Stop the Treaty Principles Bill - TOITŪ TE TIRITI!!

UPDATE: 203,653 Signatures will be handed over at Parliament today! But you can still sign - we'll keep you updated about submissions opposing the Bill so we can turn this milestone petition into a landslide! In 1835, 189 years ago, a gathering of great chiefs of Aotearoa signed He Whakaputanga with representatives of the British Crown. Five years from that date, Te Tiriti o Waitangi was signed between Māori and the Crown. This momentous decree came as a great beacon of light and hope for...

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"Ahmed #Aziz, a #Pakistani #tangata #Tiriti, is a #PhD candidate in #Māori Studies and has a Master of #Indigenous Studies from the #University of #Auckland." #Language #imperialism is alive and well in New Zealand https://e-tangata.co.nz/reo/language-imperialism-is-alive-and-well-in-new-zealand/
Language imperialism is alive and well in New Zealand  | E-Tangata

“I arrived here with the baggage of ignorance, thinking that New Zealand was a white country. I spent several years living in that wilful ignorance, and I kept my head down trying to be a model minority.” — Ahmed Aziz. 

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"#Tamihana said #scams like this were getting more sophisticated and it was no longer a matter of just looking out for #spelling mistakes" #Scammers target #Toitū te #Tiriti movement https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/te-manu-korihi/510954/scammers-target-toitu-te-tiriti-movement-they-don-t-really-care-where-they-get-the-money-from
Scammers target Toitū te Tiriti movement: 'They don't really care where they get the money from"

"Their website was very sophisticated, very polished," says one of the designers affected.

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We are releasing a version of Te #Tiriti in modern Te Reo.

https://codeworks.gen.nz/panga/tiriti/

We think it's useful to have a version of Te Tiriti that is easy to read, uses the spelling that is taught in classes, with kupu that can be found in a dictionary.

Feedback welcomed.

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Te Tiriti - in Modern Te Reo