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   Evolution means working together and also developing ourselves individually   
   and collectively (from whatever collective identity we perceive we may have   
   and which should be allowed to change and vary through time).  Without   
   individual good there cannot be    
   collective good, and without collective good there cannot be individual good.    
   The two must be in harmony and balance as envisaged by the Treaty of Waitangi.   
      
   The absence of an integral outlook is the root of most problems today. The   
   powerful British groups at the time perpetuated atrocities and injustices on   
   others in the process of colonisation.  The Treaty of Waitangi has been broken   
   in this fashion so many    
   times in the past.   
      
   An integral outlook means that Maori and Pakeha history is yet to unfold in a   
   way not yet completely known.  This is why the Waitangi Tribunal is not just   
   concerned with righting past wrongs but also with finding new formulas to see   
   that things do not go    
   wrong in the future.  It can perhaps shape history, and reshape the past also   
   by it excellent efforts in finding the true history of this land since the   
   1840's.   
      
   With further mechanisation and transportation gradually the people of one part   
   of the world will have to meet the people of various other parts more   
   frequently, and for this definite attention will have to be made to create a   
   better understanding between    
   people.  The Maori people as shipbuilders, navigators and sea traders   
   expressed this as well.  The Treaty of Waitangi tried to spell out this   
   meeting of the minds.  At the time of colonisation the British realised that   
   they could no longer adopt the    
   approach of claiming new territory by conquest.  They had to settle and   
   negotiate in a civilised way.  The Maori visited England.  They enjoyed this   
   interaction and attention.  This is natural.   
      
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   The human race has many languages.  These are expressions of humanity. Every   
   language is our language - every language is the language of all of us. Let us   
   share these treasures.  The dogmatists claim "This is my language, that is   
   yours; this is a native    
   language, that is foreign".  These are defective ideas.  Only this much can be   
   said - that we have so many languages and each one of us can express ourselves   
   in one or more languages from amongst them.   
      
   In spite of the fact that all languages of the world stand on an equal footing   
   in respect of position, a common language for the convenient exchange of   
   thoughts between people of different parts of the globe will have to be   
   selected open heartedly as the    
   world language.  Governments in different parts of the world may at their   
   convenience accept the world language and any other language as their official   
   language or languages.   
      
   However no matter what language is accepted as the official language of the   
   state by any particular government (eg English and Maori by the New Zealand   
   government), there should not be any slackness in facilitating the study of   
   the world language.  In no    
   case can anyone keep themselves aloof from the rest of the world like frogs in   
   the well, and keep their heads in the darkness so as to keep themselves away   
   from their brothers and sister in other parts of the world.   
      
   All languages are subject to birth and death.  Although English is at present   
   an international language, it may not enjoy the same status for an indefinite   
   period.  In any particular age only that language which will have the maximum   
   use in different    
   parts of the world will probably be the world language.  This could be   
   Japanese later on.  So in New Zealand we can readily live with and accept both   
   the Maori and English languages as being official languages.  It is practical   
   to recognise English as    
   the world language.   
      
   English is the language of commerce.  This is a popular saying.  The Maori   
   were quick in learning it and also reading and writing it when it was   
   introduced into Aotearoa.  So it can be seen that English was recognised as   
   the language of commerce even    
   back in the early 1800's.  It still is today, but may not be for longer as the   
   Asian economies expand and the English and American economies decline.   
      
   A world language helps human unity without affecting the development of   
   different parts of the world or the people living there, eg Maori in New   
   Zealand.  This is because the local people still should retain their local   
   identity and their own language.     
   There is harmony in this way, as intended by the Treaty of Waitangi.   
      
   Unity among the members of any society or social structure is absolutely   
   necessary otherwise the structure will start to disintegrate.  Lack of unity   
   among the members of society because of too much self interest and different   
   levels of development along    
   with the formation of different economic or social groupings is wrong.  A lack   
   of understanding of each other's acts not only brings about the downfall of   
   social structure but can also wipe out groups of local indigenous people   
   within society.   
      
   The problem, therefore is the preservation of unity in society.  The common   
   ideal here must be to create an economic system so that property is shared by   
   all members of the society.  For unity in society there should not be any   
   small groupings within    
   society claiming unjustifiable economic and social privileges.  Love for all   
   and the idea that humanity is one family should be the guiding principles.    
   The Treaty of Waitangi can be made to work in this way.   
      
   At present lack of security of taonga, land, fisheries, and estates can lead   
   to the disintegration of important taonga or treasures belonging to the   
   tangata whenua of Aotearoa.  If there is no security against injustice in New   
   Zealand then the social    
   structure may weaken.  The most important requisites for social security   
   therefore, are that there should be no injustice.  Injustice in society has   
   lead to the struggle for the Maori people to retain their identities and   
   heritage.  If security in    
   society is to be maintained there should be no economic or racial injustice.    
   The two are often found together (along with sexism).  These injustices are   
   often due to lack of appreciation of what other people can offer to society.   
      
   The British colonialists thought they were members of a particular race who   
   were superior to others when they came to Aotearoa.  This attitude frequently   
   inflicts injustices on other sections of society.  The expulsion of Jews from   
   Germany by Hitler's so-   
   called superior Aryan race is a glaring example of racial injustice in   
   society.  This should not happen even if the Jews where not tangata whenua of   
   Germany.  Oppression and hunting of the aboriginal people of Australia is   
   another example.   
      
   To remove this type of injustice we must do away with racial distinctions in   
   society.  That is no race is superior or inferior.  All members of all races   
   should take part as equals.   
      
   Sentiments, traditions and customs which are innate or natural in human beings   
   and which do not hamper their development should be encouraged. There may be   
   many local and indigenous differences and these should be appreciated and   
   encouraged for the    
   indigenous development of society.  But in no cases should there be a   
   compromise in principle to the creation of a human society.   
      
      
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