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  2. Treaty of Waitangi Act 1975 - Wikipedia

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    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]

  3. Treaty of Waitangi - Wikipedia

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    The Treaty of Waitangi Act 1975 provides for the intentions of the treaty to be taken into account through the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi. [178] The Waitangi Tribunal's key function is to evaluate Crown actions against the intentions of the parties that signed the Treaty.

  4. Treaty of Waitangi claims and settlements - Wikipedia

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    The Waitangi Sheet of the Treaty of Waitangi. The Treaty of Waitangi was first signed on 6 February 1840 by representatives of the British Crown and Māori chiefs from the North Island of New Zealand, with a further 500 signatures added later that year, including some from the South Island. It is one of the founding documents of New Zealand.

  5. Why New Zealand’s Maori are fighting to save an 1840 treaty ...

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    A Waitangi Tribunal report warned that if the bill was passed, it would represent the worst breach of the treaty in modern times, potentially leading to the end of the treaty itself.

  6. Waitangi Tribunal - Wikipedia

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    The Waitangi Tribunal (Māori: Te Rōpū Whakamana i te Tiriti o Waitangi) is a New Zealand permanent commission of inquiry established under the Treaty of Waitangi Act 1975. It is charged with investigating and making recommendations on claims brought by Māori relating to actions or omissions of the Crown , in the period largely since 1840 ...

  7. Principles of the Treaty of Waitangi - Wikipedia

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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, in the preamble, and in Section 6(1), which provides for the Waitangi Tribunal to inquire into claims by Māori that they are prejudicially affected by Crown acts (or omissions) that are inconsistent with the principles of the treaty. [2]

  8. Hīkoi mō te Tiriti - Wikipedia

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    There is an English and a Māori version of the original treaty, which have differences in translation and meaning. Since 1975, Parliament, courts and the Waitangi Tribunal have looked to the wider intention of the treaty in order to define its principles. The treaty principles are not fixed and are flexible. [16]

  9. Ngā Tamatoa - Wikipedia

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    Ngā Tamatoa initiated the annual protests at Waitangi on Waitangi Day, in 1973 after Prime Minister Norman Kirk changed the name of the day to 'New Zealand Day'. The group claimed that "the Treaty is a fraud" because of the ongoing breaches committed by the Government.