Hobson's Pledge

Te Hunga Roia Māori | The Māori Law Society said the ad was likely to “fuel racism against Māori”.

“Well, that was short-lived!” wrote Don Brash in a distraught email regarding the publisher's decision to cancel an advertisement it was set to run.

It follows nearly a week of mounting pressure after the news publisher ran an ad from the right-wing lobby group of the front-page last Wednesday.

It follows a front-page advert last week from Hobson's Pledge, calling for the restoration of the foreshore and seabed to public ownership.

“Those flinging accusations of misinformation need to front up with evidence to demonstrate what is incorrect,” Hobson’s Pledge leader Don Brash wrote in a statement.

Te Pāti Māori says it will no longer engage with the New Zealand Herald for a‘disgusting attack on tangata whenua’ on its front page.

The Hobson’s pledge advertisement is just another example of Māori having to fight to justify our existence, writes award-winning author Shilo Kino.

Hobson's Pledge wants to remove all references in law and in government policy to Treaty 'partnership' and 'principles'.