Malcolm Mulholland – författare

This collection of essays by leading scholars – including academics and professionals from law, medicine, business and the social sciences – challenges our thinking on many fronts.

This is a history of St Joseph’s Maori Girls’ College, which has become the second oldest Maori boarding-school and was started by the Sisters of Our Lady of the Missions in 1867. For over 150 years, the college has been dedicated to nurturing the aspirations of young Maori women. Its teachings are grounded in whānaungatanga, Maoritanga, religious values and academic excellence. The college has given rise to numerous Maori trailblazers in a variety of fields. This book brings together the recollections of former. pupils, staff and whānau (over 160 interviews were conducted). At its core, it is a story of sisterhood.

The New Zealand environment has been allowed to deteriorate, but it is not too late to undo the damage. This book advocates the adoption of the kaupapa of kaitiakitanga (guardianship) to preserve what is left and to restore the lakes, streams, rivers.

Weeping Waters is a must read for anyone who wants to be informed about the current debate regarding the Treaty of Waitangi and a constitution for Aotearoa New Zealand. The book features essays from eighteen well-known and respected Maori figures including Professor Margaret Mutu, Bishop Muru Walters, Judge Caren Fox and lawyer Moana Jackson. This is the first book in recent years to offer a Maori opinion on the subject of constitutional change. It shows how Maori views have been ignored by successive governments and the courts and how Maori have attempted to address constitutional issues in the past. The book also provides suggestions for a pathway forward if the Treaty of Waitangi is to be fully acknowledged as the foundation for a constitution for Aotearoa New Zealand.