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After a cryptic social media campaign on Sunday night, Toitū Te Tiriti organisers have confirmed calls for all Māori and Tangata Tiriti to go on strike this Thursday, May 30.
The strike, which coincides with the announcement of the government’s budget, is intended to “prove the might of [the Māori] economy by disconnecting entirely from it”.
Rallies and hīkoi will be organised across the motu, with viewers of the post invited to reach out to activist collective @toitu_te_tiriti if they wish to organise an activation in their area.
The protest, a follow-up of Te Pāti Māori’s Day of National Action in December last year, is a direct response to the policies of the coalition government, many of which have been panned as “anti-Māori” and an “attack” on Māori.
A message seen by Te Ao Māori News explained that co-ordinators had been appointed across the motu, and a social media campaign would be led by Eru Kapa-Kingi, the son of Te Pāti Māori MP Mariameno Kapa-Kingi, who was himself ninth on the party’s list in the 2023 general election.
