This piece critiques common arguments against honouring Te Tiriti, particularly in private and public institutions, and defends the view that Te Tiriti is a constitutional and moral foundation for all New Zealanders, regardless of sector or legal mandate.
How the framings classify across 3 articles. Each framing is labelled by a small AI stance classifier; see the methodology page for details.
Stacked weekly counts; colour by lean. “n/a” covers government and iwi-Māori sources where lean isn't applicable.
How this topic has been named, week by week. A new alias winning out is usually a framing shift.
How the news corpus has covered this same topic over the last 12 weeks. 1 article from RNZ, Stuff, NZ Herald, ODT, 1News, Newsroom and The Spinoff. Click through to the press view for the full panel.
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rejection of identity-based governance as a denial of historical and social reality
5 Very Common Arguments Against Honouring Te Tiriti (and how to respond)ritualistic obligations hinder practical governance
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