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> There's a treaty signed which establishes joint soverignty over Aotearoa and it was signed in good faith by both parties. It's a fairly flawed 1 page documen
by postingawayonhn 5y ago
> There's a treaty signed which establishes joint soverignty over Aotearoa and it was signed in good faith by both parties.
It's a fairly flawed 1 page document with two incompatible translations signed 181 years ago. There's certainly still plenty of debate over how much sovereignty Maori are granted by the treaty, how that would be implemented, and how relevant it is in the modern context.
- te_chris 5y agoDispute over what it means, yes, like all legal documents. But my initial reply was to a poster describing it as 'fringe'. It is anything but.