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Land of opportunity or bicultural nation? Twin visions of national identity face off over the Treaty principles
In the 1970s and 1980s, governments responded by creating the Waitangi Tribunal and by fostering a bicultural understanding of New Zealand national identity. Since then, this shift towards greater ...
New Zealand marks 185th year of signing Treaty of Waitangi
New Zealand marked Waitangi Day, which laid the country bicultural foundation, on Thursday to commemorate the 185th anniversary of the signing of the ...
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A New Zealand mountain is granted personhood, recognizing it as sacred for Māori
A mountain in New Zealand considered an ancestor by Indigenous people has been recognized as a legal person after a new law granted it all the rights and responsibilities of a human being ...