05/02/2024
As tauiwi who call Aotearoa New Zealand home, Waitangi Day is a particularly important holiday for us.
It celebrates the document that allows us to legally live here, in Aotearoa.
On February 6th, 1840, Te Tiriti o Waitangi was signed. As the first immigration document of Aotearoa, Te Tiriti represents an aspirational partnership between Māori (Tangata Whenua - people of the land) and non-Māori (Tangata Tiriti - people of the Treaty).
As non-Māori, we have been gifted permission to live in Aotearoa through this document. We are Tangata Tiriti - people of the treaty.
Te Kuru o te Marama Dewes wrote for :
“To be a person of the Treaty is to build a relationship with Māori, to understand the history of how this nation was formed and to commit to the ongoing fight for Māori self-sovereignty.”
This Waitangi Day, we support calls to honour the treaty. Calls to be better Tangata Tiriti.
Build your Te Tiriti o Waitangi knowledge, listen to Māori voices and feel gratitude for the privilege of living in Aotearoa.
Toitū Te Tiriti
Toitū Te Reo Māori
Toitū Te Whenua
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