The Treaty and Me: Making the best of a flawed process
Thursday, 2 August 2018
Sharon Hawke is the daughter of Bastion Point protester Joe Hawke and administrator of the Ngati Whatua Orakei Trust.
In a video essay for Stuff's Treaty and Me series, Hawke says the Treaty process has been 'pretty much flawed', but Ngati Whatua Orakei believes it has the basis for a better future.
'We have proven to our children and our grandchildren that we have done the best that we could possibly do with what the Crown could offer.'
**READ MORE:
* The Treaty and Me: New Zealanders talk about the Treaty
* The Treaty is about both harm and hope**
The Treaty and Me video series is part of New Zealand Made/Nā Niu Tīreni, a Stuff project on the Treaty of Waitangi.