The tension at Waitangi showed the Crown isn’t always at the centre
This year’s tensions on the ātea weren’t just political theatre. They revealed tikanga is no longer reacting to…
The rope line at Waitangi – and what it taught me about power
Ātea editor Liam Rātana ponders exclusion, access, and the uncomfortable reality of flashing a media pass and being…
Waiata of Waitangi: What parliamentarians sang
Tūtira mai ngā iwi: it’s time we put the waiata of Waitangi eve under a lens. What’s in…
Did Māori cede sovereignty? The historical answer is clearer than politics allows
The treaty debate has become a battlefield of ideology. The historical record tells a more disciplined – and…