TUHOE RULES “The Crown unreservedly apologises for not having honoured its obligations to Tūhoe under te Tiriti o Waitangi (the Treaty of Waitangi) and profoundly regrets its failure to appropriately acknowledge and respect te mana motuhake o Tūhoe for many generations.”[1] This was the start of the apology to the Tuhoe people, delivered by the Minister of Treaty Negotiations Chris Finlayson on behalf of the Crown last week. The agreed version of history that he outlined in his statement, however, presented a sanitised account of the historical record. Such re-writing of history has become the norm in Treaty settlements. It follows on from the tribal fictions provided to the Waitangi Tribunal. OVER TIME THESE NEW ACCOUNTS WILL BECOME ‘OFFICIAL’ LORE. THE CIRCLE WILL BE COMPLETE ONCE THESE FABRICATIONS APPEAR IN SCHOOLBOOKS AND NEW GENERATIONS OF SCHOOL CHILDREN ACCEPT THEM AS THE TRUTH. In his speech, the Minister mentioned a highly controversial aspect of the settlement that has troubling implications for the future of New Zealand – this is Tuhoe’s desire for ‘mana motuhake’, or self rule. The public was given a first-hand glimpse of........... Continue reading Dr Muriel Newmans latest NZCPR newsletter > nzcpr/tuhoe-rules/#more-12791
Posted on: Thu, 28 Aug 2014 17:41:27 +0000
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