New Zealand: Notes For Speech At Waitangi - Minister Of Maori Affairs

New Zealand: Notes For Speech At Waitangi - Minister Of Maori Affairs Pita Sharples, 2011   This evening I wish to discuss the State of the Maori Nation. It seems appropriate as we gather here to celebrate the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi on these lands 171 years ago. To take pause on how much we have achieved – through hard work, through sacrifice, through struggle – and how much we still have to do. And – to provide an insight into the tone for the new political year from where I...

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