He Wakaputanga - NZ Declaration of independence...

[king1]

I went to one of their meetings in the weekend and learned alot.
It appears that when the united tribes of NZ was established, we were actually declared a sovereign independent republic!
Lots of history we were not taught at school, but it all makes sense now why Hone Heke was cutting down that flagpole.

Apparently because the treaty was deliberately mis-translated, its technically legally null and void, which means we are still technically a republic!

Lots of people are beginning to learn about this and thats why you might see the united tribes flag flown around the country. Even a few Maraes are flying it.

sweet are the Maori going to pay the treaty money back

I'm not sure C_T_Russell's reading of treaty law could be relied upon, so no, probably no need for repayment of treaty settlement claims.