Te Putea Matua o Nu Tireni
The Treasury of Nu Tireni
Mauri Coin exists for Mauri-to-Mauri trade: Ariki to Ariki, Rangatira to Rangatira, Hapū to Hapū, and Marae to Marae trade. It’s about koha, services, and projects that stay within our tikanga.
It is not a colonial system in any sense.
No interest or usury. All trades are transparent and logged. The system remains under the authority of tikanga and the Crown of the Mauri Nation.
Historical Authority and Non-Colonial Nature
Our authority is rooted in our whakapapa. The Hārerua note and the historical evidence of Te Peeke o Aotearoa, existed and operated as the treasury and bank of an independent Mauri polity for about 20 years, with its own notes and cheques, it was the bank of the Kingitanga, later founded by King Tawhiao in the late 1880s. It operated roughly from 1886 to about 1905 showing that our ancestors held the bank and the land’s authority long before any colonial interference.
The bank sat inside a parallel Mauri government structure.
We herein link Te Putea Matua o Nu Tireni back to:
1820 Proclamation of Ariki Hongi Hika (first assertion of authority),
He Wakaputanga 1835,
Te Peeke o Aotearoa, King Tawhiao 1880 as hard evidence of that authority,
Crown of the Mauri Nation
Today Te Putea Matua o Nu Tireni is the continuation of Te Peeke o Aotearoa, the treasury of King Tawhiao, updated for this time. It operates under tikanga and the authority of our Ariki, while interacting with Crown systems only as a matter of practical necessity.”
It does not pretend the old note has automatic legal force today, but it clearly asserts continuity of mana and intention.
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