Waitangi Day and the quiet revolution

Whilst new Prime Minister Hipkins is keen to rebrand co-governance, Dame Claudia Orange has instead described the changes to the Treaty as 'revolutionary' in ways that the public are not yet aware.

Despite five years of a Labour government which has unashamedly placed Māori issues at the forefront of its agenda, this year’s Waitangi Day celebrations felt typically anti-climactic. Admittedly the sudden departure of Jacinda Ardern and the demotion of some members of the Māori caucus in last week’s Cabinet reshuffle may have dampened the enthusiasm…