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  2. Treaty of Waitangi - Wikipedia

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    A northern chief, Nōpera Panakareao, early on summarised his understanding of the treaty as "Ko te atarau o te whenua i riro i a te kuini, ko te tinana o te whenua i waiho ki ngā Māori" ("The shadow of the land will go to the Queen, but the substance of the land will remain with us"). Nōpera later reversed the statement – feeling that the ...

  3. Principles of the Treaty of Waitangi - Wikipedia

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    Principles of the Treaty of Waitangi. Depiction of the signing of the treaty on 6 February 1840. In New Zealand law and politics, the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi (Māori: ngā mātāpono o te tiriti) is a phrase used in the Treaty of Waitangi Act 1975. It is a set of principles derived from, and interpreting, the Treaty of Waitangi.

  4. Treaty of Waitangi claims and settlements - Wikipedia

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    Claims and settlements under the Treaty of Waitangi (Māori: Te Tiriti o Waitangi) have been a significant feature of New Zealand politics since the Treaty of Waitangi Act 1975 and the Waitangi Tribunal that was established by that act to hear claims. Successive governments have increasingly provided formal legal and political opportunity for ...

  5. Ruth Ross - Wikipedia

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    Ruth Ross. Ruth Miriam Ross (née Guscott; 1 January 1920 – 30 August 1982) was a New Zealand historian. She was part of the 1970s movement that sought to revise academic understandings of the Treaty of Waitangi and educate the public on its translations and significance. [1]

  6. United Tribes of New Zealand - Wikipedia

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    The United Tribes of New Zealand (Māori: Te W (h)akaminenga o Ngā Rangatiratanga o Ngā Hapū o Nū Tīreni) was a confederation of Māori tribes based in the north of the North Island, existing legally from 1835 to 1840. It received diplomatic recognition from the United Kingdom, which shortly thereafter proclaimed the foundation of the ...

  7. Waitangi Day - Wikipedia

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    Waitangi Day (Māori: Teo Waitangi), the national day of New Zealand, marks the anniversary of the initial signing—on 6 February 1840—of the Treaty of Waitangi.The Treaty of Waitangi was an agreement towards British sovereignty by representatives of the Crown and indigenous Māori chiefs, and so is regarded by many as the founding document of the nation.

  8. Colony of New Zealand - Wikipedia

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    In 2014, the Waitangi Tribunal report on Stage 1 of the Te Paparahi o Te Raki Inquiry found that Māori, specifically Ngāpuhi, never intended to cede sovereignty. "The rangatira who signed te Tiriti o Waitangi in February 1840 did not cede their sovereignty to Britain", the Tribunal concluded. "That is, they did not cede authority to make and ...

  9. There's New Māori Queen—and She's Only 27 Years Old

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    A new Māori queen was crowned today as her father was laid to rest. Kiingi Tūheitia Pōtatau Te Wherowhero VII passed away last Friday at age 69. "The death of Kiingi Tuheitia is a moment of ...