In November 2024 Aotearoa New Zealand saw one of the largest hīkoi to Parliament in its history, as tens of thousands marched across the country to oppose the Treaty Principles Bill.

It’s a bill that has reopened a conversation about what Te Tiriti o Waitangi means for all New Zealanders and what it means to honour Te Tiriti as Tangata Tiriti and as Māori.

Max Harris (Pākehā), lawyer and Action Station campaigner; sociologist Avril Bell (Pākehā), editor of Becoming Tangata Tiriti: Working with Māori, Honouring the Treaty; and Kirsty Fong (Chinese whakapapa), co-founder of Asians for Tino Rangatiratanga, join Shilo Kino (Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Te Ata, Ngāti Maniapoto) for this essential and timely conversation.

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Last updated: 23 March 2025