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"THE POLISHED BOOT ON PAPATŪĀNUKU'S NECK" - 10 May 2026
The Polished Boot on Papatūānuku's Neck
Rocket Lab just had its best quarter ever. US$200 million in revenue. A Raytheon partnership for space-based kinetic interceptors. A US$190m hypersonic testing contract. Peter Thiel's Anduril as a client.
All of it launching from Māhia. Māori land. Without hapū consent.
This government has approved 149 military and civilian payloads with no public breakdown. It quietly raised the launch limit to 1,000 in February — no Parliament, no Treaty engagement. And then it endorsed Trump's Golden Dome on the international stage.
This isn't pragmatism. It's submission wearing a silver fern.
The full essay names every contract, every minister, every hidden connection — 36 verified citations, zero fabricated claims.
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