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The Treaty of Waitangi Act 1975 introduced the phrase principles of the Treaty of Waitangi.It is found twice in the long title of the Act, in the preamble, and also in Section 6(1) which provides for the Waitangi Tribunal to inquire into claims by Maori that they are prejudicially affected by Crown acts (or omissions) that are inconsistent with the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi.
Treaty to establish a British Governor of New Zealand, consider Māori ownership of their lands and other properties, and give Māori the rights of British subjects. Drafted. 4–5 February 1840 by William Hobson with the help of his secretary, James Freeman, and British Resident James Busby. Signed.
The Treaty of Waitangi was written in English and translated into the Māori language (Te Reo). As some words in the English treaty did not translate directly into the written Māori of the time, this text is not an exact translation of the English text, such as in relation to the meaning of having and ceding sovereignty.
The Littlewood Treaty Document, also known as the Littlewood Document, is an English language version of the text of the Treaty of Waitangi that was rediscovered in 1989. It is dated 4 February 1840, which led to speculation that it is the final English draft of the Treaty that Lieutenant Governor William Hobson gave to Henry Williams on the ...
Section 9 read, "9. Treaty of Waitangi — Nothing in this Act shall permit the Crown to act in a manner that is inconsistent with the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi." [3] Section 27 concerned land transferred under the Act which was subject to a Waitangi Tribunal claim prior to the Governor-General's assent of the Act, 18 December 1986. [4]
R v Symonds (The Queen v Symonds) was an 1847 New Zealand Supreme Court [a] case that incorporated the concept of aboriginal title into New Zealand law and upheld the government's pre-emptive right of purchase to Māori land deriving from the common law and expressed in the Treaty of Waitangi. Although the Native Lands Act 1862 waived Crown pre ...
1996. v. t. e. The Waikato Raupatu Claims Settlement Act 1995 is an act of the New Zealand Parliament passed into law in 1995. It was the first act implementing a major historical Treaty of Waitangi settlement since the Treaty of Waitangi Act 1975 was amended in 1985 to allow the Waitangi Tribunal to investigate historic breaches of the treaty. [1]
The Treaty of Waitangi Act 1975 gave the Treaty of Waitangi recognition in New Zealand law for the first time and established the Waitangi Tribunal.The tribunal was empowered to investigate possible breaches of the Principles of the Treaty of Waitangi by the New Zealand Government or any state-controlled body, occurring after 1975. [1]