The Treaty of Waitangi, first signed at Waitangi, February 6, 1840
The Treaty of Waitangi
is a stumbling block.
a reminder
of where things went wrong
and a challenge
to put things right.
It’s not about repaying
greed with greed
or creating apartheid
in any form.
It’s about taking time
to pick up the threads
and understand
the real story.
It’s about mutual forgiveness
and rebuilding
faith, hope and love.
It is about restoring mana
and a sense of partnership
as we move backwards
into the future.
Image: Henry Williams and Governor Hobson at the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi from the English Church in New Zealand, H.T Purchas, Simpson & Williams Ltd, 1914
is a stumbling block.
a reminder
of where things went wrong
and a challenge
to put things right.
It’s not about repaying
greed with greed
or creating apartheid
in any form.
It’s about taking time
to pick up the threads
and understand
the real story.
It’s about mutual forgiveness
and rebuilding
faith, hope and love.
It is about restoring mana
and a sense of partnership
as we move backwards
into the future.
Image: Henry Williams and Governor Hobson at the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi from the English Church in New Zealand, H.T Purchas, Simpson & Williams Ltd, 1914
