In her book The Treaty of Waitangi (1987), Claudia Orange argued that the Native Lands Act 1865 ‘effectively severed the threads of Crown protection and nullified the treaty’s second article’ (p 179).
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- The Crown is not bound by tikanga per se, but tikanga may give rise to legally enforceable obligations. 39 Te Rōpū Whakamana i te Tiriti o Waitangi | Waitangi Tribunal Te Paparahi o Te Raki Stage One Report He Whakaputanga me Te Tiriti (Wai 1040, 2014). 40 Brief of Evidence of Professor Anne Salmond, Te Paparahi o Te Raki Inquiry, Wai 1040, #A22 including translations from the works of Merimeri Penfold. 12 Whilst I agree with all of these points, my view in respe...
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