Tag: Waitangi Tribunal
Rewriting history: how the Treaty ‘principles’ evolved and why they don’t stand up to scrutiny
With ACT’s Treaty Principles Bill imminent, how much do we know about the current principles? And were they ever a proper reflection of the text and intent of te Tiriti?
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9 Sep, 01:00 AM
The idea of ‘sovereignty’ is central to the Treaty debate – why is it so hard to define?
If Māori did not explicitly cede sovereignty in 1840, neither did they fully retain it. If sovereignty is already being shared, where does Te Tiriti o Waitangi sit within our unwritten constitution?
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30 Jan, 06:00 PM
