Rebuke and Resistance: Te Pāti Māori’s Protest, Abstentionism, and the Path to Indigenous Sovereignty
In November 2024, New Zealand’s Parliament became the stage for a historic act of defiance when Te Pāti Māori MPs performed a haka during the first reading of the Treaty Principles Bill. This analysis explores the incident through dual lenses: the comparative strategy of abstentionism (as seen with Sinn Féin) and an anarcho-communist critique of state power. Both perspectives converge on a central question: Should…
