Weeping Waters: The Treaty of Waitangi and Constitutional Change

by Malcolm Mulholland

Available March 2010 - Purchase now for March delivery! 

Weeping Waters is a must read for anyone who wants to be informed about the current debate regarding the Treaty of Waitangi and a constitution for Aotearoa New Zealand.

The book features essays from eighteen well-known and respected Māori figures including Professor Arohia Durie, Tama Potaka, Linda Te Aho, Jacinta Ruru, Dr Apirana Mahuika, Tom Roa, Basil Keane, Tania Rangiheuea, Kaapua Smith, Dr Janine Hayward, Veronica Tawhai, Hohaia Collier, Professor Margaret Mutu, Bishop Muru Walters, Judge Caren Fox, lawyer Moana Jackson and Malcolm Mulholland.

The wide-ranging essay topics include:

• the development of Māori movements;
• Constitution-making in the Pacific;
• the Treaty of Waitangi and Parliament's multi-cameral system;
• principles developed by the Waitangi Tribunal;
• the views of individual iwi and hapū toward pan-tribal organisations;
• the role of urban Māori authorities;
• the Anglican Church model;
• Māori representation within the House of Representatives; and
• the role of local government.

This is the first book in recent years to offer a Māori opinion on the subject of constitutional change. It shows how Māori views have been ignored by successive governments and the courts and how Māori have attempted to address constitutional issues in the past.

Weeping Waters is an important text in the course of the debate about the Treaty and a constitution for Aotearoa, and provides suggestions for a pathway forward if the Treaty of Waitangi is to be fully acknowledged as the foundation for a constitution for Aotearoa New Zealand.

Category: Indigenous and Post-Colonial Studies | Politics

ISBN: 978-1-86969-404-3
Dimensions: 140 x 220
Pages: 260
Format: softcover
Language: English
Publication Date: March 2010

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