It’s the little things that point the way to the bigger things. Over recent months there has been a change in the way Maori refer to themselves. Pakeha New Zealanders, who have only just relaxed into the concept of tangata whenua – the people of the land – are now adjusting to a new expression – mana whenua. […]

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Known principally for his political commentaries in The Dominion Post, The ODT, The Press and the late, lamented Independent, and for "No Left Turn", his 2007 history of the Left/Right struggle in New...