Who are you to comment Peter Dey any more than the rest of us kiwis! Why shouldn't we all have a comment [freedom of speech] so can R Paterson and B Moon who have done a lot of research on the subject of the Treaty.
We are all having to do research on the subject as our Democracy is at risk here because of this minority group of radicals threatening that and distorting the truth to get what they want.
Plus you mention the historian Claudia Orange it seems pretty clear she is on the ‘gravy train' too and the history book she has written seems like it is just to patronise the select group of radicals. Try reading the book ‘Twisting the Treaty' you might learn some real truth!
The 1975 Treaty of Waitangi Act, was passed so the Waitangi Tribunal could be set up. Once again distortions of the truth, so the ‘Gravy Train' could really swing into action and effectively swindle Billions from the NZ People?
Money we cannot afford and have to keep on borrowing to pay this, which in turn keeps squeezing our Health and education budgets all to appease the radical few. I haven't noticed any of the money they have received flowing down to help the battered babies or Maori health problems, which keeps deteriorating more. Oh that's right we have to pay for that too!
All these squabbles increasing, because a minority group has pushed to have this Constitutional Review happening in order to enshrine the treaty in a ‘written Constitution' which is not required; there is nothing wrong with our ‘unwritten constitution'.
This has been the final straw for most of us we do not want to live in a country with apartheid which is what will ultimately happen, not to mention unrest and dissent because of the inequality that will follow. We want Equality for all!

C.Humphreys, Katikati.