The Free Speech Union New Zealand is proud to present the Good Faith Yarns Tour!

This winter, the Free Speech Union New Zealand is hitting the road. The Good Faith Yarns Tour brings honest, good-faith conversation to ten communities across the country, including the regional centres that so often get left out of the national conversation. With a general election on the horizon, public debate is getting louder and more polarised. We want to do something different.

Canterbury sits at the intersection of some of New Zealand's most unresolved conversations. The hangover from the Treaty Principles Bill. The future of Māori political representation. What it actually means to honour a partnership when the ground keeps shifting beneath it.

Joining Ani O'Brien for this Christchurch evening is Professor Te Maire Tau, Ūpoko of Ngāi Tūāhuriri, historian of oral traditions and tribal genealogies, and one of the country's most authoritative voices on indigenous knowledge and Te Tiriti o Waitangi. His historical knowledge was instrumental in the settlement of Ngāi Tahu's Treaty claims — the largest settlement of its day between Māori and the Crown. He knows this land, its history, and its obligations better than almost anyone. Together they'll dig into the Treaty debate, Māori political representation, and what genuine good-faith conversation looks like when the stakes are this high.

📍 Russley Golf Club, 428 Memorial Avenue, Burnside, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand

📅 Wednesday 22 July 2026

🕐 6:30pm-8:00pm

🎙️ Guest Speaker: Te Marie Tau

Contact the host of Good Faith Yarns Christchurch