1. God and Guns Advantages of having Missionary allies
Carvings – pagan and idolatorous
Christianity and family division
Administrative authority = Rangatiratanga
Article 4

2. THE CHURCH AND THE TREATY
Missionary Churches
Anglican, Methodist, Catholic
Settler Churches
Presbyterian, Mormon, Baptist etc.

3. Churches – Agents of Assimilation
Supporters of the Treaty
Education - Mission Schools
Methodism founded on Social Justice
John Wesley founder 1703 – 1791
Deliberate structuring of Methodist Church
Classes
Circuits
A church for the people, about the people
Bringing church into the context of the people

4. Methodism in early Aotearoa
Ministers and Deaconesses – worked with Maori in Maori communities
Close ties with:
Kingitanga
Ratana

5. Church established along Geographic lines
Far North Anglican & Ratana
North Hokianga Catholic
South Hokianga Anglican & Methodist
Bay of Islands Anglican & Catholic
West coast N.I. Methodist
East Coast Anglican
Bay of Plenty Presbyterian

6. “To talk about a language is to talk about a people, their traditions, thoughts and aspirations, their whole way of life. To deny a people their language is to maim them, and consequently to impoverish their encounter with others”
(Rakena,1971, p.4).

7. Wesley College Paerata

8. Wesley College is a multi-ethnic school that has a direct affiliation with the Methodist Church of New Zealand – Te Haahi Weteriana o Aotearoa. The Methodist Church of New Zealand – Te Haahi Weteriana o Aotearoa is a Treaty-based Church that expresses its governance in a bicultural, power-sharing partnership between Te Taha Maori and Tauiwi.

9. Rangiatea Methodist School for Maori Girls 1949

10. Rangiatea Methodist Maori Girls Hostel 1970

11. Pākehā
Māori
Buildings as symbols
People –staff of Māori Mission
Go to church
Church goes to people
Introspective
Church ever present in community
Independent – Teaching
Interdependant in community
Go to church to worship
Expect that church members lead worship in gatherings

12. Methodism grounded in social justice
John Wesley founder
Deliberate structuring of Methodist Church
Classes
Circuits
A church for the people, about the people
Bringing church into the context of the people

14. New Zealand Methodist Bi-cultural Journey
1981 Power sharing hui
1983 Bi-cultural Journey
Equity and Partnership – Te Taha Māori autonomy
Tauiwi - Pākehā and all others who do not have whakapapa Māori
Consensus Decision-making

15. Methodist Conference of NZ
(Council of) Conference
Te Taha Māori Tauiwi
Hui Poari Tauiwi Strategy
Missions, Boards and Committees
Rohe Parishes

16. We continue to struggle – it’s not perfect!!!
Pākehā ‘friendlies’
Pacific whanaunga and multiculturalism
Conference decision making - votes
It takes time
Drain on resources
Taha Māori members - involved in Tauiwi business

17. The Methodist Bi-cultural Journey
is but one expression of the exercise of
tino rangatiratanga
in Aotearoa today, as we believe Maori
had envisaged in
Te Tirīti o Waitangi.