Together for Te Tiriti

Thistles and Kiwis,

Things came to a stop in Wellington CBD on Tuesday as te Hīkoi mō te Tiriti came to town on the final leg of the journey to Parliament. The hīkoi (a walk or march) had started in Northland and wound its way down the North Island, ending in Wellington. As I mentioned on Monday, some of you may well be aware of some of the issues being raised in Parliament at the moment. The Treaty Principles Bill attracted international attention after the haka led by Te Pāti Māori MP Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke went viral, but there is a lot behind her actions.

Rather than explain things, probably badly, here are some links you can follow to learn more:

Instead, here are pictures I took from above and on the street.

The video below gives a better idea – hope you can play it.

It was an amazing thing to see and experience, peaceful, calm and hopefully got the point across of what people think.

I found this banner amusing – the Prime Minister is Christopher Luxon. The second video was taken at street level.

The final picture was taken by Karl from an upper floor in the building he works in, looking down on the crowds gathering at the Beehive (Parliament).

Entered in Wednesday’s Words and Whimsy hosted by Sue and Deb.

Thistles and Kiwis is a Wellington, New Zealand based blog written by Barbara, who likes cats, summer, good food and pretends to garden.

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  2. Hello Barbara, I don’t have a problem with people having their point of view. I don’t like when people feel the need to share their opinion in a violent way. I will always switch off listening to them when that happens I do like that this walk which is so important was conducted in a peaceful and calm manner. Great photos and thanks for sharing with us at #WWWhimsy. Have a lovely week, Sue L #TeamWWWhimsy xx

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  3. I have to say it’s making the news here but with a certain uncomfortableness given how we had our recent referendum that didn’t get up. I think a lot of No voters are perhaps reflecting on themselves when they see all the support over there.

    On my recent trip, you guys made it all look so easy, so it’s interesting this has sort of flared up now.

    I hope you keep leading the way in these matters. Great pics

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  6. Wowsah, what a crowd! Gave me the shivers, in a good way, and brought tears to my eyes. Fantastic pictures, Barbara.

    I read the CNN article and came upon this: “The Treaty Principles Bill was introduced by David Seymour, leader of the right-wing ACT New Zealand Party, which is a junior coalition partner with the ruling National and New Zealand First parties.” Doesn’t that just figure? Goes right along with our loathsome America First parties.

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  10. I had read about this march so it was good to see your pictures of it. The whole affair from this distance seems to be a classic example of right wing mischief making for no other reason than to make mischief. It is depressing though the reaction is cheering.

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