Representatives of more than 80 Iwi have gone above and beyond and reached out to King Charles III requesting his intervention in New Zealand politics.
This comes after growing tension over the government’s new proposed policies and the relationship disintegration between Maori and ruling authorities.
The National Iwi Chairs Forum, a collective of tribal leaders has sent an open letter to the King asking him “to ensure that the government does not diminish the crown’s honour” regarding Te Tiriti o Waitangi.
The letter sent to King Charles III is two pages long and has been signed by more than 500 people including Maori organisation representatives and tribal leaders.
The chair of the Ngati Wai Iwi, Aperahama Edwards said that Maori are tired of their growing concerns going unheard.
“We’ve had 184 years of pandering to the decency and goodwill of the government and it is not reciprocated, so the thinking here is to bring these issues to the attention of King Charles with the hope he can intervene.”
Edwards said the obligation to honour the promises of the treaty rests not only in the descendants of the chiefs that signed it, but in the descendants of Queen Victoria, King Charles III.
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