3 Feb 2025

Treaty Talks | Episode 8: Veronica Tawhai

From Treaty Talks, 5:00 pm on 3 February 2025

Series Classification: G (General Audiences) | Find the series here.

This episode unpicks what it might take to restore tino rangatiratanga in Aotearoa. Joined by Veronica Tawhai (Ngāti Porou), an expert on constitutional transformation, they delve into the history of settler colonialism, the need for Treaty education, and the vision of the Matike Mai report—a blueprint for a future where Māori values and decision-making authority are honoured. This conversation offers a hopeful perspective on the transformative potential of our future in Aotearoa.

Treaty Talks was filmed in September 2024 at Te Papa Tongarewa inside Te Tiriti o Waitangi: Ngā tohu kotahitanga exhibition, prior to the introduction of the Treaty Principles Bill and the nationwide hīkoi in November. 

Photo: Te Māngai Pāho