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

Māori Affairs Minister Koro Wetere

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Māori Affairs Minister Koro Wetere

Koro Wētere (Ngāti Maniapoto), seen here with Labour Prime Minister David Lange (right), was minister of Māori Affairs in the 1987 Labour government, the first to set out a list of treaty principles. The five basic principles were also referred to by later governments.

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Janine Hayward, Principles of the Treaty of Waitangi – ngā mātāpono o te Tiriti o Waitangi – Treaty principles developed by the Crown, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/32977/maori-affairs-minister-koro-wetere (accessed 4 June 2026).

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