The Conversation

History and myth: why the Treaty of Waitangi remains such a ‘bloody difficult subject’

The Treaty of Waitangi, the influential historian Ruth Ross (1920-1982) remarked in 1972, is “a bloody difficult subject”. She should have known – she devoted most of her working life to trying to ...
Newsroom

Full list of Treaty clause cuts and changes revealed

The move to cut Treaty references from five acts and amend up to 14 others has been criticised by the National Iwi Chairs ...

"A coalition commitment": Paul Goldsmith on repealing references to the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi within laws

The Government has quietly agreed to repeal a number of references to the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi within laws, and amending others. Despite ongoing conversations since February, no one ...
World Socialist Web Site

Lessons of the Treaty of Waitangi in New Zealand for the Australian working class

Reconstruction of the Signing of the Treaty of Waitangi by Marcus King, 1939. [Photo by Archives New Zealand Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga Flickr / CC BY 2.0] The Australian Labor government will ...

Treaty of Waitangi clause review: Government quietly agrees to amend, repeal provisions in laws

Government has quietly agreed to repeal a number of references to the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi within laws, while amending others to be more specific. Cabinet has also decided that, going ...
Yahoo

New Zealand lawmakers reject proposed law to redefine the country's founding Treaty of Waitangi

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand lawmakers dealt an overwhelming defeat Thursday to a controversial proposed law seeking to redefine the country’s founding treaty between Māori tribes and ...
The Guardian

Waitangi Day: record crowds expected amid tensions over Māori policy in New Zealand

Event in February that commemorates signing of New Zealand’s founding document expected to draw tens of thousands but PM will not attend Organisers of New Zealand’s national day commemorating the ...

Will weakening Treaty provisions in NZ law create more problems than it solves?

Legislation changing Treaty provisions within the law is due to be introduced before this year’s election, with legal ...
Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Program: Exactly what was agreed under the Waitangi Treaty

We acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the First Australians and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we live, learn and work.
Jurist

New Zealand iwi signs deed of settlement with Crown, settling historical Treaty of Waitangi claims

New Zealand iwi Ngāti Maru signed a deed of settlement with the Crown on Friday, settling its historical Treaty of Waitangi (Te Tiriti o Waitangi) claims. Ngāti Maru is the last of eight iwi in ...
The Guardian

Controversial bill to reinterpret New Zealand’s founding document reaches parliament

The widely criticised bill aims to redefine Treaty of Waitangi principles that guide relations between Māori and ruling authorities A controversial bill that seeks to radically change how New ...
Reuters

'The time feels right': Prince Charles welcomed to New Zealand's founding site of Waitangi

WELLINGTON (Reuters) - For Ngati Kawa Taituha, the welcoming of Prince Charles onto the Waitangi Treaty Grounds in New Zealand's far north on Wednesday marks the latest step towards finally fulfilling ...