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Why New Zealand’s Maori are fighting to save an 1840 treaty involving the Crown
The treaty, signed in 1840 by over 500 Maori chiefs and the British Crown, is seen as the cornerstone of Maori rights legislation in New Zealand. The letter, drafted by the National Iwi Chairs ...
Shane Jones looks to convince iwi of geothermal potential under Māori-owned land
A hui with 40 iwi groups today is so Māori land owners get an early notice of what the Crown is proposing to do, Jones says.
Treaty Principles Bill 'pollutes' the idea of a future together - submission
The Treaty Principles Bill will "whitewash" the Crown and Māori partnership, and "elevate the oppression of my people", says ...