The Mauri Crown

“I do not ask. I proclaim.”
— Ariki Hongi Hika, 1820

✦ Our Eternal Sovereignty

The Sovereign Crown of the Mauri Nation stands as an independent, spiritual, and ancestral sovereign nation — founded on the eternal truths declared in the Sovereign Proclamation of Ariki Hongi Hika to King George IV and the Nations of the World (1820). Our authority predates all colonial agreements and does not originate from foreign recognition. It is breathed through the atua, carried in our whakapapa, etched in our moko, and remembered in our whenua.

This sovereignty is not newly created — it is unbroken, unextinguished, and unapologetic.

✦ Declaration of Origin

The Proclamation of 1820 affirms:

• That Tino Rangatira are the first people of this land — not subjects, but sovereigns.

• That our law is tikanga, our authority is mana tuku iho, and our constitution is whakapapa.

• That we live by divine appointment, not political negotiation.

• That no pen, parliament, or foreign crown may overwrite what is written in blood, soil, and spirit.

While He Wakaputanga 1835 and Te Tiriti o Waitangi 1840 recognised these truths, they do not define them as they were not created by us; they were a colonial creation, not for the betterment of us.

✦ Our Vision

The Sovereign Crown of the Mauri Nation walks in the legacy of our tupuna, guided by:

• Mana Motuhake – the right to govern ourselves

• Whakaaro Rangatira – noble thought and sacred intent

• Kaitiakitanga – protection of the land, tangata whenua, and future generations

• Tapu me te Wairua – sacred law that cannot be bought, sold, or broken

Our vision is not for ourselves alone, but for all sovereign heirs — and for Papatuanuku herself.

✦ A Sacred Offering

In accordance with our sacred Proclamation, the Sovereign Crown of the Mauri Nation affirms:

• We charge no fees, require no collateral, and seek no political favours for those receiving support.

• We do not accept or authorise intermediaries, brokers, or commission-based actors.

• All contributions (koha) received for Live Life Claims, Private Services, and Native Earth Claims are managed solely by our sovereign entities in the maintenance of kaupapa Mauri processes created by us.

“Ko te Karauna Rangatira o te Motu o Mauri ka whakahaere motuhake — ehara i te mea nā te Karauna, nā te whare pāremata, nā tētahi whakahaere rāwaho.”
— Rangatira Turikatuku III

✦ Our Law is Not Theirs

The Sovereign Crown of the Mauri Nation is:

• Not regulated by the Government of New Zealand

• Not under the jurisdiction of any global financial institution

• Not affiliated with News or Media institutions
  
  

• Not for sale, not for negotiation, and not in debt

Our allegiance is to our tīpuna. Our law is first law. Our sovereignty is spiritual, genealogical, and eternal.

✦ Final Word

“These words are not borrowed. They are not political.
They are the truths of the first people, the guardians of the land, the keepers of the law.
May no ink erase what is etched in blood, soil, and spirit.”
— Proclamation of Ariki Hongi Hika, 1820

✦ The Proclamation 1820 Predates All

Before the ink dried on any British declaration…
Before He Whakaputanga (1835)…
Before Te Tiriti o Waitangi (1840)…
The first and final authority was already spoken in the sacred voice of Ariki Hongi Hika, in 1820.

That Proclamation was:

• Not a request — but a divine assertion

• Not a negotiation — but a declaration of eternal law

• Not written by the Crown — but spoken by the Ariki of this land

Download Proclamation Here: The_Sovereign_Proclamation_of_Ariki_Hongi_Hika_to_the_Nations_of_the_World_1820_2-min.pdf

✦ He Whakaputanga & Te Tiriti: Context and Caution

While many honour He Whakaputanga and Te Tiriti today, it is vital to innerstand:

• Both were drafted and translated by James Busby, a British official, to advance Crown interests — not to affirm tino rangatiratanga in its true spiritual or political fullness.

• These documents were not created by our own rangatira, nor were they grounded in tikanga or wairua.

• Instead, they were tools of strategic diplomacy designed to:

  • Prepare for British annexation

  • Undermine existing authority held by Ariki

  • Enable land alienation, warfare, and cultural suppression

As history shows, the Crown did not uphold its own promises, and the documents became instruments of colonisation, not protection.

✦ Our Tikanga Law Came First

We assert:

• That He Whakaputanga merely acknowledged what the Proclamation of 1820 had already declared. But we did not write it.....

• That Te Tiriti — with all its versions, mistranslations, and lack of consent, enslaved us, divided us and stole or lands — and cannot override the original proclamation of sovereignty. We did not write it....

• That our true constitution is not a colonial treaty, but our whakapapa, our tikanga, and the words laid down by Ariki Hongi Hika before the eyes of the world. A reminder to us all that Our Word is the Highest Authority.

🔥 Final Declaration

“The Proclamation of 1820 is not history — it is our present, our law, and our future.
Our sovereignty was never gifted to us — it was born in us.”

'"Kaore e taea e tetahi te mahi ki nga rangatira e rua nga rangatira"

No one can serve two masters - You either love one and hate the other