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Over 150 New Zealand organisations call for withdrawal of Treaty of Waitangi principles bill

Over 150 New Zealand organisations on Monday released an open letter to Prime Minister Christopher Luxon calling for work to stop on a contentious bill that would define in statute the principles of ...
The Conversation

Unwritten rules: why claims of a missing ‘fourth article’ of the Treaty don’t stack up

Paul Moon does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their ...
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Revolutionary Change: Unpacking the Proposed Law that Risks Turning New Zealand’s Constitution on its Head

In Aotearoa New Zealand, there is no part of the constitution more wilfully misremembered than te Tiriti o Waitangi/the Treaty of Waitangi. And one would be hard-pressed to find a more chilling ...
The Conversation

Patently insufficient: a new intellectual property treaty does little to protect Māori traditional knowledge

David Jefferson is the Secretary of the Knowledge of Oceania Society. Jesse Pirini is the President of the Knowledge of Oceania Society. Jessica C Lai does not work for, consult, own shares in or ...