If, indeed, we took ownership of the very inequities that tangata whenua are confronting and showed courageous leadership, here we have a chance to adopt a new norm, to reclaim a position that respects tangata whenua and tangata Tiriti—a calm, reasonable way forward that has data, years of research, recommending the way that makes not only political sense, but humane sense. Instead, she constantly and consistently uses the most anti-Māori, dehumanising language—segregation, separatist, apartheid—denouncing Te Tiriti and, indeed, its intent to build a strong, united Aotearoa for all. She attacks large iwi who have worked hard with multiple Governments and shown the nation how strong Tiriti partnerships become relationships for the future.