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Kōrero: Te ture – Māori and legislation

Ngā mātāpono o te Tiriti o Waitangi

Waitangi Tribunal Court of Appeal Government
Active protection Active protection  
Tino rangatiratanga includes management of resources and other taonga according to Māori cultural preferences Māori retain rangatiratanga over their resources and taonga and have all the rights and privileges of citizenship Self-management
The right to redress for past breaches The right to redress for past breaches The right to redress for past breaches
The exchange of the right to make laws for the obligation to protect Māori interests The freedom of the Crown to govern Government or kawanatanga
Partnership – the needs of both Māori and the wider community must be met Partnership Equality – reasonable co-operation
The courtesy of early consultation The duty to consult  
  The acquisition of sovereignty in exchange for protection of rangatiratanga  
The Crown cannot evade its obligations under the treaty by conferring authority on some other body    
The treaty is an agreement that can be adapted to meet new circumstances    
Taonga include all valued resources and intangible cultural assets    

Kei te papatau nei e whakaatu ana te whakamahinga o ngā pūtahi rerekē i ngā mātāpono o te tiriti. Nā runga i ēnei mātāpono kua pai ake te wawao o te Māori i ōna mana taketake. Ko tētahi o ngā mātāpono mā te Karauna e wawao ngā painga o te Māori, māna anō e kōrero kanohi ki te kanohi me te Māori.

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Te Ara - The Encyclopedia of New Zealand

Mātāpuna: Janine Hayward, 'The principles of the Treaty of Waitangi.' In The Waitangi Tribunal: Te Roopu Whakamana i te Tiriti o Waitangi. Wellington: Bridget Williams Books, 2004, pp. 29–40

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Rāwiri Taonui, Te ture – Māori and legislation – Restoring Māori customary law, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/interactive/36550/nga-matapono-o-te-tiriti-o-waitangi (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Rāwiri Taonui, i tāngia i te 13 June 2012.