaty settlements enrich the pale-faced tribal elite without helping others
We are losing our beaches to the tribal elite
Wealthy and commercial tribes pay no tax
Local government is being tribalised by stealth
Back in 1975 Waitangi Day and the Treaty of Waitangi Act were set up to foster a sense of nationhood and a greater awareness of the Treaty as a symbol that embraces us all. What we got instead was years of protest and vitriol while billions of dollars have been taken from everyone and handed over to private tribal trusts.
How did we get to this? Eight authors from a variety of political backgrounds - Hugh Barr, Don Brash, Mike Butler, Reuben Chapple, Peter Cresswell, Bruce Moon, John Robinson and David Round - explain it in this new, groundbreaking book - One Treaty, One Nation. They say:
Before 1840 was a veritable shambles
There is only one Treaty
Colonisation brought benefits and not disaster
Treaty "partnership" and "principles" are pure fiction
Maori sovereignty is the enemy of democracy and equality
The country's name is being changed by stealth
Indoctrination is closing the nation's mind
The Maori seats in Parliament have long passed their use-by date
The Waitangi Tribunal is causing such harm that it must be abolished
Treaty settlements enrich the pale-faced tribal elite without helping others
We are losing our beaches to the tribal elite
Wealthy and commercial tribes pay no tax
Local government is being tribalised by stealth
314 pages, Paperback
Published January 1, 2015
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February 8, 2016
Excellent historical review of early New Zealand, and the context in which Maori chiefs signed the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840 with the British Governor, ceding their chiefly sovereignty to the Queen (and consequently giving up cannibalism and slavery). In exchange, they welcomed British law and order, to put a stop to the perpetual warfare between Maori tribes.
The book highlights, however, the creeping biculturalism that is seeking to elevate remaining part-Maori to a privileged position with veto power over all others, based solely on race (ie apartheid).
Overly detailed (tedious) in some chapters - but worth persisting to the end.
The book highlights, however, the creeping biculturalism that is seeking to elevate remaining part-Maori to a privileged position with veto power over all others, based solely on race (ie apartheid).
Overly detailed (tedious) in some chapters - but worth persisting to the end.
November 7, 2021
Incredibly eye-opening. It seems as though generations of New Zealanders have been taken for fools. Sad to see that like most books on this topic that don't fit the woke narrative, there is an online campaign calling on people to trash this book in the reviews.
This is the second such book I've had to point this out about. I guarantee none of the negative reviewers have even read the book. Either that, or they're in denial due to the ramifications of what's written here, and are lashing out the messenger(s) accordingly.
This is the second such book I've had to point this out about. I guarantee none of the negative reviewers have even read the book. Either that, or they're in denial due to the ramifications of what's written here, and are lashing out the messenger(s) accordingly.
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