Exposing the Lies, Defending the Truth

For too long, Te Tiriti o Waitangi has been misrepresented—twisted first by colonisers, then by weak and self-serving officials, and now by politicians and media voices who continue the deception. The Treaty was never created to protect Māori; it was a tool of divide and conquer, designed to control, deceive, and weaken resistance while colonial forces expanded their grip on the land. The Crown could not afford to force submission everywhere at all times, so they used trickery and false promises to achieve what brute force could not. Fooling people lasts far longer than forcing them.

This strategy worked—many nations that were colonised by military force later regained independence, but those tricked through so-called "negotiation" remain in legal and economic bondage to this day. Aotearoa is one such place where the legacy of deception continues, disguised as law and governance.

How Te Tiriti Was Weaponised Against Māori

When it suited them, colonial officials used Te Tiriti to control and divide Māori—promising protection while systematically stripping them of land, language, and resources. When it became inconvenient, they ignored it, violated its principles, and continued their theft under new laws. They never intended to honour it—they only intended to use it.

• Divide and Conquer: Māori were divided into "loyal" and "rebel" groups, fostering internal conflict that made resistance weaker. Today, the same strategy is used—dividing Māori into Labour vs. National, Left vs. Right, Green vs. Conservative, religious vs. secular, and so on. A divided people are easier to rule.
• Land Theft by Legal Trickery: From the 1860s, the government used the law as a weapon, confiscating land through legal loopholes, fraudulent purchases, and the Native Land Court, which forced Māori to adopt individual land titles, making them easier to dispossess.
• The Destruction of Te Reo Māori: Language is power, and the Crown knew that erasing Te Reo would weaken Māori identity. Schools banned the language, punishing children for speaking their mother tongue—an attack on cultural survival itself.
• Exploitation of Resources: Māori fishing rights, forestry, and waterways were stripped away, with Crown and corporate interests plundering what was never theirs to take.

The Same Corrupt Tactics Continue Today

Today’s politicians and officials continue this legacy of treachery—not out of strength, but out of desperation. These are weak individuals clinging to their high-paid salaries, their lifelong benefits, and their positions of power at any cost. They will sell out anything and anyone to keep their privileged status, just as their colonial predecessors did. They attack Te Tiriti not because it is outdated, but because it stands in the way of their ability to exploit land, sell resources, and profit from the suffering of others.

• They push privatisation of water, despite Te Tiriti guaranteeing collective resource rights.
• They support foreign ownership of New Zealand land, undermining local communities.
• They create policies that weaken environmental protections, prioritising profit over people.
• They manipulate public opinion, painting Te Tiriti as a "Māori issue" to make the majority indifferent, when in reality, its erosion hurts everyone except the ruling elite.

Why Any Attack on Te Tiriti is an Attack on All People

Te Tiriti is not just a "Māori issue"—it is a safeguard for all New Zealanders. It prevents a small elite from hoarding land, water, and wealth while pushing the rest of the population into economic slavery. The same corrupt politicians who attack Te Tiriti are the same ones selling off your housing market, your wages, and your future to foreign investors and corporate interests. They are not just betraying Māori—they are betraying everyone.

A divided society is easy to control.That is why they pit groups against each other—Māori vs. Pākehā, workers vs. businesses, the "Left" vs. the "Right," the religious vs. the secular. But these divisions are illusions, designed to distract from the real battle: the people vs. the corrupt elite.

Every Culture, Every Ethnicity is an Asset

Just as biodiversity is essential to a healthy planet, , cultural diversity is essential to a healthy society. Losing any culture, language, or ethnicity is a loss to humanity—just like losing a species of plant or animal weakens the ecosystem. Only the corrupt and misguided would not be concerned about such losses.

Māori culture, language, and knowledge systems are not just important for Māori—they are part of the collective wealth of Aotearoa and the world. The same applies to every indigenous culture and ethnic group across the planet. To erode or endanger these cultures is not just an attack on those people—it is an attack on the richness and diversity of humanity itself.

Instead of further erosion and destruction, the priority should be revitalisation —supporting endangered languages, restoring indigenous knowledge, and recognising the value of cultural traditions that have sustained communities for generations.

A future where ethnic and cultural diversity is respected and nurtured is a future where everyone benefits. Any movement or government that disregards this is working against the interests of all people, not just those they seek to erase.

Te Tiriti Protects Us All—But Only If We Stand for It

It’s time to wake up. It’s time to stop letting politicians and media voices manipulate us into thinking Te Tiriti is “just a Māori issue.” It is a New Zealand issue—one that protects all of us from the greed and corruption that plague so many other nations. It is a shield against a future where the land is stripped bare, the rivers run dry, and the people are left with nothing.

When politicians and media voices try to turn New Zealanders against Te Tiriti, ask yourself: Who stands to gain? If we uphold Te Tiriti, we all stand to gain—a country that is fair, sustainable, and resistant to the forces of greed and corruption.

It is not just Māori who need Te Tiriti.