Thursday 6th March

8:00 - 9:00 pm

Waitangi-He Tatau Pounamu: A Covenant of Reconciliation 1 (Dr Alistair Reese)

Although rooted in historical consistency, my presentation will also reflect the changing national scenario.

However, it will be based on my newly released book, He Tatau: Waitangi, a Covenant of Reconciliation. This will help us understand the Treaty, tatau pounamu.

Friday 7th March

9:00-10:30am

Waitangi-He Tatau Pounamu: A Covenant of Reconciliation 2 (Dr Alistair Reese)

Although rooted in historical consistency, my presentation will also reflect the changing national scenario.

However, it will be based on my newly released book, He Tatau: Waitangi, a Covenant of Reconciliation. This will help us understand the Treaty, tatau pounamu.

11:00-12:00pm

God's unrelenting Hope - Our Nation's Covenant (Antony Nihoniho)

Christian values and Māori tikanga are often portrayed as incompatible. History demonstrates that Māori embraced Te Rongopai / The Gospel and responded to not only a message of peace as refuge from the impacts of colonisation, but a resonation with Māori values. In this session we will consider some of the history of Māori and Christianity from my two iwi, Ngāi Tahu and Ngāti Porou, and how the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi underpin God’s aspirations and unrelenting hope for Aotearoa New Zealand.

1:30-2:15pm

Kia Whakatīnanahia Te Tiriti o Waitangi – Embodying Te Tiriti o Waitangi in Practice (Huhana Pene)

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3:00-3:45pm

How the Past Speaks Profoundly in Today & the Future (Te Hurihanga Rihari)
This session will take place on the Treaty of Waitangi Grounds at the Flagstaff.

In the ever-changing world, God's fierce love remains a constant, flowing from His heart to strengthen, unite, and bless, and is a key theme in the gospel.

There is little doubt that the gospel message has influenced the drafting and acceptance of the Te Tiriti, uniting the rangatira in our land with the hope of a better future.

While the message seemed right and the methodology worked for a time, we now question whether the gospel message or its delivery method needs to be changed. We often look to early missionaries' journeys as the foundation for sharing the gospel.

I will explore the story of our people and their early journey with God in the hope that it may reveal valuable insights that inform our current methods of sharing the gospel and, perhaps, help bring about the love and unity of Te Tiriti that our early Tupuna saw.

Saturday 8th March

8:45-10:15am

Waitangi-He Tatau Pounamu: A Covenant of Reconciliation 3 (Dr Alistair Reese).

Although rooted in historical consistency, my presentation will also reflect the changing national scenario.

However, it will be based on my newly released book, He Tatau: Waitangi, a Covenant of Reconciliation. This will help us understand the Treaty, tatau pounamu.

10:45-12:30pm

Te Tiriti: A Pathway to Collective Wellbeing (Antony Nihoniho)

In this session, I will present a conception of ways of thinking about our identity as New Zealanders, our history and aspirations founded on our relationships with atua (God) and whenua (the natural environment). Relationships between Māori and Pākehā, founded on Te Tiriti and Te Rongopai / The Gospel may be expressed in Māori culture in particular ways, opening pathways to informing inclusive and unifying approaches to living and our professional practice in Aotearoa New Zealand.