Gerry Eckhoff: The past

“So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past.” (F Scott Fitzgerald 1896-1940)

The recent opinion piece from Anaru Eketone, associate professor of Otago University challenging the sovereignty of New Zealand cannot pass as having any credibility.

Ele Ludemann: Sovereignty line in sand

The government has drawn a line in the sand on sovereignty:

Treaty Negotiations Minister Paul Goldsmith says the Government will not agree to Treaty settlements that dispute whether the Crown is now sovereign.

Goldsmith made the comments to the Māori Affairs select committee this morning amid ongoing negotiations with East Coast iwi Te Whānau-ā-Apanui and hopes a settlement can be reached with the country’s largest iwi, Ngāpuhi.