Marcus King, The signing of the Treaty of Waitangi,
February 6, 1940, 1939
http://mp.natlib.govt.nz/detail/?id=13103&l=en
On 24 August 2012 the Waitangi Tribunal delivered its 200 page
Interim Report following initial hearings, recognising Maori rights
in water.
In early 2012 the Keys New Zealand National Government proposed
selling up to 49 per cent of shares in Government owned
hydropower-generating companies. This was contested by the New
Zealand Maori Council and a number of co-claimants who each claimed
that the proposed sale contravened Maori rights to water enshrined
in the Treaty of Waitangi.
This Waitangi Tribunal decision serves as an interesting
contrast between the status of Indigenous rights in New Zealand and
Australia. While the rights of New Zealand's Maori population
have a very long history, and have continually been protected,
Aboriginal Australian land rights in Australia are relatively
recent legal creations. Furthermore, while Maori
