New Zealand is a constitutional monarchy. In this strange system, which works well in
practice, acceptance of an inherited figurehead provides a shield for equal
citizenship within a Westminster democracy in a sovereign county – all of which
are now under attack.
If Charles were able to insist that only he is sovereign, he would return to us our country.
Two kings at a coronation
When he went to London to celebrate the coronation of King
Charles, the Prime Minister, Chris
Hipkins, included a rival king in the official party, and made his support
clear: “it is important to acknowledge the importance of the kingitanga and the
significance of the kingitanga within Aotearoa New Zealand.” But neither that rebel king nor the
alternative name of our country have legitimacy; they have not been the subject
of a referendum.
Hipkins went on to announce that he is a republican and wants New
Zealand to be independent. There is a
place for a debate, but this is not when acting as the Prime Minister at the
coronation of a new king. That is a time
to follow protocol and to represent New Zealand honestly as it is, a
constitutional monarchy. Not a time to
parade a rival monarch. That was an act
of extreme rudeness, and a dereliction of duty by Hipkins.
Keeping
rebellion alive
The historical
background of kingitanga must not be forgotten – the declaration of a rival
king in a rebellious territory, followed by war. Even after defeat in battle, when peace had
returned, in 1879 Tawhiao turned down Governor Grey’s offer to return
confiscated lands that remained in government possession with a claim of
pre-eminence: “I have
the sole right to conduct matters in my land – from the North Cape to the southern end. No one else has any right.”
A policy of
ignoring empty posturing is one thing; to give official position to such an
upstart is quite another. This is part
of current policy to divide New Zealanders by race, to destroy democracy and
equality, to insist on ‘partnership’ become ‘co-governance’ and to press on
towards a triple government system, one being Maori, with the tribalism of tikanga.
There is a swelling tide of anger at the stripping apart of
our way of life. Many have spoken of
what is happening and tried to build awareness.
My own efforts have included two Tross Publishing books, “He Puapua: Blueprint for breaking up New
Zealand” and “Regaining
a nation: equality and democracy”, followed by
the NZCPR publication “Our choice for the future: Equality or tribal rule” HERE. They tell where we are, where we are going.
Onwards to primitive tribalism
Hipkins is downgrading the symbol of sovereignty of the nation, with its
protection for equal democracy within the Westminster system of government. He is following the revolutionary racist program
of ‘He Puapua’, has brought in co-governance and has a clear intention to
proceed helter-skelter to tribal rule – where a place will be found for this
rival tribal king, born of a 19th century rebellion.
Dr John Robinson is a research scientist, who has investigated a variety of topics, including the social statistics of Maori. His recognition of fundamental flaws in the interpretation of nineteenth century Maori demographics led him to consider the history of those times in several books.
8 comments:
If we ditch the monarchy nz will no longer be a western democracy. It's as simple as that. Tribal law, weak currency, poverty, crime, hopelessness will all be a result.
It would be great if John's analysis could get a wider audience. Perhaps he could speak with Rodney Hide or Paul Brennan on RealityCheckRadio (RCR). Also, I wonder if his publications have been made known to the more sensible members of the National opposition?
Most Maori do not acknowledge Tuheita as their king. He is the leader of a group of tribes based in the Waikato area. It was a mistake to take him to the Coronation; if a representative of Maori New Zealanders was required (and I’d argue it was not) then it should have been closed by all Maori. The Governor General was the right choice to represent all of us.
The Tainui Trucker at the Coronation was without a doubt the most embarrassing thing for New Zealand that I can imagine. Just watching that self aggrandizing twerp had me squirming. To think that hitherto the worst example of this was Cindy pontificating at Harvard about how precious democracy was, whilst cloaked in a Maori gown. Jesus on a bike, WTF next?
All the problems of the country formerly known as New Zealand
solved with Tamihere’s party policies just announced. Do it his way. No monarchy tax the rich and other jewels of wisdom. Good luck.
What if the King is not the head of state of New Zealand, but rather a foreign corporation called "Her Majesty the Queen in Right of New Zealand- a US Corporation" is? The 1986 Constitution Act appointed a Corporation as head of state of New Zealand.
What if the head of NZ is not His Majesty etc but Tamihere and cohorts coupled with the Maori King and anyone else with superior rights?
The Crown is what Maori agreed to in Treaty of Waitangi.
Times may change but please, respect the goodwill of our ancestors. You may not like their choices but they were clearly better than the alternatives.
And if there are modern alternatives make sure you really understand the implications- good, bad and ugly - and that they are better than what you have now.
Max Ritchie is 100% correct.
The current Maaori king has less than 25% support of all Maaori.
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