Jo Waitoa

Guest writer

Jo Waitoa (Ngāti Porou) advises on Te Tiriti o Waitangi and environmental policy and engagement. She has published on diverse economies, social media activism, and Māori politics. She is a trustee of the Wellbeing Economy Alliance Aotearoa.

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Forty years after Rogernomics: Imagining an economy grounded in Māori values

The economic system is not broken, it was designed this way. But that means it can be redesigned.

By Jo Waitoa | 5th August, 2024

King Tūheitia with leaders of Protect Ihumātao. The Kiingitanga is an enduring symbol of Māori political independence. (Photo: Leonie Hayden)

Voting isn’t everything: On Māori politics and the meaning of participation

Almost 170 years ago, Māori political processes were interrupted and displaced by a new, enforced electoral system. No wonder the Māori relationship to party politics is so complicated, writes Jo Waitoa.

By Jo Waitoa | 7th July, 2020