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Māori wards: how the Hobson’s Pledge campaign relies on a ‘historical fiction’

The phrase “We are now one people” has resurfaced lately, largely due to a campaign by the Hobson’s Pledge lobby group against the retention of Māori wards at referendums being held as part of the upcoming local body elections.

The Conversation · Aug 12, 2025

Unwritten rules: why claims of a missing ‘fourth article’ of the Treaty don’t stack up

I sign this Treaty with my hand, but with the mana of my ancestors.

The Conversation · Feb 3, 2025

Unlocking the past: how NZ’s first jail tells a complex story of colonial identity

New Zealand’s first jail was a simple affair, just a symmetrical four-roomed log building, built in 1840 at Okiato in the Bay of Islands, not far from present-day Russell.

The Conversation · Jan 2, 2025