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[4]: pp.18-19 The "Introduction" does offer some analysis of the causes of the wars with one reviewer noting: "If there is a central theme to The New Zealand Wars: Ngā Pakanga o Aotearoa, it is that the wars came about due to settlers' hunger for land and the government's determination to impose its sovereignty in the face of Māori resolve to ...
As a result of the Tribunal's report into the claim, in 1987 the government made Te Reo Māori an official language of New Zealand, and established the Maori Language Commission to foster it. The pivotal issue considered by the Tribunal was whether a language could be considered a "treasure" or "taonga", and thus protected by the Treaty.
Eventually leading to the New Zealand Wars. 1845–1872 The New Zealand Wars: North Island A series of conflicts between the British crown, its allies and various Maori tribes. 1881 5 November (invasion of government troops) Parihaka pacifist settlement: Taranaki Pacifist settlement invaded by government troops and many prisoners taken without ...
The New Zealand Wars were previously referred to as the Land Wars or the Māori Wars, [6] and an earlier Māori-language name for the conflict was Te riri Pākehā ("the white man's anger"). [6] Historian James Belich popularised the name "New Zealand Wars" in the 1980s, [ 16 ] although according to Vincent O'Malley , the term was first used by ...
Before the vote, the leaders of the new conservative coalition government, made up of The National Party, New Zealand First, and ACT New Zealand, had all promised to unwind some of Arden’s legacy.
The bill passed the House, and the Senate passed the Comprehensive Reform Act of 2006, which was backed by the Bush White House. Differences in the two bills were never reconciled. Differences in ...
[189] [190] [191] The "Principles of the Treaty of Waitangi Deletion Bill" was introduced in the New Zealand Parliament in 2005 as a private member's bill by New Zealand First MP Doug Woolerton. Winston Peters , the 13th Deputy Prime Minister of New Zealand , and others supported the bill, which was designed to remove references to the treaty ...
On 7 February, The New Zealand Herald reported that the government would introduce the Local Electoral Amendment Bill under urgency on 9 February. [ 26 ] In response, the National Party leader Judith Collins confirmed that her party would oppose the new legislation, stating that New Zealanders had not been consulted on these changes. [ 27 ]