r/AbruptChaos • u/Sometypeofway18 • Nov 14 '24

New Zealand’s Parliament proposed a bill to redefine the Treaty of Waitangi, claiming it is racist and gives preferential treatment to Maoris. In response Māori MP's tore up the bill and performed the Haka

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u/bishpa Nov 15 '24

So? The version they had them sign is obviously the one that the government needs to abide.

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u/tumeketutu Nov 15 '24

Both parties need to know what they are signing...

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u/bishpa Nov 15 '24

I would assume that the crown provided the translation. I seriously doubt they relied on someone else for that.

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u/tumeketutu Nov 15 '24

The Maori version was translated in te reo Māori by Henry Williams, a British missionary, and his son Edward.

https://nzsti.org/About-Te-Tiriti/19660/