Story: Principles of the Treaty of Waitangi – ngā mātāpono o te Tiriti o Waitangi

Treaty of Waitangi Act 1975

The earliest official use of the phrase ‘the principles of the Treaty’ was in the Treaty of Waitangi Act 1975. This act set up the Waitangi Tribunal.

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Te Ara - The Encyclopedia of New Zealand

Reference: New Zealand Statutes, 1975, pp. 825-833

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Janine Hayward, Principles of the Treaty of Waitangi – ngā mātāpono o te Tiriti o Waitangi – What are the treaty principles?, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/document/32942/treaty-of-waitangi-act-1975 (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Janine Hayward, published 1 June 2012, reviewed and revised 16 January 2023 with assistance from Janine Hayward.

Comments

Melwyn Rodricks
13 July 2013

Thank YOU. Excellently done and written. Publish this in booklet/pamplet form and distribute it to all channels - The MP's the Councils, Universities, Schools Health Boards, NGO's, wherever. Everyone of us need to KNOW. The Treaty itself was a con, The principles as understood by Maori and Pakheya is the important paradigm shift required, and this article I believe clearly addresses the issue. If I maybe politically incorrect in my thinking, so be it. Thank You.