Orewa Speech

Don Brash, then newly installed as Leader of the Opposition, used the Orewa Speech to broach the topic of Māori-Pākehā relations.

The Orewa Speech was a speech delivered by the leader of the New Zealand National Party, Don Brash, to the Orewa Rotary Club on 27 January 2004. It addressed civil rights and race relations in New Zealand, particularly the status of Māori people. Brash approached the subject by advocating 'one rule for all'[1] and ending equitable measures and affirmative action for Māori, which he described as "special privileges".

  1. ^ Cumming, Geoff (4 February 2004). "Non-Maori say they've had enough". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 29 April 2011.