xxiv, 329 pages : genealogical tables, maps ; 24 cm
Contents
PART I. The New Zealand Constitution: the search for legitimacy / F. M. Brookfield -- Constitutional theory and Maori claims / P. G. McHugh -- Te Tiriti o Waitangi - unique relationship between Crown and tangata whenua? / David V. Williams -- Nineteenth century notions of aboriginal title and their influence on the interpretation of the Treaty of Waitangi / Frederika Hackshaw -- The Treaty of Waitangi: some international law aspects / Benedict Kingsbury -- Towards a radical reinterpretation of New Zealand history: the role of the Waitangi Tribunal / M. P. K. Sorrenson -- Part II. The Muriwhenua claim / Waerete Norman -- Mana and the Crown: a marae at Orakei / I. H. Kawharu -- The Ngai Tahu claim / Tipene O'Regan -- The Treaty of Waitangi: as the focus of Maori protest / R. J. Walker -- The Treaty of Waitangi - perspectives on social policy / M. H. Durie -- Humpty-Dumpty and the Treaty of Waitangi / Bruce Biggs
Summary
The essays in Part One discuss aspects of the legal and historical significance of the gaining of sovereignty over New Zealand by the Crown. The essays in Part Two are studies of Maori reaction to the guarantees given by the Crown to protect their "rangatiratanga" - their tribally based heritage and identity
Analysis
Maori (New Zealand people) - Government relations)
