Crown only”.16 This is despite some key examples of Māori-Pacific solidarity throughout history, including Māori support during the Mau movement for Samoa’s independence, collaborative activism between the Polynesian Panthers and Ngā Tamatoa and the recent presence of Pacific peoples within the Protect Ihumātao movement.17 However, while these divisions do exist, Māori and Pacific scholars have made it clear that there is still potential for strengthening solidarity between Māori and Pacific peoples to overcome the ongoing settlercolonial and racial injustices of today. From a Māori perspective, Jackson notes:18 … I would hope that as [Māori] gain more confidence in who we are as belonging to this land, that we would also be able to re-strengthen our ties with our whanaunga in the Pacific. They’ve never been completely severed, but they have been put under strain. Similarly, Anae speaks to the urgent priorities of Pacific peoples as follows:19 It is urgent and timely that we reflect on the Treaty as a turning/reference point in our consciousness about the va/relationship between Māori/Tangata Whenua and Pacific peoples/ tangata Pasifika. What is needed is a philosophical basis for reconceptualising the spaces/va where Māori and Pacific peoples meet, work, play, marry, and have been thrown together, in order to reach a new level of understanding and a way forward in Māori-Pacific va in Aotearoa. In thinking about what this “reconceptualising” might involve, the literature suggests that it will require a reimagining of Māori-Pacific whakapapa relationships beyond the confines of the New Zealand nationstate.20 For example, Te Punga Somerville argues that “as long as Māori and Pasifika communities insist that their primary relationship is with the New Zealand nation-state, relationships between these communities will struggle to function beyond the narrow parameters that the state provides”.21 16 Anae, Melani. “The Treaty of Waitangi and the Va Between Māori and Pacific Peoples in Aotearoa, New Zealand.” Pacific Media Network (February 4, 2021). https://pacificmedianetwork.com/articles/the-treaty-of-waitangi-and-the-va-betweenmori-and-pacific-peoples-in-aotearoa-new-zealand. 17 Anae, “The Treaty of Waitangi and the Va Between Māori and Pacific Peoples in Aotearoa, New Zealand.” 18 Jackson, “A kōrero with Moana Jackson.” 19 Anae, “The Treaty of Waitangi and the Va Between Māori and Pacific Peoples in Aotearoa, New Zealand.” 20 Asafo, Dylan, and Litia Tuiburelevu. “Finding Our Way to the Island: Critical Reflections from Two Emerging Pacific Legal Academics in Aotearoa.” The Journal of New Zealand Studies NS33 (2021), 64-65; Asafo, Dylan, and Litia Tuiburelevu. “Critical Race Theory and the Law in New Zealand.” Counterfutures 12 (2021): 92-131; Rata, Arama, and Faisal Al-Asaad. “Whakawhanaungatanga as a Māori Approach to Indigenous-Settler of Colour Relationship Building.” New Zealand Population Review 45 (2019): 211-233; Te Punga Somerville, Once Were Pacific, 175. 21 Te Punga Somerville, Once Were Pacific, 175. Pacific Pay Gap Inquiry Literature Review 7