Waitangi Day protests across Aotearoa
Waitangi Day saw protests in several places across Aotearoa, with Tangata Whenua and Tau Iwi standing together to demand Tino Rangatiratanga and Mana Motuhake.
In Waitangi itself, "thousands of tangata whenua, pakeha and tau iwi marched together in the hikoi to the treaty grounds with Tino Rangatiratanga and Mana Motuhake flags flying behind the Kotahitanga flag. A large contingent from Tuhoe was leading the hikoi, including some of the Urewera 17 activists. Key issues raised during this year’s Waitangi Day were the Resource Management Act, the Foreshore and Seabed legislation and the October 15 "anti-terror” raids." [ Tau Iwi Report of Waitangi Day 08 + Photos ]
In Tamaki Makaurau (Auckland), members and supporters of the sovereignty group Te Ata Tino Toa gathered today to fly the largest known Tino Rangatiratanga flag above the Auckland Harbour Bridge. A slow procession of cars also went across the Bridge flying Tino Rangatiratanga and Te Mana Motuhake o Tuhoe flags, while a boat went underneath flying a flag. [ Te Ate Tino Toa (TATT) Transcends Tranzit New Zealand's Pettiness + Photos ]
Te Whanganui A Tara (Wellington) saw around 30 people take a "Tour Of Oppression" around various sites in the central city. [ Tour of Oppression: Waitangi Day procession in Wellington + Photos ]
On the other side of the world, the New Zealand embassy in Berlin, Germany, was spraypainted with "Tino Rangatiratanga" and "Drop the Urewera charges". [ NZ embassy in Berlin Spraypainted ]
In Melbourne, Australia, a protest was also held, with speakers including indigenous people from all over the world, from the Mapuche people (Chile) to Australian Aborigines (Jirrbal Nation, Krautungalung, Gunnai Nation and more). [ Waitangi Day-Kulin Nations 08 + Photos ]
In New Plymouth tino rangatiratanga flags flew. [ Photos ] And on February 9, "Orpheus Day", an event to commemorate the shipwreck of HMS Orpheus, a military ship that was bound for land confiscation, cultural genocide, treaty breaches and the bloody and tragic invasion of the Waikato, in Manukau City was disrupted by anti-colonisation activists. [ Report + Photos ]
Waitangi Day also saw the launch of Tu Kotahi - Freedom Fighting Anthems, a double benefit CD. All the money raised will be split between organisations directly supporting those affected by the raids, and also working on consciousness raising around the issue. [ Tu Kotahi - Freedom Fighting Anthems ]
Links: AoCafe | Maori Independence Site | Te Mana Motuhake o Tuhoe | Conscious Collaborations | October 15th Solidarity | Tu Kotahi - Freedom Fighting Anthems
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Report of Melbourne Waitangi day demo here:
http://uriohau.blogspot.com/2008/02/waitangi-day-kulin-nations-08.html
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When the Treaty Of Waitangi (a document drafted by the Pakehs and signed by the Maori) in 1840 is honoured then there will no longer be shuffling of feet from the NZ Government and the soles of shoes of those that continue to hikoi up and down this country can stop wearing out and the wearers can sit in the sun, with their fellow man enjoy a good yarn and enjoy this beautiful land. Until then, there will always be those brave enough to be a voice for the many who have their own reasons why it is not possible for them to raise their own. They support their leaders in other ways and our woman walk with our men on this issue of rights for the Tangata Whenua. Our people have a voice ~ in the home ~ on the street ~ through the media ~ supported by the wairua of our tupuna. Te Hei Mauriora
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My name should not come up as anonymous. But I have just registered so getting the hang of posting here. Thank you for the opportunity to speak and be heard.
We Ngati Kuri are not shy to raise our heads and our heads and let our feet do our talking.
The lands we kaitiaki saw the canoes make their first landing and they are the lands our departed ones leap from on their journey back to Hawaaiki.
We see the dawn and the sunset.
We keep the ahikaa (home fires) burning for all those you seek their way home.
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The Greens will hopefully disappear along with its socialist wing, the Maori Party won’t be partner’s with National, Labour will continue to deceive the poor while enslaving them with their children; hence, nothing has changed
Isn’t it obvious that anti Labour supporters are leaving the country only to be replaced by PC apologetics! Don’t underestimate a Labour win because you all fell for it.
Oh, this is a union site....
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No. This is an anti-government site.
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