The Weekend Herald's article (26 Sep 2026) “Horse trading: The troubling history of Māori-Pākehā land deals” presents a highly selective account of New Zealand's land history. It takes readers through disputed purchases, confiscations, the Native Land Court and Treaty settlements, while giving far less attention to the events that preceded those grievances.
That matters because history is chronology. If the beginning of an episode is removed, the events that follow can be made to look entirely different.
The Herald has published its version. Here are the facts it leaves out.
