A Long Time Coming : The Story of Ngai Tahu's Treaty Settlement Negotiations With The Crown

ISBN: 9781988503110

Author: Martin Fisher    Publisher: Canterbury University Press

The Ngāi Tahu settlement, like all other Treaty of Waitangi settlements in Aotearoa New Zealand, was more a product of political compromise and expediency than measured justice. The Ngāi Tahu claim, Te Kerēme, spanned two centuries, from the first letter of protest to the Crown in 1849 to the final hearing by the Waitangi Tri...