A Long Time Coming
The story of Ngāi Tahu’s treaty settlement negotiations with the Crown
$37.11
- Paperback
224 pages
- Release Date
15 October 2020
Summary
The Ngai 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 Ngai Tahu claim, Te Kereme, spanned two centuries, from the first letter of protest to the Crown in 1849 to the final hearing by the Waitangi Tribunal between 1987 and 1989, and then the settlement in 1998. Generation after generation carried on the fight with hard work and persistence and yet, for nearly all Ngai…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781988503110 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1988503116 |
| Author: | Martin Fisher |
| Publisher: | Canterbury University Press |
| Imprint: | Canterbury University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 224 |
| Release Date: | 15 October 2020 |
| Weight: | 450g |
| Dimensions: | 155mm x 230mm |
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Martin Fisher
Martin Fisher was born in Hungary and grew up in Canada and New Zealand. He has a BA (Hons) from the University of Otago, an MA from McGill University, and a PhD from Victoria University of Wellington, all in history. Martin worked as an academic tutor for a range of courses in history, political studies and management. He also worked in the Treaty of Waitangi claims process, first as a researcher for the Office of Treaty Settlements and the Crown Forestry Rental Trust, and then from 2012 to 2014 as a research analyst/inquiry facilitator at the Waitangi Tribunal. He joined the Ngāi Tahu Research Centre at the University of Canterbury as a lecturer in 2014.
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