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Invoking the Treaty of Waitangi

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Invoking the Treaty of Waitangi

A participant in a 2004 hīkoi (march) to Parliament holds up a copy of the Treaty of Waitangi. Protesters wanted the government to confirm Māori customary rights to the seabed and foreshore. The Treaty of Waitangi, which safeguards customary rights, is recognised in New Zealand law.

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Reference: 5 May 2004

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Geoffrey Palmer, Law – Legal history, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/36988/invoking-the-treaty-of-waitangi (accessed 25 June 2026).

Story by Geoffrey Palmer, published 12 June 2012, updated 1 October 2016.