New Zealand: Understanding The Treaty Of Waitangi 2012   More than a century and a half after its assent, the Treaty of Waitangi between the Crown and the Māori chiefs of New Zealand remains a source of controversy. The legal status of the document has shifted significantly over that time; providing protection to settlers and Māori being its raison d’être it empowered her majesty to extend prerogative over New Zealand. It was afforded first instance recognition in R v Symonds, and then...

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