Separatist or radically inclusive? What NZ’s He Puapua report really says about the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
- Written by: Dominic O'Sullivan, Adjunct Professor, Faculty of Health and Environmental Sciences, Auckland University of Technology and Professor of Political Science, Charles Sturt University
The Tino Rangatiratanga flag symbolises Māori self-determination as expressed in the Treaty of Waitangi.GettyImagesFor many New Zealanders, He Puapua came shrouded in controversy from the moment it became public knowledge earlier this year.
Released only when opposition parties learned of its existence, the report on “realising”...
