FULL DOCUMENTARY: Road to Waitangi 2024

THE TOHUNGA LED ARE DETERMINED TO INSTALL A DICTATORIAL NEPOTIST DICTATORSHIP BY USING AND PERVERTING JUSTICE HAVING CORRUPTED PALIAMENT

I have survived this because of the Holy Spirit. God has been watching you. I have lived here for almost 3 decades. I am very respectful off all people. People are People. I dislike Racism. We all have the same obligations and We all live under a Government that has a Health system that is failing it's people. Talk does not accomplish anything. Talk needs to change into Action.

I have been failed this government has had 4 years to source an Anesthesiologist. I am a immigrate that came here to embrace this country. I am testifying that this Health system has failed all new Zealand Citizens. What a horrible mess. I think the World should be told. Off this mess.

A fool who follows another fool
In to a crime is learning The
Hard way you do The crime
And find out in court and notice
We have equal rights for all justice

Tino Rangatiratanga as an Inherently Māori Concept

Tino Rangatiratanga is a uniquely Māori concept that cannot be obtained, owned, or authentically exercised by Pākehā or foreigners. It is deeply rooted in Māori whakapapa (genealogy), tikanga (customary practices), and te ao Māori (the Māori worldview). It is inseparable from other intrinsic Māori concepts such as tikanga Māori, mātauranga Māori, and rongoā Māori. Here’s why:

1. Tino Rangatiratanga is Defined by Whakapapa (Genealogy & Ancestry)

Tino rangatiratanga is the highest form of self-determination, sovereignty, and authority over land, people, and resources. It is directly tied to Māori whakapapa—meaning it can only belong to those who descend from tūpuna Māori.
• Whakapapa as the Foundation: Authority over land (mana whenua) and people (mana tangata) comes from whakapapa. Only those who inherit this genealogy can claim tino rangatiratanga over their whenua and their people.
• Not a Universal Concept: While concepts of sovereignty exist in other cultures, tino rangatiratanga is an exclusive Māori expression of authority, defined by the Treaty of Waitangi and tikanga Māori.

Pākehā and foreigners do not have Māori whakapapa, and therefore cannot inherit or exercise tino rangatiratanga.

2. Tikanga Māori is Inseparable from Tino Rangatiratanga

Tikanga Māori (Māori law, ethics, and customs) is another fundamental aspect of Māori self-determination. It governs how tino rangatiratanga is practiced.
• Tikanga is Intergenerational: It is passed down through Māori oral traditions, ceremonies, and practices that reflect iwi and hapū autonomy.
• Mana & Tapu: These spiritual and social concepts regulate tino rangatiratanga. A person or group must be embedded in Māori cultural traditions to uphold these values correctly.
• Non-Māori Cannot Fully Practice Tikanga: Tikanga is based on Māori knowledge systems, histories, and responsibilities to land and ancestors—things non-Māori do not possess.

Foreigners or Pākehā may learn about tikanga Māori, but they cannot embody or exercise it authentically because they do not belong to the whakapapa structures that give tikanga its authority.

3. Mātauranga Māori (Māori Knowledge) is Not Just Information—It’s a Living System

Mātauranga Māori is more than knowledge—it is a way of seeing and interacting with the world through Māori perspectives, refined over centuries.
• Whakapapa of Knowledge: It is inherited, evolving through Māori relationships with whenua, atua, and ancestors.
• Colonisation Cannot Remove its Ownership: While elements of mātauranga Māori can be studied or appropriated, its essence is bound to Māori identity and lived experience.
• Pākehā or Foreigners Cannot Claim It: They may study mātauranga Māori, but they do not have the cultural, spiritual, and genealogical ties required to authentically uphold and apply it in its full context.

4. Rongoā Māori (Traditional Healing) is Tied to Whenua & Ancestral Knowledge

Rongoā Māori is another domain exclusively tied to Māori tino rangatiratanga. It involves the spiritual, physical, and emotional healing practices unique to iwi and hapū.
• Rongoā is Iwi-Specific: Healing practices, plant knowledge, and rituals are tied to specific areas, histories, and whakapapa.
• Mātauranga Embedded in Rongoā: Understanding of rongoā comes from Māori cosmology and deep relationships with the land, which non-Māori do not share.
• Spiritual Dimension: Rongoā practitioners invoke karakia and atua—elements that require whakapapa and an intrinsic Māori worldview.

While Pākehā or foreigners can learn about rongoā Māori, they cannot own, control, or exercise it in the same way that tangata whenua can.

Conclusion: Tino Rangatiratanga is Māori by Definition

Tino rangatiratanga is not a concept that can be transferred, adopted, or exercised by non-Māori because it is fundamentally tied to:
1. Whakapapa (genealogy & ancestral authority)
2. Tikanga Māori (customary law and cultural authority)
3. Mātauranga Māori (Māori knowledge systems and worldview)
4. Rongoā Māori (spiritual and physical healing practices)

While non-Māori may study, respect, or support these concepts, they cannot claim tino rangatiratanga, just as they cannot claim Māori identity. The authority of tino rangatiratanga exists within and for Māori as the original and rightful people of Aotearoa.

Oh shut it

That you and you stop exploring
People rights I don't know what you
Are doing to work with your Parliament
Partnership to fixes or happy with the
Country that your voters help put the
Party that you and the acts should be
Working and helping for the future of
New Zealanders and the voters who
Vote for u and acts racist is racism
Stop exploring people rights because
Your still trying to get voters when you
Have a duty for all and u are part of a government in Parliament stop doing
Nothing wasting time and using valuable
Government time that you are showing
New Zealand public you are about leading
A country and not about serving or interest
In giving our future a chance but wasting time that you and your party is just doing
That/ if this bill don't pass you and your party need The country to have a referendum to vote acts out of Parliament
You have a duty to a roll but showing no
Work performance and focus but using
A lot of time management

Well I'm backing out of this forum now, it's descended into some nasty verbal attacks, from both sides of the fence, if there were more @saltybread1 people, with lucid, well thought out observations, or @ironian-kd6 who is passionate but always civil, this would be a useful and productive platform that we could perhaps learn something from, there are some very intelligent people on it that I've enjoyed reading , but it's been spoiled by some unbelievably insulting barbs from people who should be ashamed of themselves.
I wish you all well, regardless of ethnicity, religion, beliefs or gender orientation, just be people.

Love the fact that your disingenuousness was met with turned backs at Waitangi. This bill seeks to take us backwards as a country, and further from true partnership. Looking forward to tomorrow, and watching you get schooled.

Brilliant. I've voted for ACT twice now by splitting my vote with National and ACT. Bring on the next election, I will only be voting for ACT !!!!! David Seymour for Prime Minister, the current one is a male version of the cow we had. Many kudos to the ladies who spoke here as well. Nicole McKee and Karen Chhour have Mana in my book.

So Maori were astute enough to sign an international treaty with the British Empire, but yet end up a labouring workforce for Pākehā?
Is that what you call equitable education with your so-called treaty partner? Cheap and slave labour?

"School inspector Henry Taylor, writing in 1862, said, ‘I do not advocate for the Natives under present circumstances a refined education or high mental culture: it would be inconsistent, if we take into account the position they are likely to hold for many years to come in the social scale, and inappropriate, if we remember that they are better calculated by nature to get their living by manual rather than by mental labour. The belief in the suitability of Māori for working-class occupations was to persist in official circles well into the 20th century."

So Captain Hobson entered into a Treaty with Māori without high mental capacity to understand what they were signing? I'd call that deception, trickery, and subterfuge.

I am Maori and I think this doco is great and needs to be seen by all kiwis..fully support what act is trying to do here..equal rights and duties for all who call NZ our home.

National unity means what?? Nothing for Maori only foreigners

I wasn't born in NZ but my children were. I want them to grow up here. But if the extremists and radicals have their way, there is a huge risk of NZ becoming a divided society, and a far less desirable place to raise a family. Many people will join the exodus to Australia – and beyond, which will undermine the viability of NZ's future. Please share this video as widely as possible to help prevent that outcome….

A documentary by ACT. The ultimate oxymoron!

How can ACT, the party that supports privatisation and free enterprise, support one party to a contract, rewriting the contract without the consent of the other party to the contract. How do you do business? How do I sell my house if the buyer can tear up the contract after both parties signed it. You can't have any contract, financial or social, if one party can tear up a contract because they want to. You can't have property rights without respecting the principle of a mutually agreed contract that all parties who sign agree to accept. David Seymour appears to be embracing the Donald Trump school of leadership and politics. I Don't like an election result. I will incite a riot to try and overturn the result. I don't accept the history of the Treaty. I'll ignore everything that happened in NZ before the Treaty was signed. I will, like Trump , ignore the facts. I will peddle misinformation and tell lies. The election was stolen. Maori weren't the only people living here when Captain Cook landed. They hadn't established that this was their country by virtue of the fact that they were the only people living here for hundreds of years. How does that not give them property rights in Aotearoa, NZ? Unless property rights don't extend to Maori. If that's the case it's acceptable for the Crown, having signed the treaty, to bring the British Army to NZ and use it to kill Maori and take their land. Where were your property rights then, David Seymour? Do you condone seizing assets by force? How did that privilege Maori? How did stripping Maori of their land, their language and their culture create a privilege for Maori? How does recognising this history and attempting to address the damage it caused privilege. When you taken everything from someone, regardless of there rights, how does giving a fraction of what was stolen back, mean they are getting more than their share. Let's not forget, in 1856 Colonial politician Dr Featherston said it was the duty of Europeans to "soothe down the dying pillow of the Maori race.' Providing life support when they get hit by a bus, providing someone preferential treatment. This country was Maori before Captain Cook landed. It was Maori when the Treaty was signed. In 1840 there were an estimated 80,000 Maori and 2050 non Maori living here. Only one non Maori signed the Treaty. That was Hobson on behalf of the Crown. By the end of 1840 about 540 Maori rangatira had signed the Treaty. Over 500 of those Maori signed only the Maori version. There's your contract, there's the terms of their agreement. That's where the debate starts. If you don't accept those facts you are a debating a fiction. You are claiming an election was stolen. You are repeating a lie, over and over again. You are fighting an election, based on a lie. Where does it end? Next you'll be ignoring the need to address Climate Change. The world is watching David Seymour. History is watching him. We are asking, "Who is with Donald Trump?" Who is following his lead now? Who will history look back on and say, "Yes, he was politician who followed the Trump's lead."

I find it odd that people want to argue with and not accept this.

If we as a country continue to treat eachother differently depending on our ancestry, we will always be fighting amongst ourselves. We need a better future than that. Chris Luxon is not the leader we need him to be unfortunately