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Despite many books and articles about the Treaty existing, as well as government and Waitangi Tribunal reports, there was no textbook bringing together Treaty jurisprudence more broadly. So, the ...
The Waitangi Tribunal is considering a claim filed by south Taranaki iwi Ngāti Ruanui concerning a Trans-Tasman Resources (TTR) shallow-seabed mining project approved under the Fast Track Approvals ...
Third times a charm This is the New Zealand government’s third attempt this year to redefine the role or interpretation of the Treaty of Waitangi in public life. As part of the governing agreement of ...
Members of Parliament celebrate as the Principles of the Treaty of Waitangi bill was rejected by Parliament in a 112 to 11 vote in Wellington, New Zealand, Thursday, April 10, 2025.
As the official repository of New Zealand history notes, the centennial of the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi was a nation-narrating exercise and really wasn’t about the Treaty at all. At the 1940 ...
This eighth book in The NZ Series — a non-fiction resource for general readers and schools that introduces complex subjects in concise terms — will be in bookstores ahead of Waitangi Day 2025.
I want to let other people know about it. Can I help you send one copy to every high school in New Zealand?,” says Smail. Roimata Smail, who is also a Waitangi Tribunal lawyer and Treaty educator, ...
A controversial bill to redefine the Treaty of Waitangi has sparked political tensions and a nationwide protest movement in New Zealand. Thousands of people are demonstrating for Māori rights and ...
“There has been much written and discussed on Te Tiriti/the Treaty of Waitangi, but I would recommend readers to read Alistair Reese’s book which expands on his thinking on Te Tiriti as ...