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 What is the Treaty Of Waitangi?

The Treaty of Waitangi is New Zealand’s founding document. 

It takes its name from the place in the Bay of Islands where it 

was first signed in 1840 and was an agreement between the British 

Crown and a large number of Māori chiefs. 

Today the Treaty is widely accepted to be a constitutional document 

that establishes and guides the relationship between the Crown in 

New Zealand and Māori.

The Treaty promised to protect Māori culture and to enable Māori 

to continue to live in New Zealand as Māori. 

 

At the same time, the Treaty gave the Crown the right to govern 

New Zealand and to represent the interests of all New Zealanders.

While the Treaty is widely seen as a constitutional document, its status

 in New Zealand law is less than settled. At the moment, Treaty rights can 

only be enforced in a court of law when a statute or an Act explicitly refers to the Treaty.

Why is the Treaty Of Waitangi important in New Zealand history?

The Treaty governs the relationship between Māori and everyone else and ensures

 the rights of both Māori and Pakeha are protected. It does that by:

• accepting that Māori Tribes have the right to organize themselves, protect their 
• way of life, and to control the resources they own
• requiring the Government to act reasonably and in good faith towards Māori
• making the Government responsible for helping to address grievances
• establishing equality and the principle that all New Zealanders are equal
•  under the law.

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Treaty in action:

The Treaty of Waitangi is New Zealand's founding document.

The principles of the Treaty are referred to in several Acts of Parliament. 

It is an important part of the New Zealand education system and how New Zealanders work.

Applying the Treaty influences life in New Zealand in many ways.

Parliament

Māori representation in Parliament is guaranteed with reserved seats - currently, there are seven.

 Many Māori is also Members of Parliament via ‘general’ electorates.

Waitangi Tribunal

There is a Waitangi Tribunal that researches and makes legal decisions on 

cases where Māori land and other resources were taken illegally or unfairly in the past. 

Quite often this results in large settlements for tribes, including cash and land.

Many iwis are putting these settlements to good use building major commercial enterprises - often 

becoming important employers in the process.

Some Waitangi Tribunal settlements do not only benefit Māori. For example, a lot of work 

has been done to restore Auckland’s western harbor from waste and sewage despoliation after 

Māori living in the area lodged what is known as the Manukau claim.

 

 

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Toke Talagi

 Born-9 January 1951-Alofi, Niue

Died-15 July 2020 Alofi, Niue

Early life:Talagi was born in Alofi and was educated at

Tufukia School in Niue and Nelson College in New Zealand.

He studied at Massey University in Palmerston North, where he

completed a Bachelor of Agricultural Science.

Career:Sir Toke Tufukia Talagi was a Niuean politician, diplomat,

and statesman. He served as Premier of Niue from 2008 to 2020.

In 1999, he was elected to go to the Niue Assembly as an Independent.

He was elected premier in the 2008 general election defeating the standing premier,

Young Vivian, by fourteen votes to five, with one abstaining. He is the current Foreign

Minister of Niue.

Sir Toke Talagi also made a book called Niue Rising:

Description:

This is a biography of Sir Toke Tufukia Talagi and his life

from a small island in the Pacific to a knight of the realm.

It covers his life work and his experiences as a businessman

and into politics and the premiership. He was a reluctant politician

and didn't have any plans to be the premier. It was accidental. He was

more interested in continuing to build his business and make $1 million.

My Thoughts:

Overall I think Sir Toke Tufukia Talagi was a good person and a very good

Niuean politician with a lot of experience because four entire terms of leading

a country and bringing it to the forefront wouldn’t be easy.

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