This is edition 2024/214 of the Ten@10 newsletter.
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1. Abraham Lincoln and the Treaty of Waitangi
Peter Lynn at Kiwiblog
- 🇺🇸 Peter Lynn recalls his 2005 pilgrimage to Gettysburg, where he delivered Lincoln’s address with a Kiwi twist, earning applause.
- 🗣️ "All men are created equal" symbolized equality before the law, though Lynn notes its historical inaccuracies.
- ⚔️ The Treaty of Waitangi (1840) marked NZ's governance shift, distinct from America's 1776 Declaration of Independence.
- 🔫 Musket Wars (1818-1840) led to British intervention, establishing NZ as a colony amidst conflicts with Māori.
- 🏞️ NZ's prosperity surged post-1900, amid land wars and adaptation challenges between settlers and Māori.
- 🛡️ Māori integration into NZ's legal system continued until the 1900s, marked by the New Zealand Land Wars.
- 📚 Education challenges persisted for Māori, sparking discussions on cultural assimilation versus separatism.
- ⚖️ Modern NZ grapples with judicial activism and revising history to address Māori grievances and entitlements.
- 🌍 Lynn questions NZ's future with escalating Māori separatism amid majority resentment towards special legal status.
- ⚔️ Potential civil unrest looms as NZ debates the sustainability of preferential treatment based on ancestry.
