Your summary of this great man says it all. So proud to call him a New Zealander…..”Sir Peter Buck represents everything the modern Māori elite resent. He did not demand the dismantling of Western systems—he mastered them. He did not cry “colonisation” at every obstacle - he conquered through excellence. He did not talk sovereignty - he exercised it.”
Thank you, I appreciate your research and the intention of your writing. I had no idea about his legacy. This is the kind of thing we should be teaching in schools to make our nation great.
Your summary of this great man says it all. So proud to call him a New Zealander…..”Sir Peter Buck represents everything the modern Māori elite resent. He did not demand the dismantling of Western systems—he mastered them. He did not cry “colonisation” at every obstacle - he conquered through excellence. He did not talk sovereignty - he exercised it.”
Thank you, I appreciate your research and the intention of your writing. I had no idea about his legacy. This is the kind of thing we should be teaching in schools to make our nation great.
Thanks Tui. Good to hear about past outstanding New Zealanders. I look forward to the series.
Thank you. You are very kind.
A wonderful tribute to Te Rangi Hiroa.
Thank you for this calmly passionate, no-nonsense account of a truly inspiring figure to all Kiwis.