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1 online resource (533 pages) |
Contents |
Cover; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction: The Treaty of Waitangi is 'a simple nullity'; Chapter One: The arrival of Christianity on the Kapiti coast; Chapter Two: An 'exemplary haven' in a troubled land; Chapter Three: A fraud on the donors?; Chapter Four: A gift or a grant?; Chapter Five: Why did the Church cling to the gifted land?; Chapter Six: 'Because of what I heard said at Kohimarama'; Chapter Seven: In the Supreme Court at Wellington; Chapter Eight: The long (and continuing) aftermath; Chapter Nine: Revisionist legal history; Chapter Ten: Contemporary comments |
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NotesBibliography; Glossary; A; B; I; K; M; P; R; T; W; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Copyright |
Summary |
When the New Zealand Supreme Court ruled on Wi Parata v the Bishop of Wellington in 1877, the judges infamously dismissed the relevance of the Treaty of Waitangi. During the past 25 years, judges, lawyers, and commentators have castigated this?simple nullity" view of the treaty. The infamous case has been seen as symbolic of the neglect of Maori rights by settlers, the government, and New Zealand law. In this book, the Wi Parata case?the protagonists, the origins of the dispute, the years of legal back and forth?is given a fresh l |
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Print version record |
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Parata, Wiremu -- Trials, litigation, etc
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Hadfield, Octavius, 1814-1904 -- Trials, litigation, etc
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SUBJECT |
Hadfield, Octavius, 1814-1904 fast |
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Treaty of Waitangi (1840 February 6)
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Treaty of Waitangi (1840 February 6) fast |
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Māori (New Zealand people) -- Civil rights -- History -- 19th century
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Māori (New Zealand people) -- Land tenure -- Law and legislation
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Ngāti Toa (New Zealand people) -- Land tenure
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LAW -- Property.
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Māori (New Zealand people) -- Civil rights
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Genre/Form |
History
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Trials, litigation, etc.
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Form |
Electronic book
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ISBN |
9781775580089 |
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1775580083 |
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