Waipareira: 40 Years Of Advocacy Continues With Hīkoi mō te Tiriti

Te Whānau o Waipareira was well represented alongside tens of thousands in Tāmaki Makaurau today as part of the hīkoi heading to Wellington ahead of the Treaty Principles Bill vote.
Members of our rōpū kaumātua like Te Ara and Keri Tangihaere lead from the front, alongside Director of Frontline Services, Iri Mako, Te Reo Me Ōna Tikanga Director Maria Pare-Te Whiu and COO Awerangi Tamihere, as the convey walked shoulder-to-shoulder over the harbour bridge.

A handful of Te Whānau o Waipareira kaimahi will travel with the growing Hīkoi all the way to Wellington where it is expected to arrive on Monday November 18.

The reading of The Treaty Principles Bill starts tomorrow - one week ahead of schedule and will debated in the chamber next week with only one political party supporting it.
The principles set out in the bill as introduced are:
Principle 1: The Executive Government of New Zealand has full power to govern, and the Parliament of New Zealand has full power to make laws, (a) in the best interests of everyone; and (b) in accordance with the rule of law and the maintenance of a free and democratic society.
Principle 2: (1) The Crown recognises, and will respect and protect, the rights that hapū and iwi Māori had under the Treaty of Waitangi/te Tiriti o Waitangi at the time they signed it. (2) However, if those rights differ from the rights of everyone, subclause (1) applies only if those rights are agreed in the settlement of a historical treaty claim under the Treaty of Waitangi Act 1975
Principle 3: (1) Everyone is equal before the law. (2) Everyone is entitled, without discrimination, to (a) the equal protection and equal benefit of the law; and (b) the equal enjoyment of the same fundamental human rights.
For the past 40 years, Waipareira have provided free services and support for whānau of all ages in West Auckland – health, legal, housing and education.
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