The Treaty on the Ground

The Treaty on the Ground

Where we are headed, and why it matters

EDITED BY RACHAEL BELL, MARGARET KAWHARU, KERRY TAYLOR, MICHAEL BELGRAVE & PETER MEIHANA

Every Waitangi Day New Zealanders must ask: Are things getting better

since the Treaty was signed 175 years ago? Is its honouring more sincere

and more robust? Is it uniting us? Or is it continuing to divide some of
us? What are some of the best examples of its acknowledgement? Where
do we have work to do still? And why do we need to? What’s at stake if
we don’t?

This timely book answers those questions. It brings together key thinkers

on Treaty issues: eminent jurists, historians, planners, educationalists,
senior social workers, treaty negotiators and museum curators, they take
a well-informed look back and also give a considered view of the road that
lies ahead.

The Treaty on the Ground examines the impact of New Zealand’s

founding document on everything from resource management to human
rights and school governance. Expert, moving, challenging, at times
tough-talking and always inspirational, this book takes the pulse.

Damian Skinner grips the nub of the matter in one of the 15 chapters in this important book:

‘As I was told once, around the dinner table, the biggest problem facing Maori is Pakeha.
So what are you going to do about it? Learning more about Pakeha responses to te Tiriti,
and understanding  that not only is there already Pakeha Treaty practice but there needs to
be more of it, seem like good places to start.’

About the Editors

Dr Rachael Bell is a lecturer in history in the School of Humanities at Massey University. Margaret Kawharu,Ngati Whatua o Kaipara, is the Senior Advisor Maori at Massey University’s Albany campus. Professor Kerry Taylor is the head of the School of Humanities at Massey University. Professor Michael Belgrave is a professor in history in the School of Humanities at Massey University and has many years’ experience as a Waitangi Tribunal researcher. Dr Peter Meihana, Ngati Kuia, is a lecturer in Maori history in the School of Humanities, Massey University.

PUBLISHED BY MASSEY UNIVERSITY PRESS

3 FEBRUARY 2017
RRP $39.99
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