Gratitude, kaupapa and missing the hīkoi mō te Tiriti

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Gratitude, kaupapa and missing the hīkoi mō te Tiriti

Lucy O'Hagan photo

Lucy O'Hagan

Lucy Protest Sign
Lucy (right) with partner Lizzi and their hīkoi banner. When Lizzi took the banner to Wellington, someone on a megaphone said “Boomers for Te Tiriti...yes peeps, anything is possible” [Image: Supplied]

Lucy O’Hagan, a Pākehā, reflects on the power of collective action, the richness of Māori values and her journey to embrace care and community in a world dominated by individualism

What could two middle-class Pākehā ladies say in a few words painted on a protest sign? ‘Boomers for te Tiriti’ it was It’s 6.15am on Tuesday 19