Waitangi w/ Action Station Director, Kassie Hartendorp, and Professional Teaching Fellow at the University of Auckland Law School, Eru Kapa-Kingi: 12 February, 2024
Waitangi w/ Action Station Director, Kassie Hartendorp, and Professional Teaching Fellow at the University of Auckland Law School, Eru Kapa-Kingi: 12 February, 2024
Waitangi w/ Action Station Director, Kassie Hartendorp, and Professional Teaching Fellow at the University of Auckland Law School, Eru Kapa-Kingi: 12 February, 2024The largest hikoi protest to Waitangi Grounds in modern history took place this Waitangi, with thousands gathering to voice their concerns about the new government’s proposed policies, including a referendum on the principles of Te Tiriti, ending co-governance, and removing Te Reo from the names of public services.
News and Editorial Director, Jessica Hopkins, spoke to Action Station Director Kassie Hartendorp (Ngāti Raukawa), about this significant show of solidarity and her reflections of the day.
She also spoke to rofessional Teaching Fellow at the University of Auckland Law School, Eru Kapa-Kingi (Te Aupōuri, Ngāpuhi, Waikato-Tainui, and Te Whānau-ā-Apanui), about his impression of what went down and how members of government were received.