What’s good for Māori is great for us all - Brian Rankin

THREE KEY FACTS OF MĀORI IN 1840 In 1840, at the time of the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi , the Māori population was 80,000. The average life expectancy for Māori in 1840 was 30. There were an estimated 2050 non-Māori in New Zealand in 1840.

Brian Rankin (Ngāti Porou) had a career in law, finance, banking, corporate property management and consulting. He is a descendant of Hone Heke of Ngapuhi through his father and is a great-grandson of Sir Apirana Ngata through his mother. OPINION Have you ever been disappointed because you bought something only to find out, post-purchase, that the product did not deliver on the salesperson’s promise.



And it made you feel stink? It’s called “buyer’s remorse”..