Government to review principles of founding document, raising fears over rollback of Māori rights
Moves by the New Zealand government to review the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi , has inflamed tensions with Māori.Moves by the New Zealand government to review the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi , has inflamed tensions with Māori.by the British Crown and about 540 Māori chiefs to establish a nation state. While not a legal document, some treaty principles have been developed and included in legislation.
Translation errors and difficulties in conveying certain cultural concepts has led to debates and protest over the treaty’s meaning and application. Over the past 50 years, lawmakers, courts and the Waitangi Tribunal – an institution that investigates breaches of the treaty – have looked to the wider intention, or spirit, of the treaty, in order to define its principles and smooth out differences in interpretations.
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