Te Tiriti o Waitangi
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Frames Te Tiriti o Waitangi as a foundational document whose unmet promises underlie current inequities
The article references the Treaty as a historical anchor for systemic inequity and positions honoring it as essential to achieving equity. It links broken promises to present-day disparities.
“Because of Te Tiriti o Waitangi, it's actually very clear... But where people get confused is because we have a lack of history and education around what Te Tiriti actually says and means.”
Te Tiriti o Waitangi is portrayed as a legitimate and foundational document under unjust attack
Moral framing positions the Treaty as a sacred, non-negotiable principle under assault, with Edwards and the party cast as its guardians. The term 'attack' implies illegitimacy of government actions.
“when Te Tiriti is under attack”
framed as under threat
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“when Te Tiriti is under attack”