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From Reform to Rupture How National, ACT and NZ First Are Rewriting New Zealand’s Future

Article here: drhsinghnz.substack.com/p/from-refor...

It is an ideological project. Luxon’s National Party provides the platform, Seymour’s ACT supplies the libertarian zeal &Winston Peters’ NZ First adds populist muscle. Together, they are remaking New Zealand in the image of small-government orthodoxy, fast, deep and with scant regard for consensus.

History Repeats: The Crown’s Pursuit of Profit Confiscations in the 1860s and today’s Treaty rollbacks share the same intent: resources, profit, and power.

Article here: drhsinghnz.substack.com/p/history-re...

The relentless assault on Treaty principles is no accident. It is a calculated, systematic campaign to strip Māori influence and funnel benefits to the Crown and the richest few, while eroding the foundations of partnership and justice in Aotearoa.

NZ Māori Council v Attorney-General (1987): The Treaty Case That Changed New Zealand By Dr Harpreet Singh | drhsinghnz.substack.com | FB: @DrHSinghNZ

Article written October 2025: drhsinghnz.substack.com/p/nz-maori-c...

"This was more than a legal victory. It was a constitutional shift. The Treaty of Waitangi, long dismissed as a “nullity,” now had real legal force. The case set the foundation for modern Treaty jurisprudence and influenced every major settlement and law that followed."

I have written about the importance of the Māori roll before, but hearing Sir Sidney Mead speak about it gives those words a deeper pulse, a sharper edge.

Vote for the Cause, Not the Conflict My View on Unity.

Article written December 2025: drhsinghnz.substack.com/p/vote-for-t...

I first wrote this article in December 2025, but after the recent statements about Te Pāti Māori and the fresh attacks from Hobson's Pledge, I feel compelled to share it again. "As I have said before, if any party truly represents your cause, then the cause must stand above any individual."

Digital Silencing: How Mass Reporting Weaponises Algorithms The coordinated campaigns engineered to purge academic voices

New article here: drhsinghnz.substack.com/p/digital-si...

"Brigading isn’t an outburst of disagreement; it’s a coordinated operation. These campaigns often begin on alt‑tech forums or private group chats where targets, typically activists, journalists, or educators, are selected for removal."

Winston Peters and the Politics of Māori Identity How he uses his Māori Identity to attack Māori

New article here: drhsinghnz.substack.com/p/winston-pe...

"Although he is Māori himself, he has spent decades using his identity to criticise what he calls “separatism,” often attacking Māori leadership and specific Māori rights to gain support from a primarily conservative, older, and non-Māori voting demographic."

How the Right-Wing Drove Māori into Poverty The 1991 Neoliberal “Mother of All Budgets”

New article here: drhsinghnz.substack.com/p/how-the-ri...

The harm was a direct political choice by a National Government that put ideology before people. Māori are still living with the consequences today. They are trying to do it again.

The following was written in March 1989 by Sir Sid Mead: "Mr Peters was seen by most Māori people as a “whingeing turncoat,” which seemed to add to his lustre."

Iwi Must Fund Te Pāti Māori Before the Next Wave of Laws Threatens to Undo a Century of Progress

New article here: drhsinghnz.substack.com/p/iwi-must-f...

"While Iwi have gained significant wealth through settlements, that wealth is at risk if the laws of the country change. Without a well-funded political voice, Māori interests are constantly fighting an uphill battle against better-resourced opponents."

How Te Pāti Māori Cost of Living Policies Uplift Māori The Humanity in TPM's Policies

New article here: drhsinghnz.substack.com/p/how-te-pat...

"The next time they point a finger and whisper words like 'extremist' or 'separatist' at Te Pāti Māori, look at the hands doing the pointing. Don’t forget the history written in the laws and policies they used to push our most vulnerable into the shadows."
#DignityOverProfit
#CareIsJustice

How the Right-Wing Spreads Anti-Immigrant Narratives in Māori Communities The goal is division.

New article here: drhsinghnz.substack.com/p/how-the-ri...

"When we are tricked into scrapping over the crumbs of a small pie, we forget to ask why we were never invited to the table where it was baked."
#HistoryMatters
#CommunityVoices

Why the Right Fears a Strong Māori Electoral Roll Real Power Lies in the Māori Roll

New article here: drhsinghnz.substack.com/p/why-the-ri...

"A stronger Māori roll means a stronger Māori voice. It means Māori deciding their own representation instead of having it weakened or dispersed. It is a clear path to greater influence at a time when that influence is being challenged."
#MāoriRoll #NZPolitics #MāoriRepresentation

Today’s debates about the Treaty and co-governance are shaped by how history is remembered, retold, and sometimes manipulated. Kohimarama is regularly used by right‑wing groups to argue for policies that restrict Māori rights and weaken Treaty obligations.
#TeTiriti
#MāoriRights

The Lies Behind Right‑Wing Claims About Māori Inequality Exposing the truth buried under political myths.

New article here: drhsinghnz.substack.com/p/the-lies-b...

This lie turns generations of disadvantage into accusation and keeps Māori carrying the weight of a system that failed them. Aotearoa cannot move forward while blaming victims instead of fixing the structures that created the inequality.
#AotearoaTruth
#EquityForMaori
#EndTheMyths

ACT & Hobson's Pledge: The Myth of Māori Equality in Justice Why TPM is right about "Abolishing Prisons"

New article here: drhsinghnz.substack.com/p/act-and-ho...

Te Pāti Māori has argued that the system is so structurally harmful that true justice will one day require abolishing prisons altogether and replacing them with solutions that heal rather than punish. Without real reform, we will keep harming Māori whānau and the generations that follow.

These are some of the messages I receive on Facebook from the right-wing for what I write. My apologies for the language.