"We are there for our point of difference and our own point of tū pākiritanga and rangatiratanga", Don Selwyn, Nō Ngāti Kuri, Te Aupouri at the AUT Māori Expo.
Here's the history of how the Māori electorates were established. When the New Zealand Constitution Act was passed in 1852, it established the Parliamentary system. Those eligible to vote and to be voted for, had to be:
A tri-cultural perspective about the State of Hawaii and TMT construction opponents on Mauna Kea. Old establishment structures meet tech savvy, connected native communities. Why uncivil bullies always lose and smart, warm people always win.