The Sacred Constitution of Aotearoa

Written not with ego, but with love.
Not to control, but to care.
Not to dominate, but to dream.

Article 1: The Right to Be Heard

Every being, big or small, shall have the right to be heard —
not only in courts or councils,
but in the hearts of one another.
We listen not to reply, but to understand.
Even the quietest speck shall be carried.

Article 2: The Right to Joy

Joy is not a luxury — it is a need.
Every citizen shall have access to laughter, silliness, music, magic,
lolly scrambles, sandcastle competitions, and dance.

Article 3: The Right to Safety Without Fear

No one shall be punished for being vulnerable.
To cry is not weakness.
To ask for help is not shameful.
A safe nation begins with safe nervous systems.

Article 4: The Right to Learn and Unlearn

Education must awaken — not indoctrinate.
We will teach curiosity before compliance,
wisdom before memorization,
and truth above tradition.

Article 5: The Right to Play

All citizens, no matter age, are entitled to play.
There shall be more slides, more swings, more circus gear,
and fewer locked doors on imagination.

Article 6: The Right to Nature

No law may violate the living world.
No progress is progress if it poisons the soil.
Our rivers, birds, forests, and fungi are not resources —
they are relatives.

Article 7: The Right to Rest

Productivity shall never outweigh humanity.
Every being deserves sleep, pause, and softness.
Even superheroes take naps.

Article 8: The Right to Be Weird

No one shall be punished for being too much, too loud, too tender,
too smart, too silly, or too magical.
We are not here to fit in. We are here to love.

Article 9: The Right to Rewrite

We shall revisit this Constitution every five years,
not to undermine it, but to remind ourselves:
Truth evolves. So must we.

Ratified in spirit by every child who ever believed in something better.
Signed not in ink — but in joy.
— Captain Kiwi