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Schmidt, T. (2009). “We don’t have time for that carry-on anymore” – Protest and the construction of space at Waitangi in the 1980s. Architectural History Aotearoa, 6, 58–67. https://doi.org/10.26686/aha.v6i.6755

The 6th of February is New Zealand's annual day of cultural performance par excellence. It is not a rememberance and reflection of what is undoubtedly this country's most important historical moment, but instead an enactment of contemporary understandings of the Treaty of Waitangi by both Māori and the Crown. Architecturally this performance is played out at, and between, Te Tii marae and the Treaty grounds at Waitangi. The partnership between Māori and the Crown is spatially expressed each year by symbolically important rituals being conducted and protocols observed at each specific site. People gather, welcomes occur, addresses are given, entertainment provided, bridges crossed, debates take place, demands are made, and protests held. The actions of the various parties are frequently beamed into households by the television networks and reported in the national newspapers, leading to a national construction of space that represents current perceptions of cultural and race relations. The 1980s saw a significant shift in the construction of Waitangi as space. Following the rise of the land rights movement in the 1960s and 1970s, Māori activists focussed their efforts on Waitangi and Waitangi Day more than ever before. The government responded by denying access to the Treaty grounds, then retreating from Waitangi celebrations, and then eventually returning by the end of the decade. Waitangi as space became a pawn in a political contest, and its place in the national psyche moved with each action and counter-action.

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Walker, R. (2004). Ka whawhai tonu mātou = Struggle without end (Rev. ed.). Penguin.

A revised edition of the best-selling book containing two new chapters covering the last decade and a half. 'The struggle without end continues...' This is a revised edition of Dr Ranginui Walker's best-selling history of Aotearoa, New Zealand, from a Maori perspective. Since the mid-nineteenth century, Maori have been involved in an endless struggle for justice, equality and self-determination. In this book Dr Walker provides a uniquely Maori view, not only of the events of the past two centuries but beyond to the very origins of Maori people. In this updated edition Dr Walker has added new chapters covering the years of 1990, the flowering of the Maori culture and the growth of Maori political and economic power. Recent issues such as the foreshore and seabed legislation, the hikoi and Don Brash's Orewa speech are discussed.

Poata-Smith, E. T. A. (2004). Ka Tika A Muri, Ka Tika A Mua? Māori protest politics and the Treaty of Waitangi settlement process. In P. Spoonley, C. Macpherson, & D. Pearson (Eds.), Tangata, Tangata: the changing ethnic contours of New Zealand (1st ed.). Thomson/Dunmore Press.

Adcock, F., & Charters, C. (2009). Indigenous Peoples Rights under International Law. The New Zealand Yearbook of International Law, 7, 308–320. https://doi.org/10.3316/informit.884638557573921

In 2009 international legal negotiations of particular relevance to Indigenous peoples continued under the United Nations (UN) Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC); the Convention on Biodiversity (CBD); and the auspices of the World Intellectual Property Office (WIPO). As in previous years, international human rights monitoring bodies developed jurisprudence on the rights of Indigenous peoples, contributing to the development of customary international law in the field. New Zealand was the subject of the UN Human Rights Council's (HRC) universal periodic review (UPR) process for the first time in 2009. The HRC focused on Maori and their rights during the UPR with calls for New Zealand to support the UN General Assembly's Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (Indigenous Peoples' Declaration) and to consider constitutional entrenchment of international human rights instruments and the Treaty of Waitangi.New Zealand's reluctance to recognise Indigenous peoples' rights persisted in 2009. New Zealand did not endorse the Indigenous Peoples' Declaration and Indigenous peoples' rights did not feature prominently in New Zealand's statements in international fora.

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Charters, C. (2008). Indigenous Peoples Rights under International Law. The New Zealand Yearbook of International Law, 6, 302–314. https://doi.org/10.3316/informit.883725541982269

The developments that have taken place in New Zealand in relation to Indigenous Peoples rights under International law are discussed. Details of different committees formed and laws enacted to ensure and protect the same are highlighted.

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Charters, C. (2007). Indigenous Peoples Rights under International Law. The New Zealand Yearbook of International Law, 5, 199–207. https://doi.org/10.3316/informit.162169416664269

2007 was a significant year for Indigenous peoples and international law. The United Nations (UN) General Assembly adopted the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (the Declaration on Indigenous Peoples), after more than 20 years of negotiations, and the Human Rights Council established the Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (the EMRIP). Further, the World Intellectual Property Office (WIPO) continued its work on traditional knowledge, as did the working groups associated with the Convention on Biodiversity (CBD). Indigenous issues were considered in institutions such as the World Health Organisation (WHO) and, of course, the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues. New Zealand was also the subject of review by the UN Committees on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD Committee) and the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW Committee) on its compliance with its human rights obligations, some of which raised issues involving Maori. This review details New Zealand's state practice in these institutions.

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Comrie, M., Gillies, A., & Day, M. (2002). The Maori Electoral Option Campaign: Problems of Measuring “Success.” Political Science, 54(2), 45–57. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1177/003231870205400203

The latest Maori Electoral Option (MEO) resulted in a seventh Maori seat in Parliament contested in the recent election. Over a four-month period in 2001, 18,738 Maori exercised their Option to shift electoral rolls - three-quarters of them moving from the General roll to the Maori roll. This paper looks at the latest Option and its effectiveness as a communication campaign. The MEO is controversial because many New Zealanders are divided about the democratic fairness of separate Maori seats. The spectre of a dozen Maori electorates, if all Maori join the Maori roll, is unnerving to opponents who concentrate their fire upon the cost and conduct of the campaign. The MEO challenges traditional assumptions about objective political communication. The Option pioneered a systemized method of kanohi ki te kanohi (face-to-face) communication. Developed by Maori for Maori, the model has been used in other government communication campaigns but remains controversial because of the lack of centralised control over the delivered message and the difficulty of measuring the campaign’s success. This paper explores the issues surrounding its methods and effectiveness.

Fitzgerald, E., Stevenson, B., & Tapiata, J. (2007). Māori Electoral Participation: A Report Produced for the Electoral Commission.

Sullivan, A., & Margaritis, D. (2002). Coming Home? Māori Voting in 1999. In J. Vowles, P. Aimer, J. Karp, S. Banducci, R. Miller, & A. Sullivan (Eds.), Proportional representation on trial. Auckland University Press.

Vowles, J., Aimer, P., Karp, J., Banducci, S., Miller, R., & Sullivan, A. (Eds.). (2002). Proportional representation on trial. Auckland University Press.

Sullivan, A. (2003). Māori Affairs and Public Policy. In R. Miller (Ed.), New Zealand government and politics (3rd ed.). Oxford University Press.

Durie, M. (2003). Mana Māori Motuhake: The State of the Māori Nation. In R. Miller (Ed.), New Zealand government and politics (3rd ed.). Oxford University Press.

Sullivan, A. (2006). Māori Policy and Politics. In R. Miller (Ed.), New Zealand government & politics (4th ed.). Oxford University Press.

Smith, K. (2006). Māori Party. In R. Miller (Ed.), New Zealand government & politics (4th ed.). Oxford University Press.

Sullivan, A. (2003). Māori Representation in Local Government. In Janine. Hayward (Ed.), Local government and the Treaty of Waitangi. Oxford University Press.

Hemi, M. (2003). Local Government and the Waitangi Tribunal. In Janine. Hayward (Ed.), Local government and the Treaty of Waitangi. Oxford University Press.

Tutua-Nathan, T. (2003). Appendix to Chapter 2: Kaitiakitanga: A Commentary on the Resource Management Act. In Janine. Hayward (Ed.), Local government and the Treaty of Waitangi. Oxford University Press.

Love, M. T. W. (2003). Resource Management, Local Government, and the Treaty of Waitangi. In Janine. Hayward (Ed.), Local government and the Treaty of Waitangi. Oxford University Press.

Poata-Smith, E. (2004). The Changing Contours of Maori Identity and the Treaty Settlement Process. In J. Hayward & N. Wheen (Eds.), The Waitangi Tribunal Te Roopu Whakamana i te Tiriti o Waitangi. Bridget Williams Books.