Speaker:- Zeo Haami
Worship Leaders:- Rachel Mackintosh and Betsy Marshall
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AUC © 15 December 2024
True to our Unitarian tradition of having an open pulpit, this past week we welcomed Zeo Haami as our speaker. Zeo is Community Organiser with Te Ohu Tāmaki, of which our church is a member.
In her address, Zeo highlighted the difference between Te Tiriti (as the agreement between Māori and the British Crown) and the Principles of the Treaty. To explain the difference, she used the analogy of marriage, where there are two key parts: the legal contract and the relationship. Te Tiriti can be seen as the legal contract while the Principles can be compared to the living relationship part of marriage.
After hearing Zeo, we had an opportunity to stand up for justice by making submissions on the Treaty Principles Bill currently before the New Zealand Parliament.
If you were unable to attend the service and/or the workshop, you still have an opportunity to learn about the Bill and make a submission. As the submission deadline of 7 January is fast approaching, please contact me for background information as well as tips on how to write one.
Submissions:
- can be made by anyone of any age
- only have to be a few bullet points
- can be made online at bit.ly/treatyprinciplesbill or handwritten.
Several members also have offered to make their submissions available as examples.
Betsy Marshall
Unitarian/ Te Ohu Working Group Member
betsy_marshall@icloud.com