This text emphasises equality. In the epilogue, the signatories acknowledge that they have entered into the full spirit of the Treaty. Each Tribunal panel is constituted to determine the meaning and effect of the Treaty based on the claims before it. The approach to Treaty interpretation set down in the Report on the Orakei Claim has influenced many Tribunal inquiry panels. It is reasonable to apply to the interpretation of the Treaty of Waitangi the general principles of treaty interpretation as applicable to municipal law.
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Take our survey. No thanks. Ask a librarian. Search our collections. Advanced search. After the Treaty A gift exchange - a tapu alliance An amazing feat of organisation A pre-condition to the Treaty A wild new frontier for settlers Did the world accept the Declaration?
Do we have a constitution? Over 40 rangatira signed the Treaty at Waitangi, among them many who had signed the Declaration of Independence.
Their agreement was important, but Hobson wanted a lot more signatures so he could confidently claim British sovereignty over New Zealand. To get those signatures, he took the Treaty on the road. Two parties, two understandings: What does the Treaty of Waitangi mean?
Signing over sovereignty? The benefits of signing The reasons why chiefs signed the Treaty varied from region to region. The British or the French? More than a Treaty This pledge came to be known as the Kohimarama Covenant.
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