Māori political systems are the oldest in Aotearoa – it’s time university politics courses reflected this
- Written by Maria Bargh, Professor, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
Many of the speakers at Kingi Tūheitia’s Hui a Motu in Tūrangawaewae last month talked of their desire for a flourishing Aotearoa. A place where Māori knowledge and leadership is embraced and where the universal benefits of te Tiriti o Waitangi are understood.
But it is clear from our current discourse on the Treaty that we...













