Jatinder Mann University of Reading j.mann@reading.ac.uk Journal of Australian, Canadian, and Aotearoa New Zealand Studies 6 (September 2026): 140-142, Book Review

Carwyn Jones Te Wānanga o Raukawa and Te Herenga Waka – Victoria University of Wellington carwyn.jones@vuw.ac.nz Journal of Australian, Canadian, and Aotearoa New Zealand Studies 6 (September…

“People like David Seymour like to frame what we’re doing as selecting medical students based on race. No, that’s actually the issue we’re trying to correct — historically our admissions processes hav...

• Indigenous law • Māori law • Indigenous rights • Māori rights

“When the Principles of the Treaty of Waitangi Bill was resoundingly defeated at its second reading in parliament, it seemed like Te Tiriti was safe. It was not.” — Jack Potaka.

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“It’s the most damaging collection of legislative Treaty proposals I’ve seen in my career, breaching Te Tiriti on a scale and breadth that we haven’t yet witnessed in our lifetimes.” — Carwyn Jones.

Plan to weaken and remove Treaty clauses from a range of laws is now at the centre of an urgent Waitangi Tribunal hearing in Wellington.

“When ordinary people finally manage to get their concerns before a judge, the government can simply change the rules midstream to ensure the case never reaches a conclusion.” — Mike Smith on the gove...

Legislation changing Treaty provisions within the law is due to be introduced before this year’s election, with legal challenges and protests likely.

1,305 likes, 120 comments - taniawaikatolawyer on April 19, 2026: "The Treaty Principles Bill Version 3.0 and why the coalition were trying SO HARD to hide it from you...".

“Without a plan for constitutional protection of Te Tiriti, we risk any progress being laid to waste again within a few years. I don’t know about you, but I don’t want to go through this again.” — Tin...

“Once again, as has been the case throughout this parliamentary term, the government is ignoring the recommendations of experts, in favour of further trampling on Te Tiriti o Waitangi.” — Luke Fitzmau...

A decade of Matike Mai Aotearoa: How far have we come?...

Submissions to parliament reveal fierce opposition to the government’s plan to replace the Resource Management Act....

“It is remarkable that our country has commenced recognising Indigenous ancestors in some significant lands and waters. It’s time to be next-level courageous with general conservation and environmenta...

“We spent years speaking to people in all sorts of places, from Rotary Clubs to historical societies and business conferences. Basically, we’d talk to anyone who wanted to know the story.” — Kerensa J...

“When the prime minister spoke at Waitangi he set out a terribly distorted view of the country’s founding document.” — Carwyn Jones.

“These books are written by people living among us,” he says. “Each one explores from a multi-generational point of view what this place means to us and how we can live good lives in our own times. They range from deeply personal stories of joy and grief to insightful analyses of systemic failings

“Behind the review lie some questionable assumptions about the tribunal, including that it has overstepped its role … by actively scrutinising contemporary government policy.” — Carwyn Jones on the go...

The review is a coalition promise, but is based on questionable assumptions about the tribunal’s legal status and purpose. And now the UN is looking at it.

Its vision of collective Māori authority still challenges how Aotearoa understands sovereignty today....

“For those of us who’ve been pressured to assimilate into Pākehā culture, it’s tempting to think that assimilating into Māori culture is respectful. But this is not what’s being asked of us.” — Mengzh...

“The recognition of tikanga strengthens the rule of law. By contrast, rhetoric from the executive that disparages judicial engagement with tikanga undermines the separation of powers at the core of ou...

The challenge is to find "the levers" to accelerate the rate of change, an advocate says.

“Seeing vowels present in Māori words grows a person’s ability to communicate and to understand New Zealand English, of which many Māori words are an everyday part.” — Vincent Olsen-Reeder and Corinne...

“I get so many messages from people telling me how scared they are by what this government is doing. But they also say that watching me speak up gives them hope. I think thats why my tīpuna gave me su...

“The bill may very well open the door for corporations to force Māori to pay for their own exploitation and the erasure of their Indigenous rights and lands.” — Ryan Ward.

“The need for these discussions is urgent. We have perhaps not progressed the conversation as far as we ought to have in the nearly 10 years since the publication of the Matike Mai report.” — Carwyn…

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It is an unjustifiable limit on the electoral rights of New Zealand citizens that will disproportionately harm Māori....

“The difficulty with starting from the institutions we have now and trying to think how they could be tweaked to better reflect Māori aspirations is that our current institutions are based on a partic...

It is an unjustifiable limit on the electoral rights of New Zealand citizens that will disproportionately harm Māori.

“Participating in the Matike Mai hui was a profound experience. People wanted to have those conversations. And they were ready and waiting for the opportunity to discuss the issues.” — Carwyn Jones.

“We defeated a well-funded, bad-faith attempt to turn our country against our founding agreement.” — Kassie Hartendorp.

A history of negative experiences of policing will affect how some communities view the police – and it's crucial that the opinions of these communities are heard.

“If we are to move forward together to counter the twin existential crises of climate change and biodiversity loss, we need to ensure tangata whenua are part of decision-making.” — Kayla Kingdon-Bebb ...

OPINION: It should set alarm bells ringing for all democratically-minded people when politicians are unwilling to be held accountable to the minimal standard of acting reasonably and in good faith.