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'Race', 'Privilege', and 'The Treaty' - resources and comment

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Resources and comment

  • Maori perspective needed, Val Leveson, 22 August 2007

  • Building social capital, Tapu Misa, 15 August 2007

  • Racism in health will continue if Treaty removed, Public Health Association, 19 July 2007

  • Why do some white people get grumpy when they get called white people? Hannah Ho, June 2007

  • The health gap, Kamala Hayman, 16 December 2006

  • The draft education Curriculum and the Treaty of Waitangi, Peace Movement Aotearoa, November 2006

  • Educators challenge attacks on Treaty, National Tangata Tiriti Educators Conference 2006, 29 October 2006

  • Clusters of welfare dependancy, Chris Slane, 8 July 2006 - used with permission, Chris Slane can be contacted here

  • Blame violence on Maori culture? Chris Slane, 3 July 2006 - used with permission, Chris Slane can be contacted here

  • Fatal consequences, Denis Welch, 27 May 2006

  • 'One law for all races' risky says expert, Ruth Berry, 21 November 2005

  • Not Everyone Felt That Way, Tim Wise, 12 September 2005

  • Iwi and Kiwi, not fear and loathing, Dominic O'Sullivan, 6 September 2005

  • Recognition of minorities earns loyalty to the state, John Roughan, 3 September 2005

  • Ugly side of NZ during election campaign, Joan Macdonald, 3 September 2005

  • Agencies for Maori must be retained, Dr Michael Kidd, 2 September 2005

  • We need continued patience on all sides, Caritas, 1 September 2005

  • Political Expediency Gone Mad, Catherine Delahunty, 30 August 2005

  • Pakeha / Tauiwi Support the 2005 International Day of the World's Indigenous People, 9 August 2005

  • Controversial Causes - the Battle Against Political Correctness, Chris Trotter, 27 July 2005

  • Honesty and respect key to shared culture, Tapu Misa, 13 July 2005

  • Skin to Skin: Intimate True Stories of Maori-Pakeha Inter-marriage, Carol Archie, published June 2005 - About the book   |   Review by Times Online

  • Race problems unlikely to be solved in the bedroom, Tapu Misa, 1 June 2005

  • Canadian prelude? Chris Trotter, 29 June 2005

  • The Foreshore and Seabed Act: Sad End to a Sorry Spectacle, Ewan Morris, 19 November 2004

  • Are we all New Zealanders now? A Maori response to the Pakeha quest for indigeneity, Ani Mikaere, 15 November 2004

  • Clinton's lore, Steven Price, 30 October 2004

  • Lakes better given into tribal hands, NZ Herald Editorial, 13 October 2004

  • The good outweighs the bad for Maori, Susan Huria, 11 October 2004

  • As with all rights, freedom of speech is not unfettered, Tapu Misa, 4 August 2004

  • Equality, not uniformity, is the goal, Dominic O'Sullivan, 3 August 2004

  • A place to call our own, Pat Snedden, 3 August 2004

  • Belonging means more than a label, NZ Herald Editorial, 2 August 2004

  • Let te reo be heard afar, Sandra Paterson, 31 July 2004

  • Rebuke silences National party forum, Helen Tunnah, 17 May 2004

  • Do you know what today is? On this day in 1840 the Treaty of Waitangi was signed in Wellington, Network Waitangi Wellington, 29 April 2004

  • Seabed and foreshore best left alone, Tapu Misa, 28 April 2004

  • Maori entitled to retain tangata whenua status, Terry Dunleavy, 22 April 2004

  • White Whine: Reflections on the Brain-Rotting Properties of Privilege, Tim Wise, 12 April 2004

  • Easter 'Sunday Supplement' on the foreshore and seabed legislation, Marion Wood, 11 April 2004

  • From blood to tears, James Addis, 10 April 2004

  • TVNZ programme 'unbalanced' says authority, NZPA, 6 April 2004

  • Let all our kids learn te reo, and hooray for Maori TV, Garth George, 1 April 2004

  • Lots of good reasons to support and nurture Maori TV, Tapu Misa, 31 March 2004

  • The Waitangi Tribunal And History, Ewan Morris, 31 March 2004

  • All kiwis     Captain Cook     Foreign investment     No racism     Special privileges   And more ...   Tui adverts, Te Taute, 30 March 2004

  • 'White chick' nails the native tongue, Renee Kiriona, 26 March 2004

  • Michael King interview, broadcast 22 March 2004

  • Blank spot in our lessons leads to the talkback nonsense on Maori, Tom Newnham, 19 March 2004

  • The Hikoi of Hope - five years on, Address by Mark Solomon, Kaiwhakahaere, Ngai Tahu, 18 March 2004

  • None so blind as the privileged majority, Tapu Misa, 17 March 2004

  • 'Tauiwi' celebrates the differences, John Langley, 16 March 2004

  • Why Maori don't get their fair share, Laurence Malcolm, 15 March 2004

  • Tangata Whenua, Tangata Tiriti, Nandor Tanczos MP, 12 March 2004

  • Let us be fair and informed, Bishop Peter Cullinane, 12 March 2004

  • Sometimes it's an embarrassment to be a Pakeha ... QPEC, 12 March 2004

  • Let the people set the agenda, Jeanette Fitzsimons, Nandor Tanczos and Metiria Turei, 11 March 2004

  • Maori remain unknown in their own country, Tapu Misa, 10 March 2004

  • Why the Bishops Spoke Up, David Coles, 9 March 2004

  • On equality and colourblindness, Neville Robertson, 8 March 2003

  • Treaty inquiry, Tom Scott, 8 March 2004

  • Achieving fairness, Rae Julian, 7 March 2004

  • A house with many rooms: separatism or celebration of diversity? Simon Collins, 6 March 2004

  • Brash Ignorance, NZ Nurses Organisation, 5 March 2004

  • What part of partnership do we not understand? Michael Smythe, 3 March 2004

  • Income And Ethnicity Both Critical In Health Funding Study: New research shows Maori still dying younger - regardless of income levels, University of Otago, 3 March 2004

  • Essential steps to build a diverse and civil society, Tapu Misa, 3 March 2004

  • Brash Shouldn't Encourage Negative Stereotypes, Association of Salaried Medical Specialists, 2 March 2004

  • Debate on race and Treaty issues should be based firmly on facts and supported by reasoned argument, Tariana Turia, 1 March 2004

  • A Question of Proportion - a short quiz about aspects of the Treaty of Waitangi, February 2004

  • The Treaty of Waitangi: Source of disunity or template for cultural inclusion, Pat Snedden, 29 February 2004 and Address at Waipapa, Pat Snedden, 13 March 2004

  • State of the nation, Ranginui Walker, 27 February 2004

  • No need for new Treaty Commission of Inquiry, Tariana Turia, 26 February 2004

  • Enquiring into special treatment? Brash is onto something! Neville Robertson, 25 February 2004

  • Cultural tensions need putting in international context, Tapu Misa, 25 February 2004

  • Letter to Don Brash, Association of Staff in Tertiary Education, 23 February 2004

  • On Dr Brash's speech at Orewa, Dr Ramon Das, 22 February 2004

  • 'Race-Based Funding for Maori'- Are Maori Getting More Than Their Share? David James and Jillian Wychel, 21 February 2004

  • Mr Brash lost the plot? Association of Staff in Tertiary Education, 20 February 2004

  • Don’t sanitise our history, Metiria Turei, 20 February 2004

  • $6m Treaty website taken down after 10 days, Tracy Watkins, 20 February 2004

  • Michael Jones: "Race-based programmes benefit society as a whole", Jo-Marie Brown, 19 February 2004

  • Cultural identity a bit difficult for kids to figure out, Tapu Misa, 18 February 2004

  • Bishops Call for Treaty Debate Not Race Debate, the Bishops of the Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand, and Polynesia, and the Roman Catholic Bishops of New Zealand, 18-19 February 2004

  • The Brash Files, Government Communications Unit, 17 February 2004

  • Bring racial issues out of the closet, NZ Herald Editorial, 17 February 2004

  • Volatile mix, Tom Scott, 16 February 2004

  • 'Star Trek' images in race debate, Diana Wichtel, 14 February 2004

  • Somewhat strange behaviour for a Governor-General, John Roughan, 14 February 2004

  • Pakeha men ideal target for National, Danny Keenan, 13 February 2004

  • Main points in Don Brash's speech of 27 January, with comments by David James and Jillian Wychel, 12 February 2004

  • How's school? No fun, if you ask a bunch of Maori kids, Tapu Misa, 11 February 2004

  • It's time for definition of treaty basics, Terry Dunleavy, 10 February 2004

  • Nats plunge Maori back into colonial past, Rosemary McLeod, 8 February 2004

  • Closing the credibility gap - why Act's race-based welfare statistics are worthless, Brian Easton, 7 February 2004

  • Monotony or Harmony? An interview with Race Relations Commissioner Joris de Bres for Waitangi Day, Finsec, 6 February 2004

  • Vision of unity that allows our diversity, Richard Randerson, 6 February 2004

  • Waitangi 2004, Tom Scott, 6 February 2004

  • Is our Treaty relationship going to the dogs? A Pakeha's plea to other Pakeha to honour the Treaty of Waitangi, Dr Henrik Moller, 5 February 2004

  • Brash – Nation Building or Road To Conflict? Gregory Fortuin, 5 February 2004

  • Preferential treatment, Tom Scott, 4 February 2004

  • Rights for everyone underpin a multicultural nirvana, Tapu Misa, 4 February 2004

  • Brash old white men are not our future, Rosemary McLeod, 1 February 2004

  • Ropeworks - He Taura Whiri, Dame Joan Metge [Waitangi Rua Rautau Lecture 2004], 1 February 2004

  • May a marae visit bring just one man an epiphany, John Roughan, 31 January 2004

  • Perhaps Don Brash needs a treaty education course, Tapu Misa, 28 January 2004

  • A Brash approach to race relations, Jeanette Fitzsimons, 27 January 2004

  • Plenty of evidence that Maori miss out on healthcare, Tapu Misa, 26 November 2003

  • Race and class, Finlay Macdonald, 24 January 2004

  • Human Rights and the Treaty of Waitangi - A Qualitative and Quantitative Study, UMR Research [for the Human Rights Commission], September 2002

  • Human Rights and the Treaty of Waitangi Top-line Tables - Omnibus Results, UMR Research [for the Human Rights Commission], September 2002

  • Me Korero Pakeha Tatou! (Let's Speak English!), Brunswick, 2000

  • Is There a Way Forward? The Treaty In Today's Society, NZ Catholic Bishops Conference, 1 September 1995

    • "We are strong enough and honest enough to learn the lessons of the last 150 years and to admit that the Treaty of Waitangi has been imperfectly observed." [Queen Elisabeth II, Waitangi, 1990]

    "The Maori people have maintained their identity in this land. The peoples coming from Europe, and more recently from Asia, have not come to a desert. They have come to a land already marked by a rich and ancient heritage, and they are called to respect and foster that heritage as a unique and essential element of the identity of this country." [Pope John Paul II, Christchurch, 1986]

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