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THE ENGLISH TEXT OF THE TREATY OF WAITANGI, by Ned Fletcher (BWB, $69.99 hb)
Our understanding of te Tiriti o Waitangi/the Treaty of Waitangi has been defined by constant revision since its first signing on February 6, 1840. The founding document has been criticised as a fraud, glorified as the Māori Magna Carta, and everything else in between. The debates rage on today as we struggle with determining the place of the treaty/te tiriti in society.
In 2015, the Waitangi Tribunal investigated the fundamental basis for its own empowering legislation, looking in detail at the signings of He Whakaputanga/The Declaration of Independence (1835) and