But the most consequential reform is being championed by ACT leader David Seymour, who wants to redefine the interpretation of New Zealand's foundational document, the Treaty of Waitangi (Te ...
While they were given voting rights, and their own seats in New Zealand's parliament, Māori people would fight, for many decades, for the promises that were made in the Waitangi Treaty.
The Treaty of Waitangi, considered New Zealand’s founding document, takes its name from the Bay of Islands location where it was first signed on February 6, 1840. This date is now commemorated ...